Noses can be made smaller, breasts bigger — and legs longer. Here’s the brutal procedure

When people want to get taller, they wind up on Dr. Kevin Debiparshad's operating table for leg-lengthening surgery.

Column: Stay in Altadena? 'We’re torn, because we love this neighborhood and we love all these...

In West Altadena, one homeowner who lost everything says, 'Your possessions can go poof in a second. These connections we all share — that’s what the real stuff is.'

The start of the Palisades and Eaton fires: 24 hours that changed Los Angeles

'Mom, are we going to have to run?' Here's how the first 24 hours of our unprecedented conflagration unfolded across L.A. County

Column: The nightmare of evacuations for the elderly and disabled in the path of the fires

For the elderly and the disabled, the fires inspired heroism; they also exposed failings in safety planning for these vulnerable populations

Our reporter visits the remains of his childhood home, lost to the fires

Column: After years of helping the homeless, he's one of them after Altadena fire destroys his house

Days after losing his home in the Eaton fire, social worker Anthony Ruffin's 'day off' looks like many of his other days off: he's helping the homeless

Column: The time for excuses is over. L.A.'s MacArthur Park needs a champion now

MacArthur Park needs someone to say, 'not on my watch.' It's unacceptable that severely incapacitated people stagger about like ghosts, their bodies twisted, their eyes vacant.

Column: Can MacArthur Park be saved? A look to the past points the way forward

What's happened to MacArthur Park is heartbreaking. A 2003 effort emphasizing community collaboration may offer a blueprint for a permanent fix in a neighborhood burdened by gang activity and a...

Column: The sad, desperate, Hispandering end of Kevin de León's career

Hubris was long the engine of De León’s 18-year political career. Hubris was also his downfall. De León conceded to his opponent, tenant’s rights attorney Ysabel Jurado, in a historic defeat.

Column: At LAFD Station 11, one of the busiest in the nation, far more overdose emergencies than...

At Fire Station 11 near MacArthur Park, the crew must navigate a nightmare of drug overdoses, misery — and, sometimes, a structure fire

A 'Locally hated/Dyslexic Hairstylist' battles the Christian right in a Texas town

Adrienne Quinn Martin is the only elected Democrat in deep-red Hood County, Texas. She may not be able to defeat Republicans, but she does get under their skin.

Column: They keep finding — and losing — a granddaughter in the grip of addiction

A woman’s mother and grandmother struggle to reclaim her, but it's as if fentanyl has taken her prisoner, and they can't convince her to make a run for it.

Harris touts her time working at McDonald's. Will it help?

Many presidents have humble jobs early on, but few of them have bragged about it. So why is Kamala Harris talking about her time at McDonald's?

Demanding to be heard

How do we fix our warming planet? 12 young essayists share their hopes, their outrage and some strategies for change

Shoes Off. Laptops Out. Airport Tray Photo Shoot? (Published 2024)

A new social media trend involves creatively arranging your T.S.A. bins, and showing them off.

Column: They say Democrats are to blame for all California's problems. But GOP is MIA

Some say the Democrats are to blame for California's problems, so what are the Republicans doing? Shrinking their tent

Heather Thomas: How a TV star evolved into a behind-the-scenes politico

Heather Thomas was a TV star and a pin-up sensation in the 1980s. But she has long been a Hollywood political activist and fundraiser