7+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1031+ words) You're going to hear a lot about El Ni'o this year. The term refers to warmer-than-average waters along the equatorial Pacific that can influence weather across the globe, raising the odds of searing drought in some regions and torrential rain…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago  (601+ words) In the Dodgers" 4-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, it took him 22 pitches to navigate a scoreless first inning. But he escaped unscathed. "Made some adjustments and finished strong at the end," Ohtani said through Japanese interpreter Will Ireton, after…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1038+ words) Seven months after a wildfire destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena and surrounding neighborhoods, about 70% of homeowners who suffered severe fire damage had neither put their property up for sale nor made a move toward rebuilding. But a few weeks…...

3+ hour, 26+ min ago  (775+ words) Croissants fill the bakery case at Friends & Family, which baker and co-owner Roxana Jullapat opened with her partner nine years ago. She left her career as a fine-dining pastry chef and never looked back. Jullapat is also among the first…...

3+ hour, 55+ min ago  (12+ words) Column: We're stuck with an unchecked mad king until January'Los Angeles Times...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago  (329+ words) Los Angeles Times A fresh crop of cookbooks has landed in our kitchens this spring We read, cooked and baked our way through dozens in search of the volumes that would inspire new culinary adventures baker Roxana Jullapat taught us…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1269+ words) Barely a week ago, a charmed Lakers season screamed three words. Today, a jinxed Lakers season soberly whispers three very different words. With less than a month of games remaining, the Lakers season is done, finished, kaput. Twisted and torn…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1011+ words) First-timers arriving at the West Adams complex that Rose Previte spent six years creating can be forgiven a bit of confusion if their destination is "Maydan." Are you headed to the food hall, or the restaurant? Maydan Market is what…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1748+ words) EUREKA, Calif. Here along the rugged North Coast of California, there's little to suggest that Humboldt Bay, with its eelgrass, oysters and osprey nests, will soon become a launchpad for one of the most ambitious clean energy projects in state…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1090+ words) Michael Gates is basing his run for California attorney general on his decade-long reign as Huntington Beach's top lawman. When we met at a Starbucks a block away from City Hall, he rattled off his hometown's bona fides: A drop…...