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Protesters march to the presidential office after a rally demanding South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean president impeached, ending an 11-day standoff

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol had refused to resign. But a dozen lawmakers from his own party turned against him in an impeachment vote over his declaration of martial law.

WOODLAND HILLS, CA - DECEMBER 13: A memorial for slain doctor Hamid Mirshojae is set up in the parking lot of the Warner Plaza Medical Clinic in Woodland Hills, CA. Photographed on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
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Ex-wife organized a tearful memorial for slain L.A. doctor. Now she is jailed in his killing

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Cord-cutters are fuming over YouTube TV price hike. But streaming inflation is here to stay

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A rescue crew tried to untangle a humpback in Newport Beach. The whale has not been spotted since

Ex-Assad official charged in California for ‘flying carpet’ torture at Syrian prison

California Rep. Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after an injury in Europe

U.S. Supreme Court will decide if oil industry may sue to block California’s zero-emissions goal

Dick Van Dyke rescued by neighbors in Malibu fire, reunited with lost cat

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How an 836-pound ‘cursed’ emerald traveled the Americas, ruining lives and bankrupting men

For two decades, the 836-pound Bahia Emerald has wreaked havoc on the lives of smugglers, schemers and dreamers. Now, it is heading home to Brazil.

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Best of 2024: Our picks for the top TV shows, movies, music, books, art and theater

‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Anora.’ Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan. ‘The Vince Staples Show’ and ‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin.’ ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ and ‘Waiting for Godot.’ Our critics share their favorites of 2024.

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The L.A. Times 2024 holiday gift guide

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22 holiday markets in L.A. to find one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on your list

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90 special L.A. shops to find the perfect holiday gift

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17 best coffee-table books for Angelenos

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14 handy gifts for hikers and walkers out to conquer L.A.

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18 tiny stocking stuffers that have big California energy

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13 tasty gifts you can only get from L.A. restaurants

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The coolest gifts for people who love repping their L.A. neighborhood

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15 gifts for L.A. gardeners and plant parents of all levels

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8 self-care experiences under $100 for your stressed-out L.A. friends

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20 excellent gifts made in Los Angeles

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13 best experiences for those who don’t want traditional gifts

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17 best holiday gifts for the L.A.-obsessed friends in your life

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Zoe Salda?a talks ‘Emilia Perez,’ Puerto Rican food and her new pop album

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Karla Vasquez shares her favorite businesses in Los Angeles.

‘SalviSoul’ author Karla Tatiana Vasquez shares her 5 favorite Latino-owned businesses in L.A.

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Joining a social club is good for your health. Here are 7 quirky ones in L.A. to get you started

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Feeling stressed? Roll down a grassy hill. We tested the best ones in L.A. County

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11 holiday pop-up bars to visit in Southern California this season

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Wine, coffee and cocktails: 7 special spots to grab a drink in L.A.

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The best places to eat and drink in L.A. this month, according to our food writers

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Need a dose of sparkles and joy? 39 dazzling holiday light displays that make SoCal shine

Los Angeles , CA - November 08: Leah Rose Gallegos (CEO, Instructor at People's Yoga) photographed for the Los Angeles Times Wellness package in studio on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 in Los Angeles , CA. (Travis Shinn / For The Times)
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The 28 best yoga studios in L.A. for stretching, sweating and spiritual awakenings

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These 13 standout restaurants are where L.A. chefs eat on their nights off

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25 things to do in L.A. to feel like you’ve walked into a holiday movie

The community space and gift shop Be Nice Have Fun in Highland Park will host a food giveaway on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28.

Here are 6 Thanksgiving food giveaways across Los Angeles

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72 awesome things to do with kids in L.A. before they grow up

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Disney agrees to $233-million settlement in wage theft case

Current and former Disney workers can expect back pay with interest sometime next year after a five-year-long court battle concludes with a historic settlement.

VENTURA, CA - DECEMBER 17: Ventura County Hall of Administration located at the Ventura County Government Center in the City of Ventura as health officials in Ventura County say parties, indoor church services and youth sports events currently banned amid COVID-19 restrictions are continuing, hindering the county's ability to fight the spreading coronavirus. The county's intensive care unit capacity has dropped to 1%, and COVID-19 hospitalizations have broken records for 10 consecutive days. On Sunday, 181 COVID-19 patients were in the county's hospitals, 72% higher than the peak of the July surge. Ventura County on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in Ventura, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Ventura County man who beat 4-year-old daughter into a coma sentenced to life in prison

Female minors detained at the juvenile hall are escorted by a probation officer with their books after visiting the new 4,000 volume library at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall on Monday, September 12, 2016 in Downey, Calif. Literacy specialist Zoila Gallegos used to keep a small library in her classroom so kids with reading difficulties could check out the books and led a push for a new library in the lock-up. (Patrick T. Fallon/ For The Los Angeles Times)

Showdown looms after judge sets hearing to close troubled L.A. juvenile hall

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced today that Justin Yasutake, a teacher and girls’ soccer coach, has been charged with possessing videos and images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including images of a minor under 12 years old. Yasutake worked as a youth soccer coach in the city of Arcadia and other school settings in LA County.

