L.A. Times IMAGE Magazine

5 hours ago | latimes.com | Pallavi Mehra

Dreaming of a wedding celebration that truly wows your guests and leaves an impression? Once you’ve chosen a caterer, an easy way to make a long-lasting impact is to move beyond the standard wedding fare of passed hors d’oeuvres and a choice of chicken or fish. Today’s weddings serve inventive feasts that showcase the couples’ distinctive tastes and satisfy every palate. We spoke to 10 wedding planners, chefs, and experts to learn about the latest inventive culinary experiences.

9 hours ago | latimes.com | Christie D'Zurilla

Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy has welcomed a son, his second child with wife and fellow broadcast journalist Hillary Vaughn. Fox News’ Peter Doocy and Fox Business’ Hillary Vaughn have welcomed a second child. “Meet George Jack Doocy! Born after 30 hours of labor at 8lb, 11oz and 20.5 inches long — on our fourth wedding anniversary,” White House correspondent Doocy said Thursday on social media.

1 day ago | latimes.com | Doug Smith

The authors of the Measure A half-cent homelessness sales tax that went into effect April 1 infused it with broad goals such as reducing the number of people who become homeless each year and increasing the number leaving encampments. To give the public tools to measure its success — or failure — they included a process to add concrete targets and time lines after county voters approved the measure in November.

1 day ago | latimes.com | Gustavo Arellano

Mourners attend a Mass presided over by Archbishop Jose H. Gomez at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels following the death of Pope Francis. Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez and the late Pope Francis assumed their positions two years apart. Both were pioneering Latinos — Gomez became the first Mexican-born head of the largest U.S. archdiocese in 2011, and Francis became the first pontiff from the Americas in 2013.

1 day ago | latimes.com | Jenny Jarvie

The exterior of the State Bar of California in downtown Los Angeles. Nearly two months after hundreds of prospective California lawyers complained that their bar exams were plagued with technical problems and irregularities , the state’s legal licensing body has caused fresh outrage by admitting that some multiple-choice questions were developed with the aid of artificial intelligence.