With all the divisions in this country, it’s amazing that the ability to round out your letters has become controversial, writes Laurel Vermilyea Cortes.

WASHINGTON − Former President Joe Biden left a letter for the man replacing him in the Oval Office, continuing a tradition dating back 36 years. President Donald Trump discovered the letter ...

A woman pushes her belongings along Pacific Coast Highway as the Palisades fire rages on Jan. 7. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) ...

(“Could better brush clearance have helped slow the spread of the Palisades fire?” Jan. 13) Most importantly, you don’t fight the fire on the day it happens. You fight it beforehand with ...