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SEOUL —  U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday he was certain that the awarding of a $10-billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft instead of Amazon was done fairly. The Pentagon awarded the contract to Microsoft in late October, and Amazon said that there was “unmistakable bias” on the government’s part and that it intended to challenge […]

With Thanksgiving approaching, it’s time to charge into the holiday season. Fashion brands and local shopping centers want to get you in the mood as they celebrate with tree-lighting ceremonies and other festivities. Starting this week, some of your favorite Los Angeles and Orange County retailers will have holiday activities. Here are several to check […]

L.A. Live has replaced Hollywood Boulevard as the bright, bejeweled bellybutton of Los Angeles. What’s your pleasure? High-stakes basketball? Red-carpet concerts? Stunning views? This downtown destination has them all. Maybe I’m biased, but I’d say it now rivals New York’s more-celebrated Times Square for things to do, places to go, celebrities to see. I’ll go […]

If you have a plant-related class, garden tour or other event you’d like us to mention, email [email protected] — at least three weeks in advance — and we may include it. Send a high-resolution horizontal photo, if possible, and tell us what we’re seeing and whom to credit. Nov. 14 “Spines, Thorns, Prickles and Beyond”: […]

A sign outside a store in Riviera Village reads: “To live in Manhattan Beach, you have to be rich. “To live in Hermosa Beach, you have to be young. “To live in Redondo Beach, you have to be lucky.” Who can argue on a day like this, sunny and 69 degrees in November? This beachside […]

GAZA CITY —  Israel said early Friday it has completed a series of airstrikes on targets linked to the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza after overnight rocket fire rattled a day-old truce. The Palestinian territory’s Hamas rulers, who kept to the sidelines of this week’s fighting, canceled the weekly protests they organize along the perimeter […]

TOKYO —  Many of the protesters who had barricaded themselves in a Hong Kong university this week began to leave Friday after temporarily clearing a road they had blocked and demanding that the government commit to going ahead with local elections on Nov. 24. It wasn’t immediately clear why the protesters at the Chinese University of […]

Two students were killed and three other teens were wounded in a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita on Thursday morning, authorities said. Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES A 16-Second Burst of Violence A routine day. Shots fired. Lives taken. A community left asking, “Why?” On Thursday, that […]

President Trump on Friday released the summary transcript of an April congratulatory call to Ukraine’s then-President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky. It is the latest salvo in the White House struggle to blunt Democrats’ contention that Trump abused the power of the presidency. Click Here: Germany Football Shop The focus of the Democratic-led House impeachment inquiry has been […]

Pope Francis met with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders in the Vatican on Saturday morning and the two discussed the need for morality in the world economy. Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs said that the meeting took place in Domus Santa Marta, the pope’s residence, where Sanders had slept Friday night after addressing a Vatican conference […]