Thomas Friedman

As the country observes Independence Day, we’re exploring some of our national divisions and efforts to come together.

Roughly 53% of LA County residents are fully vaccinated, but cases and hospitalizations are rising. As the Delta variant spreads, people ages 18-29 are being hit hardest.

Two decades ago, California enacted a law to remove guns from people deemed too dangerous to be armed. But the measure, plagued by problems, has not achieved its promise.

It’s an issue many communities across California are wrestling with: how to preserve historic buildings and landmarks that are part of their heritage without draining local government…

Josh Barro speaks with Liz Bruenig and Ross Douthat about the U.S.

The last-minute change would more than double what’s in the current budget deal.

When a stockpile of illegal fireworks was destroyed in a South LA neighborhood, it was meant to be a contained detonation.

The American federal government is probing its history of Native children who were taken from families and forced into boarding schools.

Among the 200 unhoused people along the Venice Beach boardwalk, so far 77 have been moved indoors.