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Dianne Feinstein built one of California’s most successful political brands by standing up to her party’s liberal wing. In her first run for statewide office in 1990, she defiantly faced down raucous booing from California Democratic Party delegates angry over her support for the death penalty....

On Feb. 5, 1984, staff photographer Ken Lubas spent the day with a small group of Native Americans living in makeshift shelters on Bunker Hill. By Feb. 12, 1984 — when a Los Angeles Times story appeared on the homeless group — they had been evicted. Staff writer Jerry Cohen reported: Of all the...

Stacey Abrams won Georgia's Democratic primary in the gubernatorial race Tuesday, becoming the state's first woman nominee for governor from either major party. If the former state House minority leader wins the general election in November, she'll become the first black woman governor in the U.S....

The Chargers did what they could to show their appreciation to tight end Antonio Gates, one of the best players in the team’s history, as they made plans to move on. Tuesday, those plans might have changed. Gates’ replacement, third-year tight end Hunter Henry, suffered a season-ending knee injury...

A long-overlooked source of lead contamination in neighborhoods near a closed Vernon battery recycler could be cleaned under a push by state lawmakers to target the grassy strips between sidewalks and streets. The publicly owned stretches of land, known as parkways, are not included in the state’s...

A prototypical leadoff hitter Max Muncy is not. At a stout 5 feet 10 and 215 pounds, he is more rectangular than sleek, more slugger than speedster. Before Tuesday, Muncy had an average of one home run every 14.2 at-bats, which ranked sixth in the National League among players with at least 75...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is closer than ever to playing for the Stanley Cup, and he’s determined to make the most of the opportunity. “I’ve never been in this position before,” he said Tuesday, looking ahead to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final against the Tampa Bay Lightning....

Melvin Ingram skipped the Chargers’ organized team activities last spring, but he had been in the midst of a contract dispute. He subsequently signed a four-year contract that guarantees him $42 million and could be worth as much as $66 million. When the Chargers opened this year’s organized team...

The law firm of Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti was hit with a $10-million judgment Tuesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court after he broke his promise to pay $2 million to a former colleague. Judge Catherine Bauer of U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Santa Ana ordered the Eagan Avenatti law firm to pay...

At a raucous hearing at City Hall punctuated with shouting from the crowd, Los Angeles lawmakers pressed forward Tuesday with plans to shelter dozens of homeless people at a Koreatown parking lot. The Koreatown plan, by city leaders earlier this month, spurred residents and business owners...