An autistic child. The struggle for services. The 911 calls. This is the harrowing story of how one mom scrambled to get help for her son and keep her head above water.

Dr. Mark Ghaly will be stepping down as head of the California Health and Human Services Agency, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.

'Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question' asks: With American society feeling more socially and politically polarized than ever, is it right to bring another person into the world?

San Pedro High School discovered a deposit of marine fossils on campus in 2022 and began collaborating with local paleontologists to uncover secrets from the Palos Verdes Peninsula's geological past.

What did you do last summer? This teenage member of the Sunrise Movement, grieving over climate disasters and unsure about his future, helped blockade the door to JD Vance's Senate office.

Entrepreneur Emmet Stephenson and his daughter are giving $150 million to City of Hope to fund an award for innovation research in pancreatic cancer. It's the largest single gift the center has received.

Enterovirus D68, which in rare cases can cause polio-like paralysis in children, is on the rise in California and across the nation, analyses show.

A San Fernando Valley resident is the first person in L.A. County to die this year from West Nile virus, a mosquito-transmitted illness that can cause lethal inflammation in the brain.

The politics of reproductive health aren't just about abortion and aren't limited to younger women.

Berkeley chemists have created a reusable material that pulls carbon dioxide from the air and holds onto it until it can be stored.

Here are the key takeways from The Times' yearlong investigation into the science behind magnetic resonance therapy, or MERT, as a therapy for autism.

In under-resourced parts of Los Angeles, people develop life-altering, preventable diabetes complications related to obesity. These patients rarely live to grow old.

A resident of a nursing home in Thousand Oaks was arrested after his roommate was found dead early Friday morning, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said.

Two Los Angeles Police Department officers were injured early Sunday morning in South L.A. when their vehicle overturned after being struck by a car.

Strength training has many benefits for health and longevity. Now many older Angelenos are seeking out a method called slow motion strength training to protect their joints and heal injuries.

In 1991, a young Atlanta Braves pitching sensation by the name of John Smoltz was 2-11 nearing the All Star break, and like with the Nationals' Stephen Strasburg, the baseball world was wondering what was wrong.

It has been a wonderful eight years as a member of one of the most talented sports departments in the newspaper business. It has been an honor to share the pages of this sports section with such talented people as Rick Snider, John Keim, Kevin Dunleavy, Brian McNally, Craig Stouffer, Thom Loverro and Phil Wood.

Radio host Mark Levin and others on Twitter slammed White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci over a photo of him sitting next to two other people at a baseball game with his face uncovered.

Five Washington Nationals players will miss Thursday's opening game after one player tested positive for COVID-19.

Authorities are seeking help from the public on obtaining information regarding a vehicle involved in the shooting incident near Nationals Park on Saturday, during which three people were shot and wounded near the baseball stadium.

A sixth grader from Arkansas won a national mullet championship and announced he would donate the money to foster home organizations to help children find homes.

Ted Leonsis, the owner of Washington's NBA, NHL, and WNBA teams, could be stepping up to the plate in the bidding for the Washington Nationals.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is set to throw out the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday at the Washington Nationals' Night OUT game.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to make a visit with House Republican leadership on Capitol Hill before meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday morning, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters on Tuesday.  Although the details have not been finalized, Johnson said they have “preliminary plans” to meet with the president-elect […]

House Republican leaders are preparing for temporary losses to their slim majority as President-elect Donald Trump recruits members to serve in his Cabinet, chipping away at the party’s already narrow margins in the lower chamber.  So far, Trump has nominated two House lawmakers to service in his administration: House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), […]

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reflected on last week’s bruising electoral defeats in which Republicans flipped four seats, giving them a 53-seat majority in the Senate, emphasizing Democrats must do a thorough autopsy to understand “the things we did wrong.”  “We have to understand the things we did wrong and we must change,” Schumer […]

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) dismissed talk of replacing Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as unrealistic amid calls on the Left for her to step down.  “I think that is idle speculation, and whoever makes those calls can’t count,” Durbin told reporters on Tuesday, pointing to the short window the Senate has to wrap […]

The House welcomed two new members to its ranks on Tuesday, putting the chamber at near-full capacity as lawmakers prepare for another spending fight and Democrats look to pass any final pieces of legislation before Republicans take control of Congress next year.  Reps. Tony Weid (R-OH) and Erica Lee Carter (D-TX) were sworn into office […]

New members-elect arrived on Capitol Hill for orientation on Tuesday eager to jump in and get to work as the House prepares for fresh faces to join their ranks with a majority still in play. With most races in the 2024 election called, both Democratic and Republican representatives-elect participated in forums, meetings, and orientation classes […]

The other prominent unrestricted free agent for the Capitals this summer is Matt Hendricks. The veteran winger has set himself up for the one big contract in his NHL career.

I’m going to start one more post with Jordan Crawford even though he’s gone because there are some things about his departure that are applicable to the rest of the Wizards roster. If nothing else, he’s not the Washington player who has bounced in and out of coach Randy Wittman’s rotation this season.

After it looked for a time like Bradley Beal might just threaten Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard for 2013 NBA rookie of the year, the Wizards shooting guard ultimately finished third after the latter portion of his season was racked by injuries.

An elected Washington, D.C., official was among six people who were fined by the city this week after voting in the 2020 elections twice.

The U.S. Open is being hosted at the exclusive Los Angeles Country Club for the first time in the club's history, with the world getting an up-close look at one of the most mysterious golf courses in the country.

Former President and current GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump has announced he will host a screening of the movie Sound of Freedom at his own golf course in New Jersey.

Johansson, who portrayed the voice of a computer program in 'Her,' was not behind OpenAI's 'Sky' voice assistant. Another actor provided the voice, OpenAI said.

About a third of adults under 30 get their news from short, punchy videos on TikTok, and that's a big challenge for the Biden campaign.

Taiwan, which makes one-fifth of the world's semiconductors, is facing a severe shortage of workers.

Former President Trump, in his first post-conviction fundraising swing, raises millions of dollars throughout California.

The personal information of more than 200,000 people in Los Angeles County was potentially exposed after a hacker used a phishing email to steal login credentials.

Santa Clara chipmaker Nvidia has ridden the AI revolution to briefly vault over Microsoft and Apple and become the world's most valuable company.

Worried about a TikTok ban? Here's how one country dealt with it

When tech companies present their products as sleek autonomous computers, that ignores the labor powering the machines.

Long Beach's digital rights platform consists of data privacy notices for about 20 unique city-deployed technologies that collect personally identifiable information.

In a sweeping lawsuit, the Dept. of Justice on Friday accused TikTok of illegally collecting information on minors without their parents' permission.

Legislation from State Sen. Scott Wiener would introduce standards for product safety testing and liability.

SB 1047 would require AI firms to share their safety plans with the attorney general upon request and face penalties if catastrophic events happen.

The surge in deepfake images and videos online of U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have raised questions over whether the false information could impact the election.

The autonomous vehicle company Cruise, which lost its California operating license last year after one of its cars struck a pedestrian, announced a partnership this week with the ride-hail service Uber.

Big Tech titans such as Elon Musk and Reid Hoffman are divided between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump but all too united in their selfish aims. We need a new model.