USC suspends spring football practice Thursday because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Trojans held their first practice on Wednesday.

USC football coach Clay Helton isn't concerned about losing spring practice time. His focus now is on keeping his players healthy.

Reese Dixon-Waters, one of the nation's top guard prospects, commits to USC. Dixon-Waters, who will be a senior next season, plays at Playa del Rey St. Bernard.

USC coach Andy Enfield says the Trojans were good enough to make a run in the NCAA tournament. But because of the coronavirus, he'll never know.

A touching video of Jane Goodall releasing a chimp into the wild makes my son sob. His tears may reveal frustration over our coronavirus-altered lives.

A graph of the spread of fake news -- conspiracy theories, propaganda and disinformation -- would likely run parallel to that of the coronavirus itself.

Agricultural employers and state health authorities need to act immediately before COVID-19 becomes a major crisis among workers who provide our food supply.

Two state pandemic coalitions represent a refusal to bow and scrape to Trump or to fight one another for federal resources.

California could restart its economy by creating a "virus alert" system that would regulate COVID risk by automatically reinstating shelter-in-place orders when infection or death rates get too high.

The hospital-at-home model could help coronavirus patients who need sustained medical supervision but don't need to be admitted into a hospital.

Sorry, liberators. Court rulings have firmly established that public health closures — like our current coronavirus shutdowns — are constitutional.

Angelenos spend an average of 103 hours a year stuck in traffic. Is it possible to keep our roads the way they are now?

Angels owner Arte Moreno explained how Gerrit Cole was his team's primary target in the offseason, but despite his team's big offer, "you knew no matter what I did, we were going to get outbid."

Angels pitcher JC Ramírez could be a starting pitcher or throw out of the bullpen depending on how much velocity he has coming off Tommy John surgery.

With manager Joe Maddon and coaches Jose Molina, Matt Wise and Mickey Callaway, the Angels have four members of their 2002 World Series team on staff.

Angels have fired longtime visiting clubhouse attendant Brian "Bubba" Harkins for allegedly providing illegal substances to put on baseballs

Angels pitcher Ty Buttrey went to Instagram asking fans for help after debuting with a 1-3 start in an MLB video game tournament over the weekend.

New York Times health reporter Donald McNeil points to China as one extreme way to stop a pandemic in its tracks. "We're reluctant to follow China, but they did it," he says. At least for now.

Silicon Valley can come up with apps that might free Americans from home confinement. But Washington fears creating an invasive surveillance system.

Power abhors a vacuum. With the legislative and judicial branches basically shut down because of the coronavirus, the executive has seized almost complete control over state government.

For Californians desperate to get help from the state unemployment office, the last month has been a perfect storm of technological failures.

Gov. Newsom, saying the virus 'doesn't take the weekends off,' criticizes beachgoers and vows to increase enforcement of restrictions if necessary.

Despite early glitches and overwhelming demand, the Small Business Administration processed more than 100,000 Paycheck Protection Program loans by more than 4,000 lenders.

The first loosening of coronavirus restrictions would be for 'lower risk' businesses, including some manufacturing and small companies.

While some people said they were able to file a claim with the state Employment Development Department on Tuesday, many others said they were frustrated that the online portal malfunctioned.

Gov. Gavin Newsom urged Californians to stay home to avoid undoing the progress the state has made in fighting the spread of the coronavirus.

Approval of Gov. Newsom's response to the coronavirus crosses party lines; much else does not. Partisanship strongly shapes views of the pandemic.

The governor has described the next phase of his stay-at-home order to prevent the spread of coronavirus as allowing some lower-risk businesses to reopen in communities across California, including retail locations, manufacturing sites and small businesses.

In all, 46.89% of registered voters cast ballots in the March 3 primary, which was moved up from June with hopes that turnout would be high and presidential candidates would be forced to address issues mattering most to Californians.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calls the Senate back as Washington, D.C.'s coronavirus numbers rise.

California's rural areas are in revolt against Gov. Gavin Newsom's statewide coronavirus rules, which make little sense in burgs such as Bieber.

The governor said bookstores, florists and others can reopen for pickup as early as Friday. More detailed guidelines will be released later this week.

Seven weeks after public health concerns over the coronavirus brought the work of the California Legislature to a sudden halt, only members of the Assembly are returning to Sacramento this week, with the Senate choosing to do so on May 11.

Long and intense heat waves are nothing new in Southern California and the Southwest, but amid COVID-19, public health experts are warning they could become deadlier for people self-isolating in homes they can't keep cool.

Outraged that deputies allegedly shared photos from the site of a helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, a California lawmaker wants to make it a crime for law enforcement officers to take unauthorized photographs of those killed in fatal accidents or at crime scenes.

The New Jersey case involving aides to Gov. Chris Christie may have been a political scandal, but it was not a crime, justices say.

The author of And Then They Stopped Talking To Me tells NPR, "I expected middle schoolers to be these sorts of monsters. And they weren't. They were just kids."

Roy Horn and his partner Siegfried Fischbacher thrilled audiences for decades doing illusions with big cats. Horn died Friday in Las Vegas of complications from COVID-19.

Call them victory anthems. Every time a patient with COVID-19 is well enough to be discharged, hospitals in New York and elsewhere play songs of celebration over the intercom. A doctor explains.

In her new novel, Samanta Schweblin gives everyone in the world a little critter that's basically a Furby with a webcam — naturally, this does not end well, for the owners, the devices, or anyone.

Governors are starting to float ideas for reopening schools. But there are many concerns about what education will look like when that happens.

The author of And Then They Stopped Talking To Me tells NPR, "I expected middle schoolers to be these sorts of monsters. And they weren't. They were just kids."

Roy Horn and his partner Siegfried Fischbacher thrilled audiences for decades doing illusions with big cats. Horn died Friday in Las Vegas of complications from COVID-19.

Call them victory anthems. Every time a patient with COVID-19 is well enough to be discharged, hospitals in New York and elsewhere play songs of celebration over the intercom. A doctor explains.

Southern California includes San Diego.

Reader Ron King of Camarillo doesn't like how The Times refers to local freeways.

A memo to the newsroom from Times Editor Davan Maharaj: As we embark on a new year, I want to take a moment to review the exceptional work you produced in 2013, and offer my heartfelt thanks for it.

Dear Readers, As we embark on a new year, I want to take a moment to thank you for reading and to look back at the highlights of 2014.

Times columnist Bill Plaschke is joining the airwaves with a morning show that kicks off this week on all-sports radio station the Beast 980 AM.

Three editors are joining The Times, and some veterans are taking on new roles in a revamped Calendar department.