w Article connects homeless street comic with long-lost photos By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 15:25:00 -0400 For Times staff writer Catherine Saillant, an article led to a reader email, which led to a family reunion of sorts. Full Article
w 'A Soldier's Wife': Readers are moved by family's struggles By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:00:00 -0400 "A Soldier's Wife" in Sunday's Times, the story of an Iraq war veteran's struggles, moved readers with its stark narrative by Christopher Goffard and photography by Rick Loomis. Full Article
w 'Healing Sgt. Warren': Touching, painful, poignant, readers say By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:23:00 -0400 "Touching, painful and poignant" is how one reader described "Healing Sgt. Full Article
w Cairo bureau changes: Fleishman to Hollywood, King to Egypt By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 15:51:00 -0400 Times Editor Davan Maharaj and Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin made two staff announcements regarding The Times' Cairo bureau: As a foreign correspondent, Jeff Fleishman has proved himself a master of the character study. Full Article
w New commenting platform for latimes.com By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:05:00 -0500 The Times has begun using a new commenting platform for its online articles. Full Article
w Readers come to aid of woman profiled in healthcare article By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 1 May 2014 16:30:00 -0400 Never underestimate the power of caring readers. Full Article
w Julie Westfall to lead L.A. Times' new online desk By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 16 May 2014 13:37:00 -0400 The Times has hired an editor to lead a newly created desk that will focus on online news coverage. Full Article
w Times' new 'RealTime Desk' to focus on breaking news online By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 19 May 2014 13:27:00 -0400 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. Full Article
w UCSB rampage: Why run some victims' photos, but not all? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 29 May 2014 16:18:00 -0400 Coverage of the shooting rampage Friday night in Isla Vista, which killed six UCSB students along with the gunman, raised a question: Why were only three of the six victims pictured on the front page of Monday's print edition? Full Article
w Carolina Miranda to lead new culture blog at L.A. Times By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 20:35:38 -0400 Carolina Miranda is joining the Calendar staff to lead a new blog called Culture: High & Low, Assistant Managing Editor John Corrigan announced. Full Article
w Winners of the L.A. Times' 2013 Editorial Awards By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 22:30:00 -0400 The Times' Editorial Awards for 2013, handed out in a ceremony Thursday night, honored both accountability journalism and what Editor Davan Maharaj called "the ever-growing types of journalism we produce in this Digital Age." Full Article
w Staff news: W.J. Hennigan to cover Pentagon; Josh Rottenberg joins Calendar By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:14:00 -0400 The Times this week announced two staffing moves: W.J. Full Article
w L.A. Times updates newsroom ethics guidelines By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:00:00 -0400 The Los Angeles Times has updated its newsroom ethics guidelines. Full Article
w Staff news: Neal Leitereg joins Times' new Hot Property blog By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:36:00 -0400 Times Business Editor Kimi Yoshino announced the debut of the Hot Property blog, and the addition of reporter Neal Leitereg. Full Article
w Staff news: Shelby Grad to oversee local coverage; Kim Murphy to head national/foreign By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:22:00 -0400 A memo to the newsroom from Times Editor Davan Maharaj and Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin: Today we announce a reorganization involving three of our most important news departments. Full Article
w Staff news: Brandi Grissom, Amy Fiscus, Melody Petersen join L.A. Times By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 14:47:00 -0400 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. Full Article
w Renewal scam targets L.A. Times subscribers By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:43:00 -0400 Los Angeles Times subscribers have been receiving what appears to be an annual renewal notice, but at a rate about 40% higher than the actual cost. Full Article
w Winners of the L.A. Times' 2014 Editorial Awards By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 May 2015 22:30:00 -0400 The Los Angeles Times' Editorial Awards for 2014 were presented Wednesday evening in a ceremony that honored the newsroom's commitment to excellence and to the search for truth. Full Article
w Times columnist Bill Plaschke to co-host morning radio show on Beast 980 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 00:17:00 -0400 Times columnist Bill Plaschke is joining the airwaves with a morning show that kicks off this week on all-sports radio station the Beast 980 AM. Full Article
