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With 'Ocean's 8' and 'Crazy Rich Asians,' Awkwafina is the summer's comedy secret weapon

Queens native Awkwafina (a.k.a.

Review: Glenda Jackson steals the show in a thrilling, emotionally affecting 'Three Tall Women' on Broadway

“Three Tall Women” may not be widely considered the best play Edward Albee wrote (I rank it among his top three), but it is his most affecting a…

Orange County parents opt to put children in language immersion programs

Courtney Dezahd grew up speaking English only, and when she was pregnant with her daughter, she was determined that her children would be differ…

Huge increase in arrests of homeless in L.A. — but mostly for minor offenses

Los Angeles police found Reed Segovia slumped in a folding chair near the Venice boardwalk early one spring morning in 2016 and shook him awake.

Op-Ed: The next time ICE rounds up workers, remember that we didn't do the same with Nazi-era war criminals

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For the Record - Jan. 27, 2018

CashCall: In the Jan. 25 Business section, an article and photo caption about a lending company penalized for violating consumer protection laws…

Tom Bergin's Irish pub is not closing. It's just reducing its hours and closing its kitchen

On Sunday, Tom Bergin’s Public House, the famed Irish pub on Fairfax Avenue, will reduce its bar hours and close its kitchen, according to the p…

In Myanmar, hatred for Rohingya Muslims runs so deep that a diplomat called them 'ugly as ogres' — and got promoted

Myawady Sayadaw, a crimson-robed monk whose eyes dance behind round spectacles, casts himself as a genial warrior in Myanmar’s long struggle aga…

In Theory: Questions arise over Trump nominees

President Trump has nominated Kansas Gov.

Op-Ed: Why does the U.S. have such an outlier child poverty rate? Our immigration system has a lot to do with it

Articles about America’s high levels of child poverty are a media evergreen.

Venezuela's political crisis deepens as its legislature is essentially dissolved

Venezuela’s political crisis deepened Friday as the controversial constitutional assembly declared that it is the country’s sole legislative bod…

Essential Arts & Culture: 'Hamilton' opens, the debate over Confederate monuments, Mozart reimagined

A small matter of a musical about that guy named Alex on the $10 bill.

'Lucifer' heat wave keeps parts of Europe on red alert

No wonder it's been dubbed “Lucifer.”

Why one shopkeeper returned to his war-ravaged Syrian hometown: ‘I believe in Palmyra’

His shop has become a haunt for Syrian troops, Russian soldiers, visiting journalists and the few others who make it to this now-forlorn remnant…

Newsletter: Indie Focus: Going the distance with more from Cannes, 'War Machine,' 'Wakefield' and 'Manifesto'

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Review: 'Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return' is still a scrappy delight

Born in the far reaches of local television, formed in the soup of primordial basic cable and canceled for the second time in 1999, "Mystery Sci…

$4.5 million worth of makeup stolen from L.A. warehouse, LAPD says

Los Angeles police are searching for the thieves who made off with $4.5 million worth of makeup from a warehouse.

Trump team hits the road to calm global concerns

Led by Vice President Mike Pence, the Trump administration is seeking to calm tensions among anxious allies at a high-level security summit in G…