Author and playwright A.E. Hotchner, known for his friendships with Ernest Hemingway and Paul Newman, died Saturday at age 102.

Mickey Wright was named greatest female golfer in history in a poll of experts

The Year of the Rat is being embraced by merchandise designers in all sorts of ways, including on iPhone cases, fabric prints and fashion accessories.

Celebrate World Bee Day by participating in a global count of pollinators, including honeybees, with a free app available May 1.

It's possible that the new coronavirus can spread from person to person simply by talking, or even breathing, according to preliminary studies.

A new study of 10 coronavirus patients in China gives further credence to the effectiveness of convalescent plasma therapy.

As Bay Area coronavirus infection rate eases, the focus turns to Southern California, especially L.A. County, with 6,000 cases and rising: a good week to "skip shopping altogether."

Getty Images' John Moore documented emergency medical workers on the ground in New York in the first week of April as the coronavirus ravaged the state.

Until there's a vaccine to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, old vaccines against other germs might help. Scientists are testing them now.

What do scientists wish they knew about the coronavirus? Which treatments actually work, what antibodies are good for, and which public health measures help.

Skin-care brands are wanting to address an unfilled gap in the beauty space: the challenges of teen skin.

Some women are giving their hair a break, while others are learning the basics.

The drop in foreign orders is devastating workers in the Southeast Asian country, which counts on the garment industry for 40% of its economic output. Those still employed now fear contracting COVID-19 inside cramped factories.

The action comes on the heels of the temporary closure of all schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District and schools in most of the state's largest cities, some of which made the decision to close earlier this week.

California public schools will not open for weeks and possibly not until summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday afternoon.

Citing the circumstances of the coronavirus crisis, United Teachers Los Angeles on Thursday called for a moratorium on new charter school approvals and a halt to new campus-sharing arrangements with charters.

Citing concerns over spreading the coronavirus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced public schools will be closed for the rest of the academic year.

School from home is the new coronavirus reality. How are students and teachers doing?

School won't be the same when it resumes after coronavirus closures. There could be staggered start times, reconfigured classes and no assemblies.

Three University of California admissions experts slammed a faculty recommendation to keep the SAT and ACT for at least five years, giving ammunition to critics of the controversial exams who want to drop their requirement for admissions.

Students accused of sexual misconduct gain stronger protections under controversial new Title IX rules announced by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

The 'en banc' D.C. Circuit Court will determine whether a congressional subpoena can be enforced by the courts.

If colleges have to pay out millions in tuition refunds because of coronavirus, it could mean higher tuition and reduced financial aid in coming years.

If the messages from anti-lockdown protests sound familiar, that's because the same people who protested a law to tighten vaccine laws in California are organizing the marches on Sacramento.

From the moment the Los Angeles County Museum of Art unveiled the latest version of its new design, critics have piled on.

The COVID-19 crisis has led the Mike Kelley Foundation to be more flexible in its grants. Here's who will receive the $400,000 pool for L.A. groups.

Artist Relief, which has given grants to 200 artists in need, reports that nearly 52,000 people have applied. A survey shows two out of three people are unemployed.

London Fire Brigade’s first Commissioner in 75 years to have served as a commissioned officer in the British army has today sign a covenant with the UK armed forces.

Firefighter Jessica New celebrated her 21st birthday by rescuing a kitten from a house fire in Wembley.

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

The Bill will amend the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO) and will provide greater clarity on the additional areas which fall to the responsible person or duty-holder for multi-occupied residential buildings

New specialist teams are being trained to respond to suspected Covid-19 deaths in the community across London

Job seeking in an uncertain economy is difficult enough. Throw in fears of contracting the coronavirus, home quarantines and hiring freezes, and the hunt becomes harder.

Charlie Plowman, who started the La Cañada Outlook in 1998, will acquire the three community news titles.

Hoping to get Americans traveling again, a travel trade group has developed cleaning protocols and other steps to protect people.

City National Bank Chairman Russell Goldsmith says the country could benefit from public spending on jobs training, telecommunications and infrastructure that recalls programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps.

José R. Ralat's new book, 'American Tacos,' goes deep on north-of-the-border taco culture.

As part of his hit YouTube series, John Krasinski hosted a virtual potluck with Stanley Tucci, Martha Stewart, Guy Fieri and David Chang. Yes, really.

Cooking editor Genevieve Ko and cooking columnist Ben Mims are here to help.

High Road Kitchens funds restaurants to provide low-cost food and re-employ staff.

Newton Nguyen (aka @milktpapi) talks Spam musubi, overnight virality and Los Angeles cuisine.

Los Angeles magazine called it 'aggressively mediocre,' but its simple food and family-style seating reminded me of my Queens childhood.

This weekend we're excited to launch a new cooking newsletter to help you keep up with all the great stuff coming from our kitchen team, led by Genevieve Ko and Ben Mims.

Steph Cha doesn't expect much in the way of good crime fiction to spring from the coronavirus outbreak.

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

"Harry Potter" mastermind J.K. Rowling has launched a new website called "Harry Potter at Home" to help distract families from the coronavirus crisis.

Books about nature to read while avoiding the coronavirus — from classics by John McPhee and Annie Dillard to the upcoming "Book of Eels."

The bestselling crime novelist plans a virtual book tour for his new title, "Broken," as the coronavirus keeps him home in Southern California.

In his quarantine diary, "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" author Alexander McCall Smith writes lyrics, reads Auden and watches "Brideshead Revisited."

Read "Attack on Titan," "Somali & the Forest Spirit," "Fire Force," "Arte" and more with Mangamo, a new mobile manga subscription service.