w Sportsperson of the Year debate draws its own backlash By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 18:38:00 -0500 Sports Illustrated named Serena Williams its Sportsperson of the Year on Monday. Full Article
w Allison Wisk named L.A. Times state politics editor By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 18:10:00 -0500 Allison Wisk (@allisonwisk), an experienced political editor with an eye for accountability journalism and innovation, is joining The Times as California politics editor. Full Article
w Del Wilber to cover Justice Department for L.A. Times By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 15:10:00 -0500 Del Wilber is joining the Los Angeles Times' Washington Bureau, where he will cover the Justice Department. Full Article
w Jaweed Kaleem is L.A. Times' new race and justice reporter By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:30:00 -0400 Jaweed Kaleem is joining the national staff of the Los Angeles Times, covering race and justice issues. Full Article
w 10 authors named L.A. Times Critics at Large, will contribute to Books section By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:35:00 -0400 The Times has assembled a panel of distinguished and diverse writers who will regularly contribute to the Books section. Full Article
w Letters about Japanese internment weren't 'civil, fact-based discourse' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 16:00:00 -0500 Many Times readers have taken issue with two letters in this week's Travel section, which criticized a Nov. 27 article about National Park sites that address issues of race and ethnicity in America's history. Full Article
w Latimes.com launches new platform for comments By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 1 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0400 The Times has launched a new, more interactive commenting platform on latimes.com. Full Article
w Sunday's crossword was messed up. Here's the correct version By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 18:40:00 -0400 The Sunday crossword for March 11, "Commercial Break," was published with an incorrect puzzle grid. Full Article
w Rowing Without Wind; Financial Toxicity Catches Many Unawares; Making 'Cold' Tumors 'Hot' By www.medpagetoday.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:30:00 +0000 (MedPage Today) -- "When there is no wind, we row." What a cancer doctor-turned-cancer patient learned from his own patients. (ASCO Connection via KevinMD) Under most circumstances, fewer cancer diagnoses might be good news, but that's not necessarily... Full Article
w Impaired Fertility Joins List of Potential Adverse Outcomes With First C-Section By www.medpagetoday.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:30:00 +0000 (MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Kristen H. Kjerulff, Ian M. Paul, et al. Target Audience and Goal Statement: Obstetrician-gynecologists, pediatricians The goal of this study was to investigate the association between mode of first delivery... Full Article
w HCQ in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: No Better, No Worse? By www.medpagetoday.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:00:00 +0000 (MedPage Today) -- There was no difference in risk of intubation or death in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 coronavirus infection treated with hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial also used in the treatment of certain autoimmune diseases, compared... Full Article
w Queens woman found dead on Rockaways shore after drowning herself By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 20:05:47 +0000 On social media, Arousiak Turabian showed no sign of any personal struggle. Full Article
w Supreme Court tosses Bridgegate convictions of two officials for ex-N.J. Gov. Chris Christie By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:55:24 +0000 The Bridgegate scandal was no crime, the Supreme Court ruled, tossing the convictions of two officials who caused a traffic jam as political punishment to then-Gov. Chris Christie’s enemies. Full Article
w Bronx man charged with murder month after girlfriend’s decomposing corpse discovered By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 20:44:32 +0000 Anthony Portis is accused of killing of 22-year-old Dominique Ben-David inside their home on E. 187th St. near Belmont Ave. Her body was discovered on April 11. Full Article
w 'Despicable human being’: NYC nurse arrested for gassing up car with credit card stolen from dying coronavirus patient — cops By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:42:32 +0000 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. Full Article
w NYC man charged with murder for baseball-bat attack against street thief after victim dies 5 years later By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:03:54 +0000 Craig Nathaniel, 33, already served five years probation after pleading guilty to felony assault for the Dec. 23, 2012, attack. Full Article