L.A. County girls’ soccer coach had hundreds of images of child porn, prosecutors say

Co-founder of California white supremacist group to be freed

L.A. wants to ban using nitrous oxide to get high. But challenges loom

After losing reelection, San Francisco mayor says she leaves office ‘a winner’

A tiny California town’s election ended in a tie. How would it break it?

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Toronto, Canada-December 5, 2024- Pedestrians walk by Canada merchandise being sold in the city's Chinatown neighbourhood, one of the largest Chinatowns in North America. In a challenging post-COVID economy with skyrocketing housing costs, anti-immigration sentiment in Canada appears to be rising. (Laura Proctor / For the Times)

Housing crisis, economic woes and Trump: How Canada turned against immigrants

Canada was long viewed as a beacon for immigrants. But record levels of migration here in recent years have triggered widespread backlash.

Trucks cross the International Bridge from Mexico into the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Mexico cracks down on drugs and migrants. Will it be enough to stop Trump tariffs?

Anti government fighters stand on top of a Syrian army jet after they took over a military airbase near the central city of Hama, on December 6, 2024. Rebel forces pressing a lightning offensive in Syria aim to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad's rule, their Islamist leader said in an interview published on December 6. In little over a week, the offensive has seen Syria's second city Aleppo and strategically located Hama fall from Assad's control for the first time since the civil war began in 2011. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel targets Syrian military bases and arsenals before new leaders can take them over

Syrian citizens wave the revolutionary flag and shout slogans as they celebrate during the second day of the take over of the city by the insurgents in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

In post-Assad Damascus, a mix of joy and trepidation

Participants tear a banner representing the flag of the ruling People Power Party during a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment in front of the headquarters of the ruling People Power Party, in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahnn Young-joon)

The biggest question in South Korea: Who is running the country?

Entertainment & Arts

LEFT: Paula Abdul arrives at the 57th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Evan Agostini/Invision/Associated Press) RIGHT: Nigel Lythgoe arrives at the 2018 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards at the Beverly Hilton on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/Associated Press

Paula Abdul, Nigel Lythgoe settle lawsuit a year after she accused producer of sexual assault

Paula Abdul says her sexual assault lawsuit against producer Nigel Lythgoe is ‘something I can now put behind me’ after the case was settled in Los Angeles this week.

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Lara Spencer returns to ‘Good Morning America’ after double foot surgery: ‘All is well’

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The 5 essential episodes of ‘My So-Called Life’

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It’s that ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ time of year, plus the week’s best movies in L.A.

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Conan O’Brien’s parents Thomas and Ruth, who inspired numerous gags, die three days apart

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CULVER CITY, CA - NOVEMBER 21, 2024 - - TikTok creator Aaliyah Arnold sells her brand of make-up, Boss Up Cosmetics, while hosting a 12-hour live-selling event from a TikTok Shop in Culver City on November 21, 2024. TikTok launched TikTok Shop in September 2023, and since then creators have found huge success selling products directly to their fans. "Live selling," is basically similar to a modern-day infomercial that stretches on for many, many hours. The live-selling event went from noon until midnight. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

A Gen Z version of QVC? Inside TikTok’s push to become a watch-and-shop destination

TikTok creators are selling their products during marathon livestreams. Online live selling has been a retail phenomenon for years in China but has been slower to catch on in the U.S.

Farmworkers walk into an apple orchard in Washington state's Yakima Valley, where growers say that coronavirus regulations could put them out of business.

Van Nuys landscaping company fined for ‘serious’ and ‘willful’ heat violations

Victor Marcus, a produce clerk at the Ralphs supermarket in the La Jolla Square shopping center, restocks produce at the store, early in the morning, March 19, 2020 in San Diego, California.

Column: Good riddance to the merger of grocers Albertsons and Kroger, which would have cost you money

FILE - This Jan. 13, 2021 file photo shows a Wells Fargo office in New York. Wells Fargo & Co. says first-quarter net income jumped to $4.74 billion from $653 million a year earlier, when the pandemic struck the global economy. The San Francisco-based bank said Wednesday, April 14, that it had earnings of $1.05 per share in the latest quarter, compared with a profit of 1 cents a year earlier. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Amid intimidation claims, Wells Fargo investigators vote to unionize

LOS ANGELES, CA-MARCH 18, 2020: Marcela Toledo cleans an ATM machine outside Teddy's Red Tacos in Venice to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus on March 18, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.T Toldedo said business has slowed tremendously as people are choosing to avoid places where people gather. (Photo By Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

Overdraft fees would be slashed under new Biden administration rule. What you need to know

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Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle (30) works toward the basket.

Unsure when LeBron James will return, Lakers lose again to Timberwolves

LeBron James didn’t play in the Lakers’ 97-87 loss to the Timberwolves, remaining away from the team for “personal reasons” while nursing a sore foot.

Los Angeles, California November 8, 2024-Dodger players from left, Mookie Betts, Chris Taylor.

Can’t stop, won’t stop: Dodgers still reveling in World Series title afterglow

Los Angeles, California August 23, 2023-Former USC running back Reggie Bush speaks.

NCAA, Pac-12 and USC seek dismissal of Reggie Bush’s lawsuit over lost NIL pay