Commentary: The Trump administration's aggression abroad is both ruthless and ineffective
The United States is scaling up its aggression and conflict in the world with little to show for it but likely war crimes.... Read More
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Charli xcx's top five songs
Charli xcx has shared her top five songs from her own archive.
The 33-year-old star - who has just released her eighth studio album Music, Fashion, Film - took a trip down memory lane to pick out her preferred films from ...Read more
How would Proposition 5 overhaul how California conducts recall elections?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California recall elections could get a makeover if voters approve a constitutional amendment this November.
Under current rules, voters casting ballots in recall elections face two choices at once:...Read more
Airport lounge crowds and confusion infuriate high-spending flyers
Getting into an airline lounge these days is complicated: Some sell day passes. Others don’t. Some allow guests. Others charge extra. Certain elite-status members qualify automatically for entry while others need a ...Read more
The chef feeding Venezuela's earthquake survivors -- and listening to their grief
While preparing thousands of meals for people affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela, as well as for rescuers and relatives of those still missing, chef Olivier de Belleroche also listens to the stories of those who ...Read more
Thousands of complaints, few punished: How LAPD handles claims of racial bias
LOS ANGELES — Over the past decade, the LAPD has received thousands of complaints accusing officers of targeting people solely because of their race, ethnicity or other form of outward appearance.
Only one has been ...Read more
Is COVID returning? Summer uptick of virus may have begun in California
LOS ANGELES — COVID-19 is on the upswing in California and across a swath of the West and the South, a sign that the virus may be starting its seasonal summer uptick.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...Read more
Trump wages court battle over rules for detaining migrant children
LOS ANGELES — For more than a quarter-century, a lawsuit settlement from a case brought in Los Angeles federal court has dictated conditions for children held in immigration detention.
But now, the long-standing ...Read more
Leadership vacuum: Agencies in New York and beyond pass the buck on opioid cash oversight
Companies accused of recklessly marketing and distributing prescription opioid painkillers are paying roughly $58 billion to settle lawsuits over their role in fueling the addiction crisis. It’s a pot of gold eyed by ...Read more
Matt Damon 'all in' for new Jason Bourne movie
Matt Damon is "all in" for a new Jason Bourne movie.
The Odyssey actor has starred as the amnesiac CIA assassin in four movies from the Bourne action-thriller franchise and is hoping to reprise the role in a new film from...Read more
Daveigh Chase's father pays tribute on late star's 36th birthday
Daveigh Chase's father has paid tribute to the late actress on what would have been her 36th birthday.
The Lilo and Stitch voice actress, who also appeared as Samara in horror classic The Ring, died on June 16, from ...Read more
Olivia Culpo reveals birth plan for baby number two
Olivia Culpo will have a scheduled C-section for the birth of her second baby.
The 34-year-old model and her husband, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, are getting ready to welcome their second child ...Read more
Trump headlines Correspondents' Dinner with jabs at press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump headlined a scaled-down White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Friday, three months after the original event was cut short by a gunman who allegedly sought to assassinate the ...Read more
Millions of family caregivers manage complex diets for older relatives – often with little nutritional guidance
My first science experiment was in sixth grade for our county’s science fair. Over three months, I tested how my grandfather’s blood sugar responded to green leafy vegetables versus brown rice at dinnertime. My mom ...Read more
South Dakota’s abortion pill advertising ban runs into free speech roadblock
South Dakota is having trouble enforcing a law banning advertising about abortion pills. On July 17, 2026, less than three weeks after the ban took effect on July 1, U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler issued an ...Read more
The Benadryl Challenge isn’t going away – here’s how public health officials are trying to stop this deadly viral trend
A dangerous social media trend that started in 2020 has persisted into 2026, with heartbreaking consequences.
In May and June 2026, four American teens died participating in the “Benadryl Challenge.” This ...Read more
Pennsylvania roads are being coated in radioactive wastewater − here’s why
Pennsylvania’s roughly 100,000 oil and gas wells produce wastewater that’s many times saltier than seawater and contains radium, a known carcinogen. For decades, that saltwater, called brine, was spread on dirt and ...Read more
How do scientists know if climate change made a heat wave, extreme storm or wildfire worse?
When a devastating heat wave, hurricane, flood or wildfire strikes, people often want to know: How much did human-caused climate change influence this event, if at all?
For many years, scientists could answer ...Read more
Is withholding federal counterterrorism funds from states – as FEMA has threatened – legal?
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued new grant guidelines that threaten to withhold counterterrorism funds from states that do not comply with President Donald Trump’s election security directives.
...Read more
DHS surveilled peaceful protesters and then yanked their Global Entry, federal lawsuit alleges
April Walker, a San Diego resident, was observing federal immigration agents in a Target parking lot in April when she said they boxed her in and pointed a camera at her face and license plate.
She said she never provided...Read more
Street homelessness went up in Los Angeles. In Nithya Raman's district, it was nearly cut in half
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, who is running for mayor against incumbent Karen Bass, seized on significant decreases in street homelessness in her district Friday while blasting increases ...Read more
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