Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement

A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was already hit hard in the Trump ...

L.A. Times Concierge: My 73-year-old mom is visiting from the East Coast. Where should I take her?

Looking for things to do in L.A.? Ask us your questions and our expert guides will share highly specific recommendations in ...

Three more L.A. County deaths tied to synthetic kratom, health department warns

Kratom is derived from the leaves of a tree native to Southeast Asia, and is commonly made into a powder or pill. It has been ...

A Myanmar town lies in shambles as both sides in civil war vie for control

Kyaukme, a once-thriving town in Myanmar’s Shan State, is in shambles, targeted by both sides in the Southeast Asian ...

Baja California’s Soul Meets Five-Star Silence at Four Seasons Los Cabos

Encounter whales (and whale sharks, too) in quiet, relaxing destinations like the Maldives, Sri Lanka, the ice caps and Baja ...