It's not easy searching for virtual alternatives to social interactions and intimacy during a time of unprecedented social distancing. Here's how a pandemic is changing the game.

Goodwill SoCal has closed its doors and appealed to Los Angeles residents to stop leaving discarded items at donation centers. It can create a health hazard.

A Malibu beach house designed by noted moderist architect Jerrold Lomax gets a makeover from Lomax's onetime protégé Zoltan E. Pali.

TV writer and producer Valerie C. Woods muses on benefits of being at home — and how you can be OK with it during coronavirus era.

There was only one way to avoid my coronavirus spiral, which had me thinking again and again about the end of "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World," about waiting for an asteroid to destroy the planet.

When can we go back to work? No one knows. Until then, try to be good to yourself.

¿Cuándo podemos volver al trabajo? Nadie lo sabe. Hasta entonces, trata de estar bien contigo mismo.

Celebrate World Bee Day by participating in a global count of pollinators, including honeybees, with a free app available May 1.

If you're bummed over coronavirus beach closures, build one in your own backyard as the season's first heat wave hits SoCal.

How does the Los Angeles Times coronavirus tracker work? The people who built and maintain it explain.

The virus could be carried to the ocean in runoff and then kicked into the air by the surf, a Scripps scientist says.

Blood centers are ramping up efforts to collect plasma from people who recovered from COVID-19 in hopes their coronavirus antibodies could save lives.

A new study of 10 coronavirus patients in China gives further credence to the effectiveness of convalescent plasma therapy.

The public should realize that COVID-19 cases are likely to rise when stay-at-home orders are eased, officials said.

After the coronavirus pandemic cools down, how will California start getting back to normal? Slowly, methodically and in stages.

Until there's a vaccine to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, old vaccines against other germs might help. Scientists are testing them now.

It could be sometime in May before California officials begin to seriously contemplate how they might start to gradually ease the stay-at-home order.

This may help explain why the coronavirus has hit the U.S. so hard: Obesity appears to be a risk factor for serious cases of COVID-19.

A new study by Stanford University, using antibody blood tests, estimates that the number of cases in Santa Clara County may be 50 to 85 times greater than what was previously known.

A study shows roughly 4% of L.A. County residents have contracted COVID-19, suggesting it might be less fatal locally than originally believed.

California is now giving coronavirus testing priority to asymptomatic people in high-risk settings such as nursing homes and prisons.

Coronavirus: After weeks of backlogs, it's getting easier to obtain a coronavirus test in California.

Most people who get COVID-19 will experience mild symptoms and will recover with rest and plenty of fluids. Over-the-counter drugs can help with fever.

Yes, there are significant health risks associated with lockdown. But returning to normal life too soon and rushing herd immunity would be even worse.

Robert Kim-Farley, infectious disease expert, says Stage 4 of Gov. Newsom's reopening plan for California may not be implemented until mid to late 2021.

At a dinner party, Gwyneth Paltrow discussed the vagina-scented candle, Goop's controversial jade egg and some of her favorite beauty and wellness tips.

Belgian designer Raf Simons will share the design spotlight with Miuccia Prada at Italian luxury brand Prada.

Grant chatted with Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow during a "no makeup" dinner, which made headlines last week.

During Monday's Kobe Bryant memorial at Staples Center, his widow, Vanessa, tearfully recalled how Kobe gave her the blue dress from the film "The Notebook."

Retailing for $2,070 and $3,150, respectively, the Philipp Plein tank top and hoodie are being sold to support the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation, which was started by Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.

Actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Hudson are showing off the face masks they're wearing for air travel as the coronavirus spreads.

The best places to get your brows done in the Greater Los Angeles market.

Taking place April 30 with more than 300 items, Julien's Auctions' "Sports Legends" auction will be held live in Beverly Hills and also online.

Gigi Caruso, who was born with bilateral hearing loss, isn't just a fashion designer or USC student. She's helping those who can't fully hear.

Andrew Kudless is the first American to partner with Louis Vuitton on pieces for the French luxury brand's Objets Nomades collection.

From reality TV to the bestseller's list to a soon-to-drop album, key moments in the life of the woman who became Kat Von D

Jared Ingold wanted to help his laid-off freelancer friends. He and his design partner ended up creating a collection of T-shirts, sweatshirts and caps inspired by the coronavirus pandemic.

If having facial hair means you're touching your face more often, an infectious disease expert says, 'That's not good.'

Infomercial nostalgia, YouTube haircut tutorials and the piercing pain of at-home nose-waxing are at your fingertips.

Times fashion critic Adam Tschorn reviews the winning looks from the first two episodes of "Making the Cut," Amazon's new fashion competition series.

Los profesionales de la coloración del cabello y los estilistas de L.A. ofrecen consejos y trucos sobre cómo atender el cabello durante la cuarentena.

Spa day, anyone? Here are our favorite beauty masks to treat yourself with while you stay at home.

Why it's time to put away the cargo shorts and yoga pants and find your shoes.

From a spirited Zoom session to binge-watching "Tiger King," there's a smoke-free option to pair with it.

A former LAUSD teacher says that realities of sanitation in the district made closing schools absolutely necessary.

California public schools will not open for weeks and possibly not until summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday afternoon.

California public schools are likely to be closed for the remainder of the school year, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday to anxious parents and educators.

Coronavirus: Will California schools really be closed through the end of the academic year?

As shelter-in-place orders and long-term quarantine measures reach California, experts tell us what the impact will be on kids, and how to help them.

USC officials said they learned Tuesday that some online Zoom classes had been "disrupted by people who used racist and vile language."