The University of California could reopen just one-third to one-half of its dorm rooms this fall to keep safe distances among students amid the coronavirus outbreak. It's unclear which students would get to return to campus or where other students would live.

The program will begin May 11, when UC San Diego starts giving self-administered tests to 5,000 students living in campus housing.

A lawsuit announced Tuesday seeks refunds for students who, as a result of the coronavirus closures, lost out on in-person instruction, housing, meals and other elements of campus life and were not paid back tuition and fees.

Students accused of sexual misconduct gain stronger protections under controversial new Title IX rules announced by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

As states start lifting stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus outbreak, workers will play a key role in determining if the economy bounces back.

With his fingers all over the White House's catastrophic coronavirus policy, Jared Kushner is treating pandemic mayhem as a mere publicity challenge.

ICANN was right to block the Internet Society's proposed sale of the Public Interest Registry to an investment fund.

The United States and other countries are failing to come together just when a cooperative international response is desperately needed.

Instead of shutting down all schools, forcing people to stay home and closing businesses, Sweden's strategy relies heavily on voluntary measures and on individual responsibility.

Some antibody tests for COVID-19 have unacceptably high rates of false positives.

Voluntary response rates to the 2020 census reveal social inequality — and spotlight how crucial an accurate count is to Los Angeles and California.

Big Ones deliver big lessons: Our best protection in disastrous times is community.

The coronavirus pandemic might be a tipping point for small medical practices, which have had trouble staying afloat.

My immigrant parents lost their jobs because of COVID-19. The CARES Act won't help because they're in the U.S. illegally. At 22, I was the breadwinner.

Los Angeles County supervisors seem to enjoy their low-tech world where the coronavirus emergency is an excuse to keep the public quiet.

Several medical trade groups are asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom for extraordinary immunity for their triage decisions.

Anger at Xi Jinping's government over the coronavirus crisis is warranted, but treating a nuclear and economic superpower as an existential enemy to satisfy domestic political needs isn't the smart way to go.

China has gone on a "charm offensive" to try to make the world overlook Beijing's culpability in the coronavirus crisis and the country's aggressive moves against its neighbors.

Vice President Mike Pence says the cornavirus task force could end in early June. Why?

Wildlife scientists say we can bring our new delight in nature to the other side of the pandemic, if we're willing to keep the romance alive.

The history of the Trump Justice Department doesn't inspire confidence.

In a rare bit of reasonable regulatory activity by the Trump administration, new rules governing sexual assault accusations at colleges strike the right balance -- for the most part.

Jordan could win the adoration of white America, but only as long as he didn't talk about what it meant to be black in America.

During a pandemic that puts class divisions into sharper focus, this acclaimed "Ironbound" gets a benefit reading by its original New York cast.

The $2.2 trillion CARES Act was designed for small businesses like MOCA. Using relief funds would help to keep the staff at full employment.

Donate the cost of a canceled ticket, take an online dance class, buy a piece of fine art: Here are 22 ways to help artists weather the coronavirus storm.

In his off time, medical ICU nurse Oh Young-jun sketches scenes from his job within a coronavirus isolation ward in South Korea.

How do you bring people together when social distancing forces them apart? Pablo Helguera and Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana have a way, and it's free.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge takes her "Fleabag" character back to her stage roots. Here's how you can see a filmed performance.

As quarantine and stay-at-home orders trap people indoors, the olds are infiltrating the youth-driven world of the TikTok dance challenge.

Pamela Adlon, Idina Menzel, Billy Porter, Mayim Bialik, Rachel Brosnahan, Andy Cohen, Darren Criss and Judith Light take part in "Saturday Night Seder."

Italian singer Andrea Bocelli celebrated Easter Sunday by livestreaming on Youtube a solo performance from Milan's main cathedral, the Duomo di Milano.

The L.A. Phil's Martin Chalifour performs a violin recital at home, a highlight of cultural events you can stream while in quarantine.

Kevin Kline won a Tony Award for his hilarious romp through this Noel Coward farce. Here's how to see it online for free.

The last thing we need is another Beethoven's Fifth Symphony — unless Teodor Currentzis is conducting. His new recording brings much-needed catharsis.

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival launched a new online initiative where viewers can stream feature films, shorts and live music for free.

How can artists respond to the COVID-19 pandemic? Joaquin Phoenix's much-ridiculed Oscar acceptance speech actually suggests an answer.

Join the watch party for Ballet Hispánico's 'Con Brazos Abiertos' and catch a Q&A with choreographer Michelle Manzanales.

"Riverdale" captures the aesthetic of John Cameron Mitchell's "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Whether the musical's queer politics are intact is another matter.

From the moment the Los Angeles County Museum of Art unveiled the latest version of its new design, critics have piled on.

Highland Park resident Olivia Arthur calls it "art for social distancing — a drive-by gallery for neighbors." The goal: Bring some joy to quarantine.

Laid-off Broad museum staffers, most of them part-time, will remain on payroll through Friday; the curatorial team will remain in place.

The COVID-19 crisis has led the Mike Kelley Foundation to be more flexible in its grants. Here's who will receive the $400,000 pool for L.A. groups.

81-year-old Ben Barcelona is L.A.'s most devoted museum-goer. But what happens when the coronavirus shutters culture in California?

The Groundlings' anniversary show in Hollywood is good for some cheap laughs — just $5 to view.

Chicano Park in San Diego's Barrio Logan, known for its murals, began with student-led occupation. Right-wing extremists object but the site is historic.

Chicano Park in San Diego's Barrio Logan, known for its murals, began with student-led occupation

The best performances in "Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration" showed how the composer doesn't traffic in formulas.

Move productions outdoors? Present different work? Faced with so many unknowns, one artistic director vows: "We all will sit in a theater again."

Hundreds of tango lovers unite on Zoom for the Earth Virtual Milonga. Some dance as couples. Some dance with a pillow. At this party it's all good.