For children of immigrants like me, ‘go back’ is a familiar racist taunt

15 July 2019, 6:45 pm

I had just published a story on Sikhs who’d been attacked after being mistaken for Muslims, when the email popped into my inbox. “Are you from Iran?” the stranger wrote. “If so, go back! God Bless America.” By that point, two years ago, I had grown accustomed to the type of fan mail that q... Read More »

Missing Huntington Beach woman and her dog are found alive in Inyo County

15 July 2019, 6:45 pm

A Huntington Beach woman and her dog were found alive Monday after being lost for about 72 hours in the wilderness near Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, according to the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office. Search and rescue teams from across the state had combed the area since Sheryl Powell, 60, was...... Read More »

Pottery Barn's 'Friends' line lets you buy Rachel's apothecary table

15 July 2019, 6:35 pm

Pottery Barn's new "Friends" collection includes Rachel's apothecary table. Set decorator Greg Grande tells The Times about that iconic episode's legacy.... Read More »

Four congresswomen targeted in Trump’s tweets vow they won’t be silenced

15 July 2019, 6:35 pm

Four liberal House Democrats on Monday lambasted President Trump’s tweets as “xenophobic,” “bigoted” and unworthy of the White House in an unusual standoff between first-year House lawmakers and a U.S. president. “This is the agenda of white nationalists,” said Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.... Read More »

1 killed and 15 injured as explosion shakes Murrieta neighborhood

15 July 2019, 6:35 pm

A gas company worker was killed and 15 people were hurt in a large explosion that rocked a Murrieta neighborhood Monday. The blast occurred at a home in the Riverside County city shortly after noon, according to multiple reports. Southern California Gas Co. responded to reports of a natural gas...... Read More »

Rebuking Trump for his naked bigotry is the least Washington can do

15 July 2019, 6:30 pm

The resolution House Democrats plan to pass condemning President Trump for his xenophobic, offensive tweets over the weekend is just a resolution, without consequences or punishment. It’s not a move toward impeachment, which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) has repeatedly said she oppo... Read More »

S&P 500 crawls to another record as corporate earnings season opens

15 July 2019, 6:30 pm

A wobbly day of trading ended with meager gains for U.S. stock indexes on Monday, enough to nudge them further into record territory, as the curtain rose on what’s expected to be the weakest earnings reporting season in years. Financial stocks fell even though Citigroup said it made more money...... Read More »

L.A.'s ShakeAlert earthquake warning app worked exactly as planned. That’s the problem

15 July 2019, 6:27 pm

After complaints that the ShakeAlert app failed to warn users of the Ridgecrest quakes, officials will lower the notification threshold. But there are risks.... Read More »

Boxing legend Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker dies after being struck by a car

15 July 2019, 6:15 pm

Pernell Whitaker, heralded as one of the greatest boxers to ever lace up a pair of gloves, died Sunday night after he was hit by a pickup truck while walking across a wide thoroughfare in Virginia. Whitaker, 55, died from his injuries on the scene. Virginia Beach Police said they were investigating.... Read More »

Toyota ordered to pay auto dealer $15.8 million in trial over Prius defects

15 July 2019, 6:10 pm

An Orange County jury Monday morning ordered Toyota to pay $15.8 million to one of its largest dealers in Southern California, who alleged that the company’s recalls to fix the electric power system of its popular Prius models did not remedy safety defects. Roger Hogan, who operates dealerships...... Read More »

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