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James Comey's testimony had 3 damaging elements for President Trump and one potentially helpful one.

Your ultimate guide to planning the best summer road trip June 7, 2017, 11:08 a.m. Think of 10 people you know. This year, eight of them will take a road trip, that staple of the American vacation. That's what research from the Auto Club of Southern California tells us. And that's what those columns...

Think of 10 people you know. This year, eight of them will take a road trip, that staple of the American vacation. But where to go and what to do? Here we outline routes you might take, destinations that promise a change of scenery and advice on how to wrangle some of the devil in the details.

When experienced home builder and sometime illustrator Bill Buerge calls the restoration of the Mountain Mermaid his “ultimate challenge,” he isn’t kidding.

Galaxy forward Giovani dos Santos was not included on the 40-man roster Mexico released Wednesday for July’s CONCACAF Gold Cup, meaning if he does play for the national team this summer it will likely be in World Cup qualifiers with Honduras on Thursday and the U.S. on Sunday, followed by the eight-team...

The Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the federal government was joining a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that the city of Los Angeles had falsely claimed it was making homes accessible to people with disabilities as it received federal funds to build that housing.

Researchers have discovered the fossilized remains of at least five early humans that lived 300,000 to 350,000 years ago in what is now Morocco.

SpaceX will launch the Air Force’s X-37B experimental spaceplane later this year, in the military’s latest vote of confidence in the Elon Musk-led space company.

The best part of the record night: his nickname.

Scooter.

A hearty round of congratulations to Scooter Gennett of the Cincinnati Reds, who tied a major league record by hitting four home runs on Tuesday. He was his own big Red machine, a Cincinnati kid who did it for his hometown team.

And he did...

How’s this for a recasting. Actress Poppy Montgomery has sold her home in Pacific Palisades to actress Bree Turner and her husband, orthopedist Justin Saliman, for $4.955 million.

Filmmaker Miguel Arteta will be the guest director of the 2017 LA Film Festival and will receive the festival’s Spirit of Independence award. This year’s festival runs June 14-22.

Astronomers scanning the skies with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the bending of one star’s light by another star’s gravity — and have even used that distortion to measure a star’s mass.

Author Elizabeth Gilbert left her husband for her best friend. They just got married in a civil ceremony.

An 18-year-old man from Whittier died Tuesday night after falling about 100 feet off a cliff in Angeles National Forest, authorities said.

To the editor: It didn’t seem possible, but President Trump’s Twitter bullying of London Mayor Sadiq Khan in the wake of another horrific terrorist attack marked a new low for his rampant indecency. (“Another terror attack, another thoughtless Trump tweetstorm,” Opinion, June 4)

In Guatemala City, there is a contemporary art museum housed in a small structure in the shape of an egg — a space that, on a good day, can accommodate a total of four people. In August, a replica of that egg will make the journey overland from Guatemala to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art...

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Wednesday, June 7, and here’s what’s happening across California:

French cruise line Ponant rolled out plans for an underwater lounge where on four upcoming small ships passengers can come eye to eye with marine life.