In a letter to the Los Angeles Times, the Governor's Office of Emergency Services insisted the contract with BYD does not have to be made public.

Long and intense heat waves are nothing new in Southern California and the Southwest, but amid COVID-19, public health experts are warning they could become deadlier for people self-isolating in homes they can't keep cool.

Sutter and Yuba counties allowed businesses to reopen on Monday amid the coronavirus crisis after a similar decision was made in Modoc County in California's northeastern corner.

The Capitol Hill beat is a tactile job that doesn't lend itself to social distancing, masks — or babies that cry when Mom is on the phone.

The New Jersey case involving aides to Gov. Chris Christie may have been a political scandal, but it was not a crime, justices say.

In a stunning reversal, the Justice Department moved to drop its prosecution of Michael Flynn, President Trump's first national security advisor and the only White House official charged in the Russia investigation.

Democrats aim to approve new spending for states, individuals and testing in the next coronavirus relief bill.

Biden accuser Tara Reade gives her first on-camera interview since the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee unequivocally denied her claim last week.

One of Vice President Mike Pence's closest aides tested positive for the coronavirus Friday, making her the second White House staffer known to have become infected this week and raising questions about keeping the president and his family safe.

Beanie Feldstein stars in the film adaptation of Caitlin Moran's 2014 semi-autobiographical novel. She says this movie "gives everyone permission to make mistakes."

The victory gardens of the 1940s helped people contribute to the war effort from the safety of home. 75 years later, vegetable gardens are having a resurgence, for similiar reasons.

The Trump administration says new rules announced on Wednesday will better protect students accused of sexual assault and harassment, but critics say they will make it harder for survivors to report.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced what she called historic changes Wednesday to Obama-era guidelines that she said will make the process fairer.

In a federal lawsuit, students accuse Florida Career College of breaking promises about career training and job placement. The for-profit school has been allotted $17 million in federal pandemic aid.

Congress set aside $350 million to help colleges with "significant unmet needs" related to the pandemic. Most of that money has gone to small schools that serve just a fraction of U.S. students.

The Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, Iowa, reopened Thursday after a coronavirus outbreak there. Black Hawk County Sheriff Tony Thompson says he'd support a second shutdown if the changes aren't enough.

Dr. Anne Zink works from a yurt 40 miles north of Anchorage. She has the ear of the Republican governor and has helped keep the state's number of COVID-19 deaths the lowest in the nation.

President Trump wants businesses to start reopening after the coronavirus forced shutdowns. Here's what the White House task force recommends for states.

Before the coronavirus crisis, there were briefly more women on American payrolls than men. That's no longer true. Women accounted for 55% of the increase in job losses last month.

View our map and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing the fastest and which are leveling off.

A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed thousands of people.

Announcing a promotion and two recent additions to The Times' staff: Stacey Leasca has been named social media editor.

A memo to the newsroom from Times Editor Davan Maharaj and Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin: We're pleased to announce that Kimi Yoshino is the new Business editor of the Los Angeles Times.

The launch of the new latimes.com is more than a redesign. The whole site has been reimagined.

The Times is taking a new approach to covering breaking news with the creation of a "RealTime news desk" that will focus on coverage for the relaunched latimes.com.

Times editors have announced three additions to the newsroom staff -- enterprise editor; an assistant editor in Washington, D.C.; and an aerospace reporter:  From Times Editor Davan Maharaj and Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin: As managing editor of the nonprofit Texas Tribune, Brandi Grissom has been a force for outstanding investigative journalism.

Dan Beucke has joined the Los Angeles Times as deputy Business editor.

Del Wilber is joining the Los Angeles Times' Washington Bureau, where he will cover the Justice Department. 

Jaweed Kaleem is joining the national staff of the Los Angeles Times, covering race and justice issues.

Justin Chang, chief film critic for Variety, will be joining The Times as a film critic.

Danielle Conti, 43, used the pandemic as her personal piggy bank after allegedly stealing the charge card from 70-year-old widower Anthony Catapano while making her daily rounds at hard-hit Staten Island University Hospital North sometime in early April, authorities charge.

Building owner Amazon Realty Group must also pay the $126,000 in damages to the residents of 219, 221 and 223 W. 24th St., and let them back in their homes, said the ruling by Housing Court Judge Jack Stoller.

Henry Sylvain Gindt II, 34, of Long Island City lied that he had the lab capabilities to run the tests, which he sold through two web sites for $135 to $200 apiece, authorities said. The Secret Service and federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh said Thursday that they’ve charged Gindt with mail and wire fraud.

Harry Behlin, 46, was arguing Aug. 11 with the two men, Kevin Dillard and Arnelle Branch, when he whipped out a gun and shot them both at the Parkside Houses on White Plains Road near Adee Ave. in Allerton, cops said.

Red Hook Container Terminal and Fifth Avenue Committee teamed up to donate tens of thousands of pieces of fruit to local families.

Robert Soto, 33, showed up drunk to his ex-lover’s Morrisania apartment some time before midnight Thursday and got into an argument with the woman. As she tried to escort him out, Soto bashed her head into a metal door, cops said.

Pete Davidson, who recently said he quit using drugs, urged people not to drop off any weed or other illegal substances at his mom’s Staten Island house after a stranger did just that a few days ago.

"Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would be my brother until I saw everything the next day and saw his name," said Rosemary Gomez, 38. “I was like, ‘No, it can’t be him, it can’t be him.' Then his (estranged) wife called me. She was in a state of shock."

Tekashi69's remarkable “rags to snitches” story took another turn Friday, with the release of a new music video shot while on home confinement.

“They’re still proceeding with primaries for other offices, for other races," Yang told the Daily News.

At Uptown Records, Harrell took on Sean "Diddy" Combs as an intern. The future music mogul quickly became the record label’s full-time talent director and helped develop the careers of several R&B stars during the early 1990s including Mary H. Blige and Jodeci.

Twins Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux are among the first players to take advantage of the maternity and child-care provisions in their new labor agreement with USA Hockey.

Kings fans gathered in L.A. to watch the team's Stadium Series game against the Colorado Avalanche. It's been rough lately but they recall better years.

The Los Angeles Kings have made their home away from Staples Center in the South Bay, an aviation industry hub with an established hockey 'bubble.'

Dusty Imoo, former goalie development coach for the Kings, took a job in Beijing this season and got a close look at how the coronavirus affected China.

The NHL has sent a memo to teams advising them to tell players to limit close interaction with fans in response to concerns about the coronavirus.

The IIHF announces it is canceling this year's women's hockey championships in Canada because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The spread of coronavirus has forced the cancellation of a major hockey tournament and has pushed the NHL toward the brink of change.

Is the coronavirus outbreak keeping local fans from attending Lakers, Clippers and other professional teams' games? Seems like it depends on the team.

Columbus became the first NHL team to say it will play in an empty arena, announcing on Wednesday that it will abide by a mandate from the state of Ohio.