King Charles's recent visit to the Vatican may appear to be simply a symbolic gesture of ecumenical goodwill. But moments ...

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To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best fiction books since the festival was inaugurated.

GLENDALE, AZ — Victoria Lacey's case started with a call for help. In 2012, the 25-year-old knocked on a nearby door in the Glendale neighborhood near 47 th Avenue and Friar, saying she had been ...

The Trump administration says it won't share any more information in response to a judge's request about three recent deportation flights carrying Venezuelan migrants because it's a state secret.

East of Empire: Egypt, India, and the World Between the Wars. These partitions took place barely six months apart, between 1947 and 1948. They remain at the heart of horrific state violence on ...

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New York City's skyline looked a little darker Saturday night without the Empire State Building's lights. Its famous tower lights were off from 8:30-9:30 p.m. in observance of Earth Hour.

The highly institutional character of each of these churches developed in large measure in the context of union with the Roman (and later Byzantine) Empire, starting in the ... He finishes by “giving ...

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