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Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.

The controversial program that pays veteran Los Angeles police officers and firefighters nearly double for the last five years of their careers received a flood of new enrollees in February, records show.

The Supreme Court is set to hear a seemingly minor case later this month on the status of administrative judges at the Securities and Exchange Commission, an issue that normally might only draw the interest of those accused of stock fraud.

April 20

The Devil and Father Amorth

Director William Friedkin films an exorcism performed by the head exorcist for the Diocese of Rome and interviews priests, psychologists, neurosurgeons and nonbelievers in this documentary. (1:08) NR.

Edge of Isolation

Cut off from civilization, a young couple...

Several new high-profile players, including cornerbacks Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib, defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh and receiver Brandin Cooks, can introduce themselves to Rams teammates Monday when the team begins voluntary offseason workouts in Thousand Oaks.

Capsule reviews are by Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.), Charles McNulty (C.M.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.).

As the Rams prepare for the NFL draft, the Los Angeles Times will examine their roster. Part 4 of 8: Special teams.

As the Chargers prepare for the NFL draft, the Los Angeles Times will examine their roster. Part 4 of 8: Special teams.

Feria de Abril Third annual festival features flamenco artists from local dance studios. St Isidore Historical Plaza, 10961 Reagan St., Los Alamitos. Sun., 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. $15. www.feriadesevillalosalamitos.com

Dudamel Conducts Salonen & Shostakovich Gustavo Dudamel leads the LA Phil in Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5, Varese’s “Amériques,” and the world premiere of Salonen’s “Pollux.” Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., L.A. Sun., 2 p.m. $60-$199. (323) 850-2000.

We know you love to eat like a local when you travel. With the help of experts, we identified some new - and some old - faves on the Garden Isle and tried them, concentrating on the restaurants where residents dine and savor inexpensive fare.

No, a candidate in Mexico’s upcoming presidential election did not pose nude with a drag queen.

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We know you love to eat like a local when you travel. With the help of experts, we identified some new - and some old - faves on the Garden Isle and tried them, concentrating on the restaurants where residents dine and savor inexpensive fare.

On our last afternoon on Hawaii Island, I was gazing at a sparkling crescent bay and planning my evening cocktail.

Dear Liz: I am married and six months away from my full retirement age, which is 66. I have not filed yet. My wife started collecting Social Security at 62 but does not get very much. We are both in excellent health and have longevity in the genes. We don’t own a home. I have around $960,000 in...

Earth Day is next weekend, so celebrate green, orange and blues while enjoying the outdoors, traveling in human-powered ways, and discovering cool things about animals and our irreplaceable big blue planet.

Munich, Germany, wasn’t necessarily my first choice for a winter vacation. But I came here anyway for a friend’s birthday celebration in early March, which coincided with an uncharacteristic Arctic blast across Europe.

It’s always a pleasure to turn first to the Travel section. You’ve done a great job.

“Only softback books are allowed inside.” That’s what the email from the prison liaison said.

“An irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces” — that’s how U.S. Sen. William Seward of New York described the rising strife and mounting enmity between the North and South in 1858, three years before the start of the Civil War.

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 — whose 50th anniversary we marked last week — seemed a monumental achievement at the time, a capstone to the historic measures of the 1960s that sought to transform race relations in America. Today, however, many civil rights activists view it largely as a failure...

Procrastinators race to the post office on Tax Day to postmark their tax returns or file for extensions. Sensible people use Tax Day as a time to consider their financial picture for the year ahead. But this April, in light of how Congress radically rewrote our tax obligations for 2018 onward,...

When Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck retires in June, he’ll leave to his successor the best department in the city’s history — one that’s no longer a hated, pugnacious symbol of repression or the kind of instigator of class and race volatility that ignited two of the bloodiest riots in American...