CHICAGO — The president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago faces an independent investigation amid a report that he stripped on a commercial airplane.

James Rondeau is voluntarily taking time away from his office while the investigation is completed, an Art Institute spokesperson said in a statement. “The Art Institute takes this ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Several federal prosecutors — including the chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section — have submitted their resignations following a plea deal offered by the new U.S. attorney in Los Angeles to a sheriff’s deputy who had already been found guilty of using excessive force.

Two sources confirmed to The Times ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — At her hole-in-the-wall convenience store across the street from MacArthur Park, Sabrina de la Peña has supplied cold beverages, household necessities and kind words for nearly 30 years.

Despite issues with crime in the area, De la Peña, 61, said she never felt threatened by a customer until last month. Over the course of two ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A former burger chain CEO under federal indictment on gun and fraud charges now faces another accusation: Allegedly spreading "smears" that reached the White House through conservative pundits, leading to the prosecutor who was handling his case getting fired.

The latest claim was leveled by Adam Schleifer, formerly an assistant...Read more

The Little Leaguers warming up in a Union Park outfield craned their necks between practice swings Saturday morning to listen to the message shouted by a nearby crowd.

What they heard — the protest chants of an anti-Trump movement trying to grow its ranks in Chicago — was aimed not only at the White House, but anyone frustrated by the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Jobs for thousands of letter and package delivery workers at the U.S. Postal Service and UPS could be cut this year, with both looking to slash costs and streamline operations as the effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs and digital innovation ripple through the economy.

But what that means for people with a package to ...Read more

For the second time in a week, voters in a prominent U.S. ally angered by President Donald Trump punished conservatives and reelected a left-leaning incumbent.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was poised to win the largest victory for his center-left Labor Party since 1946, both in terms of two-party preferred and overall seat count....Read more

ATLANTA — Charlie Bailey, the former statewide candidate for attorney general and later lieutenant governor, has been elected chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia.

He won with about 53% of the vote in a runoff Saturday against former Rome City Commissioner Wendy Davis.

“People in our base have lost faith in our ability to fight for ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — At her hole-in-the-wall convenience store across the street from MacArthur Park, Sabrina de la Peña has supplied cold beverages, household necessities and kind words for nearly 30 years.

Despite issues with crime in the area, De la Peña, 61, said she never felt threatened by a customer until last month. Over the course of two ...Read more

Wanda Barzee, the woman who kidnapped Elizabeth Smart and held her captive for months in the early 2000s, has been arrested in Utah for violating the terms of her probation as a sex offender.

Barzee was arrested at her Salt Lake City home on Thursday after visiting at least two parks — Liberty Park and Sugar House Park — in the city last ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It was the height of the dinner rush at L.A. Live, a glittering, neon-drenched complex of restaurants and bars steps from Crypto.com Arena.

Around 6 p.m. on Nov. 28, 2023, a white Ford Escape pulled out of rush hour traffic on Figueroa Street, stopping along the curb outside Fixins Soul Kitchen.

A man stepped out of the Ford, ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — As chaotic, violent and arbitrary as Sunday night’s Clearwater Ferry crash was, it also seemed like an obvious crime scene.

Onlookers watched as the boat that slammed into the ferry drove away. Police later found the boat and its driver nearly 4 miles away. Retrieved footage soon revealed the seconds leading up to the crash �...Read more

ATLANTA — Most Georgia voters say marijuana should be made legal for recreational use, a sign of growing acceptance of a drug that‘s allowed in 24 other states.

Nearly 56% of respondents in a poll by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution supported legalizing marijuana, the highest level of support in recent years. Just 46% favored recreational ...Read more

MEXICO CITY — Mexico's leader said Saturday that she rejected an offer by President Donald Trump to send U.S. troops into her country to fight drug cartels.

Speaking at a public event, President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed a report published Friday in the Wall Street Journal that said that Trump had pressured Mexico to allow more U.S. ...Read more

Singapore’s ruling party was on track to secure a convincing victory in Saturday’s election as voters worried about rising costs and a worsening global economic climate rallied behind incumbent Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in his first electoral test since taking office a year ago.

Official results from the nation’s elections department ...Read more

AMMAN, Jordan — The message was contrite but direct. "I'm heartbroken. If you're receiving this letter, I'm letting you go — effective immediately."

The email came from Jeffrey Gedmin, head of Middle East Broadcasting Networks,or MBN, the nonprofit overseeing the U.S.-government-funded, Arab-language news channel Alhurra.

It was April 12,...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Nine people — including one student — were arrested early Saturday morning on the campus of Swarthmore College as police disbanded a recently formed pro-Palestinian encampment.

Shortly before 8 a.m. Vice President of Student Affairs Stephanie Ives entered Trotter Lawn, with police officers, warning the Swarthmore chapter of...Read more

Donald Trump has gone from the presidency to the papacy.

With just days left before the start of the papal conclave — where a new leader of the Catholic Church will be selected — Trump took to his Truth Social platform to share an AI-generated image of himself dressed up as the pope. It shows him adorned in the traditional attire, complete...Read more