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The National Park Service, which has reviewed video footage of the siting, is taking the claim seriously, according to spokesperson Ana Beatriz Cholo.

The mountain lion was caught in the Tesla's headlights. Vladimir Polumiskov moved both quickly and slowly, not wanting to draw unwanted attention.

A woman pulls into a desert town at sunset. A writer sees her mother rooting through a dumpster.

A fast-moving wildfire, burning outside the town of Gorman along Interstate 5 near the Grapevine, has grown to more than 3,600 acres, forcing

The idea sounded crazy. But a California man decided to test himself. Could he cross the Atlantic in a sailboat no bigger than a pickup truck?

Halfway across the Atlantic, Jack Johnson opened a package that his wife, Deby, had prepared for the occasion. It contained ingredients for a gin and tonic and a card celebrating his accomplishment. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

As the world was locked down during the pandemic, Jack Johnson, left, and Michael Moyer, both 51, had a wild dream: to build two 19½-foot sailboats, ship them to Portugal and race them single-handedly across the Atlantic. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

A little before 8 one summer morning, the canyons of downtown Los Angeles still hold the cool of night.

A little before 8 one summer morning, the canyons of downtown Los Angeles still hold the cool of night.

Jack Johnson had once thought the script of his life was written — until he met his wife, Deby, who made it possible for him to pursue his dream of racing across the Atlantic.