California
The relationship between Arcadia Councilmember Eileen Wang and Yaoning ‘Mike’ Sun deepens questions around what Wang knew about an alleged plot to push pro-China policies.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department and district attorney’s office have reached an agreement with federal officials over their illegal use of informants in county jails, a scandal that upended the justice system in the Southern California county.
When the Varsity Blues scandal hit in 2019, it rocked American academia in unprecedented ways. Five years later, a Times investigation revisited the scandal with a trove of new documents that offer a more complex view.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to a former administrator jailed for the Varsity Blues operations, saying she was a scapegoat.
Business
Cummins Inc. will recall 600,000 Ram trucks and remedy the environmental damage it caused when it illegally installed emissions control software.
Climate & Environment
California abandons clean truck and locomotive regulations after Biden’s EPA doesn’t grant waivers needed to depart from federal rules.
The public naming of Jay-Z as the mysterious celebrity accused in an anonymous civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl with Sean “Diddy” Combs came after weeks of behind the scenes battling between the star’s lawyer and the Texas attorney representing the woman.
In her first-ever interview, Donna Heinel recounts her time at the epicenter of the Varsity Blues scandal, four months in prison and her continued devotion to USC.
World & Nation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand for the first time in his long-running trial on corruption charges.
Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler is convicted of fraud in the scandal over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the help of illegal software.