December 30, 2025, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time
The crackdown and detentions swept from one coast to the other: day laborers in Los Angeles, a flower seller in Chicago, immigrants in New York courtrooms.
Just like past tech booms, the latest frenzy has produced a group of billionaires — at least on paper — from smaller start-ups.
States across the country have also passed new rules around cellphone usage for minors, medically assisted death and gender-related care.
Here’s a cheat sheet for decoding this year’s A.I.-driven tech lingo, from RAG to superintelligence.
No longer something off in the distance, the new technology was all over our screens this past year.
Lincoln Riley’s words on Monday are USC’s strongest about the Trojans' longtime rival and the pause in the series.
CNN, CBS and ABC ring in 2026, and a new reality show set in Palm Beach begins.
We have guidance on protein, full-fat dairy, breakfast and more.
This week’s properties include a midcentury modern house in Los Angeles, a full-floor condo in San Francisco and a cottage in Carmel.
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See active fires using The Times’s wildfire tracker.
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