Two large sections of central Paris were shut down in a curfew Monday night as France was reeling from a weekend of nationwide rioting and looting that left much of the country shaken.

The court agreed to hear an appeal from parents in Montgomery County, Md., who were upset by a sharp drop in Asian students at its four magnet schools for gifted students.

After months publicly absent from the campaign trail, Democrat Xavier Becerra has increased public appearances and begun airing television ads as mail ballots reach California voters.

El Nio has brought more -- and stronger -- storms to the Pacific Ocean. People on Mexico's western coastline are exhausted

In Oregon, a progressive bastion, voter discontent has incumbent Tina Kotek on the defensive. Her struggle shows the perils of incumbency this angry election season.

AI companies are drawn to Culver City as Hollywood experiments with technology.

The 63-year-old bridge connecting San Pedro to Terminal Island is undergoing construction to replace its aging deck.

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gov. Gavin Newsom marked 20 years of California's landmark climate law, celebrating a rare show of bipartisan unity amid deepening political polarization.

The outcome gives Republican candidates an advertising edge in the final weeks of the campaign.

Times columnists weigh in on the final mayoral debate before the Nov. 3 election.

Times columnists comment in real time on the Los Angeles mayoral debate between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman.

A hotel-association study finds the tournament delivered the weakest boost of any recent mega-event, with workers' hours cut and short-term rentals pulling ahead.

Missile attacks on Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels from neighboring Yemen have upended plans by Saudi leaders to remake the kingdom into a business and entertainment powerhouse.

Remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel brought heavy rain and flooding to the Southwest, though Southern California coastal damage was less than feared.

Eight Senate races are considered the most competitive, nearly all in states with significant swaths of people unaffiliated with either major party.

Mexican cartels are stealing rental cars in the United States, a growing trend.

Should plans for the live stream of Nidal Malik Hasan's killing become a reality, our peers will be countries that the U.S. has long held up as the worst of the worst.

Vice President JD Vance said he would not watch a livestream of the execution, and expressed doubt that is 'actually going to happen.'

The White House is expanding its campaign against international workers, targeting elite study and work visa holders with restrictions and a new investigation.

Fish farming has been marketed as a sustainable answer to overfishing. But an investigation found that the feed behind much of modern aquaculture is driving ocean depletion, labor abuse and unrest far from the dinner plate.

Ellison and his team must braid together two huge film studios (housing nine film labels), four streaming services, three TV production studios, three animation units and more than 50 television networks, including two prominent news organizations.

Hundreds of detainees said they suffered lasting health issues when guards sprayed a toxic cleaning agent during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the epicenter of the technology industry, people have conflicting views about whether AI is going to do more harm than good.

Los Angeles truckers agonize over $8 diesel prices

Common Sense Media says ChatGPT for Teens fails on parental alerts, crisis referrals and age checks, urging OpenAI to keep minors off the platform. OpenAI disputes the findings.