Harriet Ryan is an investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Since joining the paper in 2008, she has written about high-profile people, including Phil Spector, Michael Jackson and Tom Girardi, and institutions, including USC, the State Bar of California, the Catholic Church, the Kabbalah Centre and Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin. Ryan won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting with colleagues Matt Hamilton and Paul Pringle in 2019. She and Hamilton won the Collier Prize for State Government Accountability in 2023. She previously worked at Court TV and the Asbury Park Press. She is a graduate of Columbia University.
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USC and the online degree company 2U announced they are cutting ties after several tumultuous years.
Nov. 11, 2023
Former USC gynecologist George Tyndall, 76, was found dead in his home. His criminal trial had been set for next year, with scores of accusers expected to take the stand against him.
Oct. 5, 2023
The LAPD is investigating the midnight heist of a Buddha statue valued at $1.5 million from Barakat Gallery on La Cienega Boulevard.
Sept. 23, 2023
Federal prosecutor says former attorney Tom Girardi hurled an insult at him on the third day of a competency hearing. Girardi is accused of embezzling $18 million from clients.
Sept. 13, 2023
Disgraced lawyer Tom Girardi appears in court for a hearing to decide whether dementia makes him unable to help in his defense in a wire fraud trial.
Aug. 23, 2023
A federal judge will hear evidence Wednesday about whether Tom Girardi is competent to stand trial for wire fraud.
Aug. 22, 2023
George Tyndall, the former campus gynecologist at USC, must stand trial on charges of assaulting 16 patients.
Aug. 11, 2023
Kesha publicly accused Dr. Luke of having raped her. He denied it, and the ensuing scandal raged for the last decade. The Times examined what really happened between the pop star and the producer.
Aug. 12, 2023
Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Paris Hilton and TMZ all figured into the Kesha and Dr. Luke case that rocked the entertainment industry.
Aug. 8, 2023
A conservative Riverside County school board that had rejected a social studies curriculum that mentioned slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk reversed course.
July 22, 2023