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Headlines From The Times
Get essential Los Angeles Times news highlights from the L.A. Times Studios in “Headlines From The Times.” Each episode brings you a bite-sized breakdown of the day’s top news stories and biggest headlines from California and beyond. From politics and climate to entertainment and food, you’ll get the basics behind the trending topics and key news stories that matter most.
Episodes
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Will the Super Bowl change Inglewood?
With more economic development and rents on the rise, Inglewood is struggling to meet its goal of encouraging more investment while trying to preserve one of…
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Let's get loud, Super Bowl halftime show
Even if you don’t like football, you probably have opinions about the Super Bowl halftime show. Today, we look at the history of this curious spectacle, from…
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Why the NFL doesn't hire Black coaches
In a league where Black players make up 70% of active rosters, the NFL currently has only two Black head coaches. League officials and even fans have offered…
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The triple terror of tsunamis
For the latest installment of our “Masters of Disasters” series, we talk tsunamis in the wake of a volcanic eruption near Tonga last month that caused waves…
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We enter the metaverse — and return
Everybody is talking about the metaverse right now. But Times host Gustavo Arellano didn’t want to just talk about it; he wanted to experience it firsthand.And…
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When cars on autopilot crash — and kill
A first-of-it’s kind case in Los Angeles County is going to play a big role in determining culpability whenever self-driving cars get into accidents…
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No freedom gold medal for you, Olympics
There’s a growing realization that the brilliance of the world’s best athletes isn’t enough anymore to cover some glaring problems that come with putting on…
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Mexico's murdered journalists
Mexico trails just Syria and Iraq as the deadliest country in the world to be a journalist. That’s according to data collected from 2000 through 2022 by the…
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Tet, today and yesterday
Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is a national holiday, not just in Vietnam but all over the world wherever Vietnamese may be. And in the United States, red…
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Home was where the freeway is
In Santa Monica during the 1950s and ‘60s, city leaders evicted hundreds of Black families to build what ended up being the 10 Freeway. But now, in an act of…
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The Blur guy insulted a pop star. The reaction? Swift
It was the Taylor Swift diss heard around the world. “She doesn’t write her own songs.” That’s what Damon Albarn, the lead singer for the British bands Blur…
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The Omicron kids
Just when it seemed schools and parents and teachers were figuring out how to do in-person learning again, Omicron hit.The highly contagious variant really…
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A comic and COVID walk into a cruise ship ...
On New Year’s Day, comedian Jen Murphy boarded a cruise ship out of Miami and got ready to perform for 1,800 people. She never did end up getting on that…
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A new Honduras president-elect is set to make herstory
Xiomara Castro is about to be inaugurated as the first-ever female president of Honduras. But la presidenta has a daunting task in front of her. Her countrymen…
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An Indigenous language, back from the brink
Native American culture and history have long been ignored or romanticized as vestiges of a lost people — or both.The Serrano people of Southern California…
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Standing up for Black lives at the border
Felicia Rangel-Samponaro used to live a fairly normal life as a suburban stay-at-home mom in the border city of Brownsville, Texas. But now the half Black…
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Where carne asada is a crime
For over 140 years, street vendors hawking Mexican food have been a staple of life in Southern California. Horse-drawn tamale wagons turned into taco trucks…
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An American West with no snow?
This past December brought record-high amounts of snow to the Sierra Nevada, California’s main mountain range. The state, of course, has suffered for years…
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The pandemic will end. We promise.
The COVID-19 era is rough, to say the least. But let’s put it in perspective. Every pandemic ends eventually, and this one will too.Today, assistant editor…
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Nikole Hannah-Jones on her triumphs and trolls
Two years ago, Nikole Hannah-Jones launched “The 1619 Project,” a collection of New York Times Magazine articles, photography and podcasts. That project became…
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The tragedy of Latinos and COVID-19
COVID-19 has been devastating for everyone, but in the United States, there’s one demographic hit particularly hard: Latinos. According to the California…
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Chuck E. Cheese forever
How the hell does a chain based on an orphaned mouse who plays in a band survive and thrive? Very carefully. Today, we’ll talk to L.A. Times business reporter…
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Work from home, get spied on by your boss
A Gallup poll last fall found that 45% of full-time U.S. employees were still working from home at least some of their hours. A full quarter of them…
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Issa Rae, take a bow
Issa Rae is the brilliant, hilarious mind behind the recently concluded HBO show “Insecure.” In this crossover episode with The Envelope, Rae talks about the…
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Goodbye, gas stoves? The fight heats up
To fight climate change, municipalities across the United States are banning natural gas lines from being installed in new buildings. That means no gas stoves…
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California crime waves, real and imaginary
It’s been a season of crime in California. Smash-and-grab thefts, follow-home robberies, high-profile murders — national, even international news accounts have…
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The rising left in South America
Across Latin America, the political left is making a comeback not seen since the 2000s. Izquierdista presidential candidates won recent elections in Peru and…
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The next pandemic is already lurking
Hopefully the COVID-19 nightmare will soon wane, but it’s unlikely to be the last pandemic of our lifetimes. Because the virus that will cause the next…
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Locked in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6
Los Angeles Times congressional correspondent Sarah D. Wire knew she was in for a historic day when she walked into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. She was…
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What's the L.A. Times going to do in 2022?
