Новости за 05.04.2017

Environmentalists cheered as Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan followed through on his promise to sign a statewide fracking ban — and some predicted that the state’s action could bolster efforts in other states to prohibit the controversial method of drilling for natural gas.

This is beginning to look like the year of Selena Gomez. The musician and actress has been revealed as the host for the 2017 WE Day, the annual one-day California event that brings together thousands of young people in promotion of youth advocacy for social issues.

As recently as 2009, China believed that climate action was a Western conspiracy. The U.S. tried to convince Beijing to reduce its emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, and China refused. The U.S., its leaders thought, was simply devising new ways to suppress growth in the developing world.

What do you want in a baseball broadcast?

Two thoughts came to mind on watching the Dodgers’ first television broadcast of the post-Vin Scully era: 1) this is pretty good; 2) this is pretty generic. No longer can the Dodgers boast of a broadcast distinguished above all others.

The Dodgers had the...

As the United States debated internally and with other countries on how to handle an apparent chemical attack in Syria, President Trump said Wednesday that one of the worst such atrocities of the bloody civil war “crossed many, many red lines,” but he offered no concrete response.

After reaching its second consecutive NCAA tournament, USC has given men’s basketball coach Andy Enfield his second consecutive contract extension.

The chairman of a powerful House committee welcomed the nation’s top consumer financial watchdog to a hearing Wednesday by expressing surprise he showed up, and hoped he never does so again.

The actress points out similarities between the commercial and a music video she starred in from 1999.

Federal Reserve officials last month struggled to come to grips with two big uncertainties facing the U.S. economy — whether it would be safe to let inflation rise faster for a while and how to assess the impact of President Trump's ambitious economic stimulus plans.

President Trump has removed his controversial chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, from the powerful National Security Council in a staff reshuffle that consolidated the power of the White House national security advisor, H.R. McMaster.

President Trump's nominee to head the powerful Food and Drug Administration told senators Wednesday that tackling the opioid crisis would be a top priority and pledged that science will prevail despite his extensive financial ties to medical companies the agency regulates.

YouTube TV, Google's new streaming package of about 40 television channels, is the tech industry's latest bid to get cable-shunning millennials to pay for live TV over the Internet. It offers intriguing advantages over rivals, but it remains hobbled by a limited channel selection.

If anyone doubts the race between Los Angeles and Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics is heating up, just look at this week’s dispute over Facebook fans.

There are two conflicting origin stories about the birth of California cuisine, both set at Berkeley’s famous Chez Panisse. In one version, it’s Alice Waters who brainstorms the idea of using fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. The other places the self-trained Jeremiah Tower at the center...

Naomi Klein, the author known for her fierce criticism of unfettered capitalism, is writing a book about the Trump administration. And it’s not going to be nice.

Essential Education: Assemblyman Tony Thurmond is running for state schools chief April 5, 2017, 5 a.m. Welcome to Essential Education, our daily look at education in California and beyond. Here's the latest:Meet the Hindu chaplain who leads the way at USC.Assemblyman Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond)...

The government of the United States is the most complex and diversified administrative organization in the world, with responsibility for a vast array of tasks, from disaster relief and tax collection to managing the world’s biggest economy and protecting the country from unstable regimes with...

More from our editorial board: a look behind President Trump’s “fake news” claims. I'm Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don't want you to miss today.

Lee Grant, actress, director and trailblazer for nearly 70 years, remembers her breakthrough.