California
The relationship between Arcadia Councilmember Eileen Wang and Yaoning ‘Mike’ Sun deepens questions around what Wang knew about an alleged plot to push pro-China policies.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department and district attorney’s office have reached an agreement with federal officials over their illegal use of informants in county jails, a scandal that upended the justice system in the Southern California county.
When the Varsity Blues scandal hit in 2019, it rocked American academia in unprecedented ways. Five years later, a Times investigation revisited the scandal with a trove of new documents that offer a more complex view.
Business
Cummins Inc. will recall 600,000 Ram trucks and remedy the environmental damage it caused when it illegally installed emissions control software.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to a former administrator jailed for the Varsity Blues operations, saying she was a scapegoat.
Climate & Environment
Aside from Tesla, no other major manufacturer will meet the state’s 35% threshold for zero-emission vehicles in the 2026 model year, a trade group leader says.
California abandons clean truck and locomotive regulations after Biden’s EPA doesn’t grant waivers needed to depart from federal rules.
Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler is convicted of fraud in the scandal over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the help of illegal software.
The public naming of Jay-Z as the mysterious celebrity accused in an anonymous civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl with Sean “Diddy” Combs came after weeks of behind the scenes battling between the star’s lawyer and the Texas attorney representing the woman.
In her first-ever interview, Donna Heinel recounts her time at the epicenter of the Varsity Blues scandal, four months in prison and her continued devotion to USC.