Column: Jimmy Carter was the right candidate for 1976, but was he the right president?
Jimmy Carter was the perfect candidate for 1976, columnist George Skelton writes, and he was an exceptional ex-president. In between?…
World
Opinion: How Mexico can strike back if Trump follows through on his threats
The president-elect would hurt U.S. consumers and businesses, while creating a new opportunity for China. He's likely to alienate some…
Japan’s best high school marching band readies for Rose Parade performance
New Year's Day marks the third time the Kyoto Tachibana Senior High band will perform at Rose Parade. Bands from…
Unlawful border crossings dropped to four-year low in November, new data show
In November, there were 46,610 migrants stopped at the U.S-Mexico border, the lowest number of apprehensions during the Biden administration.…
President Carter and the Mideast: Long-ago success and lasting wounds
Carter forged a historic peace deal in the Middle East. But it never lived up to his hopes. ...
Breakfast with Jimmy Carter in a tense Khartoum
The late president, in Sudan in 2010, often went to places with refugees, poverty, disease and despair to see and…
Column: Mea culpa: I got some things wrong in 2024. At least I hope I did
A column is a recurring opportunity to err in plain sight, then repent, Doyle McManus says. Election years offer extra…
Draft California plan doesn’t do enough to shield immigrants from Trump deportations, advocates say
An internal draft memo obtained by The Times shows the California Department of Social Services is considering building regional hubs…
The most-read Los Angeles Times stories of 2024
Pesticides in California's legal weed. Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter pleading guilty. The presidential elections: These were some of the biggest…