The L.A. Times Features team shares the places that have helped them amid uncertainty, be it a hot spring, cool desert, ...

The National Institutes of Health have even done studies on how volunteering is good for your physical and emotional health.

Rabbi Gadi Azoulay, the co-founder of Oseh Chessed, an organization dedicated to “helping Jewish families of all religious levels,” is modest when talking about his work.

For more than a century, conservation policy has focused on economic development and wisely using natural resources.

Swap the hustle and bustle of busy cities like Los Angeles for California’s redwood forests and dreamy beaches. These 13 ...

Californians live in the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction.

City workers and celebrities, teachers and tycoons talk about what they lost in the Los Angeles fires — and how they’ll ...

California’s unparalleled beauty, renowned restaurants and five-star lodging options make it a dream destination for couples ...

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order relating to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina at the White House ...

As we have seen with world-famous sites such as the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Windsor Castle and many others — outside of war — fire is one of the most destructive foes of built heritage. Closer to ...

Firefighters scrambled Sunday to make further progress against wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed 24 people in the Los Angeles area as forecasters again warned of ...

Ivan Kashinsky has traveled the world for Smithsonian magazine, but when disaster struck earlier this month, he rushed home ...