On a quiet summer evening in June 1990, Pico Iyer sat in his family home in Santa Barbara, Calif., when suddenly, he was surrounded by walls of flames five stories high.

Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen reunited to reprise their roles from 'The Californians,' a recurring 'Saturday Night Live' sketch.

By trying to be "all things to all people" — wanting to both affirm murdered missionary John Chau's humanity and criticize ...

Sophie Cousens, author of 'This Time Next Year,' adapted the book into the screenplay for the Roku rom-com film.

Stephenie Meyer's hit vampire novel is 20 years old, and 'Twilight' is being released with three special editions, including a collectible box set.

Many California students still languish in math and reading, a study shows. But Compton students bucked the trend.

Rebecca Castillo is a video creator and special projects lead for Los Angeles Times’ High School Insider and other Public Affairs programs. A Southern California native, she is an alumna of Swarthmore ...

Trump wants to change education on several fronts, but it’s not clear yet how that will play out in California.

Sun City' offers evidence that widespread isolation began long before Americans became absorbed in their phones.

Sarah Backstrom Memorial Hockey Tournament One of the longest-running hockey tournaments in the US and Canada is back in Erie ...

Taken in the late 1960s and early 1970s, these long hidden photographs by Barbara Ramos have just been published in “A Fearless Eye.” ...

Michael Hiltzik tells California's story with a journalist’s reluctance to take anything at face value and a distrust of ...