World & Nation
The former Wisconsin congressman has promised safer Boeing planes, less regulation and help for U.S. companies developing self-driving cars.
Opinion
Voters rolled back reform by passing Proposition 36 and ousting progressive prosecutors in L.A. and the Bay Area. But we shouldn’t return to harmful lock-’em-up policies.
Voters should pick the four incumbents. They haven’t done a perfect job, but they are on top of the issues and speak intelligently about where the board has succeeded and what it still needs to do.
Special education teacher Karla Griego is the best choice for LAUSD District 5.
Sherlett Hendy Newbill’s experience as a basketball coach, teacher and dean of students and her common-sense, independent approach to problem solving will serve her well on the LAUSD board.
Business
Private prison company GEO Group has been accused by the National Labor Relations Board of retaliating against immigrant detainees who protested working conditions inside a California facility.
California
Los Angeles County leaders vote to eliminate a $400 fee for transporting and storing bodies with the medical examiner, saying families should be spared that financial burden.
One person died from a suspected overdose and two others were hospitalized, disrupting a murder trial and other court proceedings scheduled to proceed Friday despite fires burning in Los Angeles.
On Tuesday, the council drafted and posted a flurry of proposals for same-day voting — so many that they were buried under one another on a City Hall bulletin board.
A year after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight, the nation’s top aviation regulator says the company needs to change its culture and put safety above profits.