The nonfiction spy thriller “The Falcon and the Snowman,” which became a film, grew out of his work as a journalist covering the West Coast for The Times.

Since President Trump’s rise, Democrats have served as defenders of a political system many Americans believe is broken. Now the party is trying a new approach.

Officials warned that driving for holiday celebrations would be hazardous across much of the state, with more than half an inch of rain still to fall in some places.