John Lafia, who co-wrote the 1988 horror movie "Child's Play" and its 1990 sequel, died on April 29. He was 63.

Gardeners: There's so much to do outdoors right now. No need to wait for Spring. Let's get started.

A Malibu beach house designed by noted moderist architect Jerrold Lomax gets a makeover from Lomax's onetime protégé Zoltan E. Pali.

China's multibillion-dollar wildlife industry is driven by corporate interests and traditional Chinese medicine companies whose animal-based remedies are prescribed as treatment for the coronavirus.

Chinese companies producing faulty testing kits and masks are marring Beijing's attempts to assert leadership in the fight against the coronavirus.

At Paris Fashion Week, utility belts, quilting and protection from the elements offer sure-bet chic for uncertain times.

Many schools are closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Check out The Times' list of news, resources and more to help parents and children at home.

California's early childhood care system has long been held together by women such as Tanya García, whose Hollywood duplex is home to two licensed day-care operations serving as many as 28 youngsters — among them the children of healthcare workers and public school teachers.

Because of the coronavirus outbreak, state public schools are unlikely to reopen, state schools Supt. Tony Thurmond said Tuesday.

A former admissions official at USC will plead guilty to helping graduate students from China gain acceptance to the school by submitting doctored transcripts and fraudulent recommendation letters.

L.A. school chief says district is moving fast to set everything up and racing to find unconnected students. The number drops substantially in a week.

Design teams shift their focus and volunteer for a USC-led 3D-printing campaign to create masks and other PPE in short supply for medical personnel.

Austin Beutner has moved quickly to confront the coronavirus crisis in L.A. schools. But the emergency will continue even after the virus fades away.

Schools in rural parts of the state are struggling not only to teach but to reach students. Many lack internet access and rely on schools for food.

The former Stanford University president emphasized undergraduate teaching, led a $1-billion capital campaign and earned a reputation as "the students' president."

Among the elite private schools that have received federal loans amid COVID-19 is the Brentwood School in West L.A., which Mnuchin's children attend.

President Trump and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin say elite private schools with significant endowments shouldn't get Paycheck Protection Program loans.

The exclusive Brentwood School has returned money it received under the Paycheck Protection Program after President Trump and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin leveled criticism at private schools that took funds from the federal coronavirus aid program.

Since when is it a good idea for the president of the United States to encourage political leaders to cave in to demands by armed protesters?

While China introduces the 'digital yuan' in pilot program, U.S. struggles with old technology that prevents many people from getting coronavirus funds.

Anger at Xi Jinping's government over the coronavirus crisis is warranted, but treating a nuclear and economic superpower as an existential enemy to satisfy domestic political needs isn't the smart way to go.

China has gone on a "charm offensive" to try to make the world overlook Beijing's culpability in the coronavirus crisis and the country's aggressive moves against its neighbors.

Wildlife scientists say we can bring our new delight in nature to the other side of the pandemic, if we're willing to keep the romance alive.

The political push to reopen the economy has overlooked the working parents' dilemma.

Mister Cartoon, tagger turned tattooist to the stars, and Estevan Oriol, bouncer turned hip-hop documentarian, have a new Netflix film, 'LA Originals.'

Chicano Park in San Diego's Barrio Logan, known for its murals, began with student-led occupation. Right-wing extremists object but the site is historic.

Chicano Park in San Diego's Barrio Logan, known for its murals, began with student-led occupation

Teachers and parents are being warned not to use real candles following an accident during a school’s carol service which resulted in a child suffering serious burns

We have highlighted the issue of door switches causing fire in different white goods to Whirlpool, Government and in our evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee, so we are pleased to hear that Whirlpool have decided to take the step to get these potentially lethal washing machines out of people’s homes.

London Fire Brigade has worked with Butterfly Books to produce a new children’s picture book that aims to tackle misconceptions about women’s roles in the emergency services

Thousands more consumers have learned they are at risk in their own homes from faulty washing machines which have been added to Whirlpool’s expanding list of recalled models

In all, the state received some 3 million surgical masks made by BYD, a company known for building electric vehicles with an assembly plant in Los Angeles County.

Jeff Shell, whose 'Trolls World Tour' comments upset theater owners, reaffirms that digital releases will be part of Universal Pictures' new reality.

The West Adams restaurant Alta Adams reopens with a sliding price scale so people in need can dine for free.

When Jonathan Gold was gathering people at his house in Pasadena for a night off from eating out, fried chicken was usually what he made.

Cooking editor Genevieve Ko teaches deputy Food editor Andrea Chang and columnist Lucas Kwan Peterson her beer-braised chicken recipes on a Zoom call.

Newsom says low-income families will receive $365 per child to buy food to make up for the loss of free and reduced-priced lunches provided by schools.

Neither too dense nor fluffy, this deeply flavorful loaf has a just-right tenderness. Dark chocolate baked into the bread and crunchy peanuts on top make it extra tasty.

The best banana bread recipe is a vegan banana bread with chocolate chips and a peanut crumble. This comes from Valerie Gordon of Valerie Confections in Echo Park.

In his new book, Colton Underwood — who was recently diagnosed with coronavirus — talks about being manipulated by producers on "The Bachelor."

DePaola wrote or illustrated more than 270 children's books, sold nearly 25 million copies and had his books translated into more than 20 languages.

In quarantine, mystery poet Rigoberto González

How Robert Kolker came to write "Hidden Valley Road," about the Galvin family and the disease that tore through them, with such empathy.

Quarantined in Riverside, novelist Susan Straight watches "Gunsmoke" and "Gentefied" and gives away Judy Blume and National Geographic.

Authors like Lionel Shriver, Alexander McCall Smith, Laura Lippman and Steph Cha are under coronavirus quarantine too. Here's what they're reading.

Recipe: Writer turns to Fanny Singer's "Always Home" for comfort chicken during family's Seder.

In "Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties," Mike Davis and Jon Wiener track the uprisings, outrages and elections that shaped the city.

A writer criticized atheist activist Ron Reagan. In a sign of the times, that letter drew howls of protest from readers.

No Democratic candidates called for social distancing before Super Tuesday, and now the left is Monday-morning quarterbacking the president.

"right to literacy": children learn to read mostly at home