w Queens man claiming to be Trump official charged with running coronavirus test scam By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 23:06:13 +0000 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. Full Article
w Gunman stomped by Bronx crowd after shooting man in leg: sources By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 01:44:57 +0000 Rafael Vasquez, 39, was winning the fistfight against a 23-year-old man whose name was not released, said the witnesses and sources. As they continued to slug it out on Walton Ave. near Elliot Place in Mt. Eden, the 23-year-old pulled out a gun and opened fire, said law enforcement sources. Full Article
w GRIDLOCK SAM: Now, our health is at risk from a marked increase in speeding drivers on the roads By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 04:35:52 +0000 C’mon folks. You’re getting to your destinations faster than ever with less than half the traffic on the road so why speed? Yet many of you (not my readers, of course, so pass this onto your friends and acquaintances) are doing so putting all of us at risk. Full Article
w HOMETOWN HELPERS: Brooklyn port providing free fruit to community grappling with economic fallout from coronavirus By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:00:00 +0000 Red Hook Container Terminal and Fifth Avenue Committee teamed up to donate tens of thousands of pieces of fruit to local families. Full Article
w Father trying to protect daughter from fight with another woman in Brooklyn shot dead by woman’s accomplice: sources By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:12:04 +0000 Rondell Russell, 22, was taken into custody soon after he shot 48-year-old Otis Adams during a confrontation at Russell’s building on Powell St. near Pitkin Ave. in Brownsville, part of NYCHA’s Seth Low Houses, about 10:10 p.m. Thursday. Full Article
w Amber Alert issued for missing 9-year-old boy in upstate New York: state police By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:09:44 +0000 Gustavo Oliveira was last seen near Tallow Wood Drive in Clifton Park around 1 a.m. with his father, 41-year-old Nivaldo Oliveira, police said. Full Article
w Armed robbers stealing e-bikes from Manhattan deliverymen strike again, this time slicing one victim’s hand with a knife By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:49:30 +0000 The 36-year-old Domino’s Pizza deliveryman was dropping off a pie to a building on Fort George Hill near Fairview Ave on Sunday about 9 p.m. when the crew of crooks took his $1400 bike at knifepoint and cut the man’s hand. He refused medical attention, cops said. Full Article
w Three men charged in Bronx shooting, including gunman beaten by crowd and his shooting victim By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:31:57 +0000 Jose Rivera, 23, is facing attempted criminally negligent homicide, gun possession and reckless endangerment for the Thursday afternoon shooting that landed him in the hospital with a head injury after a bunch of witnesses attacked him. Full Article
w HOMETOWN HELPERS Like mother, like daughter: This dynamic duo helps feed homebound NYC seniors during COVID-19 crisis By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:47:47 +0000 “We’ve learned to assist each other, to help each other and listen,” said Magda Melendez, Citymeals warehouse distribution manager. “We leave aside the mother-daughter relationship and cooperate like best friends.” Full Article
w Trump on board with $3.9 billion bailout for MTA, NYC councilman says By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:25:51 +0000 The White House is expected to inform Gov. Cuomo of Trump’s bailout support Friday afternoon. Full Article
w EXCLUSIVE: Knife-wielding madman’s sister says Harlem bus stabbing suspect struggled with personal demons, drug abuse By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:34:03 +0000 "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." Full Article
w GREENE: Same profiling, same brutality, same disrespect — social distancing enforcement shows NYC ‘not as far as we think we are’ By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:23:25 +0000 As much as Mayor de Blasio wants to pretend these arrests are just a drop in the bucket, from the point of view of those being constantly dropped in the bucket, the city’s heavy-handed coronavirus crackdown is just more of the same.Same profiling. Same brutality. Same disrespect. Full Article
w Tekashi69 drops new music video filmed while on home confinement By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:32:33 +0000 Tekashi69's remarkable “rags to snitches” story took another turn Friday, with the release of a new music video shot while on home confinement. Full Article
w Andrew Yang on attempt to cancel N.Y. presidential primary: ’Their argument just doesn’t make sense’ By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 23:53:54 +0000 “They’re still proceeding with primaries for other offices, for other races," Yang told the Daily News. Full Article
w Influential music mogul Andre Harrell, founder of Uptown Records, dead at 59 By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:10:33 +0000 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. Full Article