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The governance of international trade is on track to suffer serious damage this week as the United States carries out a long-standing threat to cripple the World Trade Organization’s system for settling disputes. The WTO’s Appellate Body, which adjudicates on contested rulings over disputes between member countries, will become unable to function when Washington exercises […]

The relentless conservative attack on the Affordable Care Act has been based on two deeply-held beliefs: That the individual mandate didn’t prompt people to buy health insurance, and that having coverage does nothing to make people healthier. A new study conducted by a Stanford University researcher with the help of the Internal Revenue Service explodes […]

WASHINGTON —  House Democrats are poised to unveil two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Trump, meanwhile, insisted he did “NOTHING” wrong and that impeaching a president with a record like his would be “sheer Political Madness!” Democratic leaders say Trump put U.S. elections and national […]

PHILADELPHIA —  Eli Manning isn’t done yet. Neither are the Philadelphia Eagles. Carson Wentz rallied the Eagles from a 14-point deficit, tossing a 2-yard touchdown pass to Zach Ertz in overtime to lead Philadelphia to a 23-17 win over the New York Giants on Monday night. The Eagles (6-7) snapped a three-game losing streak and moved […]

Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. CLIPPERS In the eyes of the Indiana fans, former Pacer star Paul George is now a villain as a member of the Clippers. They booed George from the time he was introduced as a starter and throughout his time on the court Monday […]

Hello and welcome to another edition of the L.A. Times soccer newsletter. I’m Kevin Baxter, the Times’ soccer writer. We start with a subject that really shouldn’t be an issue in modern society, much less modern soccer. Yet racism remains as implacable as a morning sunrise. No country is completely immune but in few places […]

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Tuesday, Dec. 10, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. Newsletter Get our Essential California newsletter On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Orange County’s storied alt weekly abruptly announced its own demise in a tweet. After nearly a quarter-century raising hell behind the Orange Curtain, OC Weekly […]

A former City Hall aide faces more than $37,000 in fines for himself and his consulting company after failing to report that he was lobbying Los Angeles officials, following an inquiry by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission. Gary Benjamin, a former planning deputy to City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, formed his own consulting company after […]

Airbnb reached a settlement with Santa Monica on Tuesday to collect money from renters for affordable housing in the city and ensure compliance with strict short-term rental rules. A federal appeals court in March unanimously rejected Airbnb’s challenge of Santa Monica’s 2015 home-sharing ordinance, which prohibits short-term rentals if the owner is not on the […]

NEW YORK —  A common but increasingly mighty and very busy little word, “they,” has an accolade all its own. The language mavens at Merriam-Webster have declared the personal pronoun their word of the year based on a 313% increase in look-ups on the company’s search site, Merriam-Webster.com, this year when compared with 2018. “I have […]