Kevin Merida became the Los Angeles Times’ executive editor last summer at a tumultuous time. Newsroom morale was down, the publication had lost $50 million in…
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Make way for women, LGBTQ and POC skateboarders
Skateboarding is a mainstay of California street culture, from San Diego to San Francisco and beyond. It’s so popular that L.A. County filled outdoor…
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How one mom learned to stop worrying and love video games
Video games had always been a point of division between L.A. Times science reporter Deborah Netburn and her 12-year-old son. Then the pandemic hit, and the gap…
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The Chinese Communist Party and me, Part 2
This year, the Chinese Communist Party kicked off its 100th anniversary by celebrating China’s economic success and ambitions to create a new world order. The…
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The Chinese Communist Party and me, Part 1
Two years ago, the world watched as millions of people in Hong Kong marched in the streets to call for autonomy from China. Beijing responded by passing a…
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QAnon disrupts the yoga and wellness worlds
QAnon or New Age? Increasingly, in California’s vast health, wellness and spiritual worlds, there's an intersection between the two communities so pronounced…
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On track to become a doctor — or not
For a few days this week, we’re highlighting the work of students from USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.Maya Abu-Zahra started college…
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Hollywood, here comes Madison
For a few days this week, we’re highlighting the work of students from USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.Today, Jillian Carmenate…
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When the labels don't feel right
For a few days this week, we’re highlighting the work of students from USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.Today, Cari Spencer guides us…
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Hey, it's our holiday special
Today we’re doing something a little different: channeling our inner holiday spirit and sharing stories from some of our awesome colleagues across the L.A…
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Vicente Fernández, the King
His nicknames: El Hijo del Pueblo — the People’s Son. El Ídolo de México — Mexico’s Idol. El Rey — the King. Or just plain Chente.Ranchera legend Vicente…
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We (kinda) gift you a box of See's Candies
Need a quick, yummy gift for Christmas or any other occasion? For generations of Californians, the answer has been a box of See’s Candies. With stores that…
Headlines From The TimesHope, in a time of disasters
2021 has been a bad year for disasters: Drought. Oil spills. Bomb cyclones. Wildfires. Delta. Omicron. Yet if you’re reading this, you’ve survived.Our Masters…
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Next U.S. ambassador to India might be L.A.'s mayor. Huh?
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is political royalty in the City of Angels. His father was a district attorney. Eric Garcetti won his last election with over…
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Today, we feast!
Hungry? The Los Angeles Times' annual list of the 101 best restaurants just dropped. Whether you live here, want to visit or are just craving inspiration for…
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There she is, Miss Navajo Nation...
The Miss Navajo Nation pageant has been going on almost every year since the 1950s. It’s not about swimsuits or evening gowns, though. This tradition is all…
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The life and legacy of Jacqueline Avant
Jacqueline Avant was a force many times over in Black Los Angeles and beyond. She was a renowned philanthropist, a political king and queen maker, a patron of…
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Now hiring! Formerly incarcerated people
There are about 20 million people in the United States with felony records and unemployment rates among the formerly incarcerated is especially high — 27%, a…
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Kirsten Dunst on her new movie, family and mental health
Our sister podcast “The Envelope” — which does deep-dive interviews with movie and TV stars — just started a new season, so we’re giving you a taste.In this…
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A Chinese tennis star disappears
On Nov. 2, Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai published a letter on her verified social media account that accused a former top Chinese government official of…
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David Chang gets very honest with us
Today, we’ll spend the show with food personality David Chang to talk about his new Hulu series, "The Next Thing You Eat," which — full disclosure — our host…
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College degrees for incarcerated folks
For more than a century, California's approach to incarcerating people has gone mostly like this: Incarcerate them. But now, there’s a program offered by the…
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Cycling while Latino in L.A. County is tough
An L.A. Times investigation found that from 2017 to July of this year, 70% of bicyclists that L.A. County sheriff’s deputies pulled over were Latinos, even…
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Lowriders. Cruising. A Southern California ritual returns
Our guest host Faith E. Pinho, a Metro reporter at the L.A. Times, speaks with Times culture writer Daniel Hernandez about the cast of characters and cars that…
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Alison Roman on cooking and cancellation
Alison Roman is a chef, food writer, cookbook author and video maker whose unfussy recipes pack a punch. Those recipes, along with her fun persona, made her a…
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Sohla El-Waylly on cooking and appropriation
Sohla El-Waylly is famous for her cooking videos for outlets like the History Channel’s “Ancient Recipes,” Bon Appetit’s “Test Kitchen,” and so, so much more…
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The story of L.A.’s glitzy gambling boat kingpin
This story of Los Angeles’ 1930s era of gambling boats — and Tony Cornero, the underworld boss at the center of the action — is a portal to another version of…
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Social media's Latino misinformation problem
Last month, former Facebook employee Frances Haugen revealed she had released thousands of documents that showed how the company knew yet did little to curb…
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Mega-drought + mega-rain = uh-oh!
When it rains, it pours, and when it pours after a long dry spell, water can become dangerous. Fire-scarred lands see mudslides devastate homes. Parched soil…
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In-N-Out Burger enters the COVID-19 wars
Last month, In-N-Out Burger made national news when health officials in San Francisco shut down one of its restaurants. The company’s sin: refusing to comply…
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Leyna Bloom on breaking ground as a trans woman of color
Over the last few years, Leyna Bloom has been the first in many categories. In 2017, she became the first trans woman of color to grace the pages of Vogue…