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Phillies Could Land $52 Million Infielder If They Opt To Trade Alec Bohm
Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! The Philadelphia Phillies are reportedly listening to trade offers for All-Star third baseman Alec Bohm. While this rumor began before the Phillies acquired Jesús...
COVID map reveals latest data on US cases
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed the latest figures for COVID-19 in the United States, based on data from the week ending...
Jimmy Carter death updates: World leaders pay tribute to 39th President
World leaders have expressed their sorrow and admiration following the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at 100. Renowned for his diplomacy and humanitarian efforts,...
The most-read Los Angeles Times stories of 2024
2024 was the year of a riveting election cycle. It was also marked by Hollywood’s slowdown, the scandal involving Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter and the truth about California’s legal...
Newsom’s plan to support immigrants doesn’t do enough to shield them from Trump deportations, advocates say
WASHINGTON —  Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has drafted a conceptual plan to help undocumented immigrants under threat of deportation after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. But some advocates worry the...
Column: Mea culpa: I got some things wrong in 2024. At least I hope I did
WASHINGTON —  I spent much of 2024 warning readers that a second Trump presidency would do serious damage to American institutions, beginning with democracy and the rule of law.“The former...

World

“A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” Isn’t a Feel-Good New York Story
“A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” was an immediate best-seller when it was published, in 1943, and proved particularly popular with servicemen. Many readers addressed their fan letters not to...
Syria Faces Its Past and Its Future
In the field, Moises is restless and relentless, working from early morning till late at night with a professional’s calm. But his eye is unfailingly compassionate, and at times...
Refinding James Baldwin
The text that weighed on him at the time of his arrival to Turkey was his novel “Another Country,” then unfinished. The turbulence of civil-rights America, too. Baldwin is...
The Unstoppable Rise of the State Symbol
If your New Year’s resolution is to stop obsessively reading post-election analyses, then perhaps you would welcome another way of understanding these United States. What do Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,...
In Big Star’s “Radio City,” the Old Spells Don’t Work
In the early months of 1973, the band that dared to call itself Big Star was anything but. The album of glittering, tightly orchestrated guitar rock they had released...