Gloria Estefan recently had a tough conversation with her daughter, Emily Estefan, about Emily's coming out: latimes.com/entertainment-…
In an episode of their web series “Red Table Talk: The Estefans," Emily discussed Gloria’s reaction to telling her about her relationship with her girlfriend of four years. latimes.com/entertainment-…
“I was like, ‘Hey, I’m in love with this girl,’” Emily said on the show. “The first thing you said was, ‘If you tell your grandma and she dies, her blood is on your hands.’” latimes.com/entertainment-…
That made Emily feel like her relationship and sexuality weren’t OK, like she had to hide them, she said.
Gloria’s mother, Gloria Fajardo, died in June of 2017 before her granddaughter had time to come out to her. She had been sick for years, and her daughter didn’t want to endanger her health with any shocking news. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Gloria Estefan and her family are laying everything out on the table — a red table, that is — with their new web series, “Red Table Talk: The Estefans” latimes.com/entertainment-…
The poignant “Red Table” episode came one day before Thursday’s Spirit Day anti-bullying campaign, in which numerous celebrities and politicians are showing their support for LGBTQ youth. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Hosted by Eva Longoria, Gloria Estefan and Ricky Martin, a CBS special "Essential Heroes: A Momento Latino Event" will honor the Latinx community. latimes.com/entertainment-…
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Since 2017, at least 265 calls made to police through 911 and nonemergency lines have reported violence and abuse inside California’s four privately run federal detention centers overseen by ICE, a Times investigation found.
California’s ICE detention centers are supposed to comply with care and safety standards set by ICE. But the staff are not law enforcement officers and do not have the authority to conduct criminal investigations.
Any allegations of abuse must be reported to local authorities.
The Dodgers are facing must-win scenarios for the rest of the National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves, starting today with Game 5.
Following along for live updates and analysis as the Dodgers try to keep their season alive. #NLCS
Here are four thrillers that range across all subgenres, and delve into lives previously unseen — darkness and all. latimes.com/entertainment-…
It’s been a killer season for stand-alone crime fiction. But for readers keen to revisit old friends, the following are solid additions to long-running series: latimes.com/entertainment-…
Born in rural Indiana to immigrants from Guadalajara, he taught himself how to play guitar from YouTube.
His mother worked in his school’s cafeteria, while his father delivered the food by truck latimes.com/entertainment-…
Much like fellow Latinx newcomers Cuco and Kali Uchis, Apollo is part of a rising generation of self-starting Spanglish-language artists who have captivated pop fans with their bicultural cool. latimes.com/entertainment-…
The coronavirus pandemic upended the economy — particularly the lives of immigrants, who might not be eligible for all of the assistance distributed to citizens.
Not only have immigrants disproportionately contracted COVID-19, but industries that often rely on their labor have also been among the slowest to rebound from the virus shutdowns.
California’s immigrant population fell by 642,200, or 6.2%, during the first five months of the pandemic, according to an analysis of census data by UC Merced’s Community and Labor Center. latimes.com/business/story…
It was an otherwise quiet Saturday night at the Los Angeles International Airport control tower when an American Airlines pilot radioed in with an unbelievable report:
It’s possible that the recent sighting near LAX was indeed a person flying with a jet pack.
But the altitude at which the person was reported flying makes it seem “highly unlikely,” says the executive director of the Vertical Flight Society latimes.com/california/sto…