Thousands of low-income patients, some desperately ill, are scrambling to find new doctors as they lose access to UCLA Health physicians after an eight-year Medi-Cal contract was not renewed. Read …
Hurricane Marie brings dangerous ocean conditions, soggy weather to SoCal
Forecasters expect some rainfall and slick roads over the next several days. Read full story Author: Iris Kwok
LAPD busts massive street takeover in South Bay, impounding more than 100 cars
A Los Angeles police spokeswoman said she had limited information, but on-scene camera operators recorded a street full of cars and dozens of people sitting on curbs, awaiting citations. Read …
Trump administration is ‘playing shadow games’ with top SoCal prosecutor, public defenders say
Public defenders in L.A. renew efforts to oust top Trump prosecutor Bill Essayli following a major 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling. Read full story Author: Brittny Mejia
’60 Minutes’ opens its new season under Bari Weiss with the L.A. Rams
Jon Wertheim’s Rams profile leads the Sept. 13 season premiere of “60 Minutes” — the first since Bari Weiss’ purge of the CBS News newsmagazine. Read full story Author: Stephen …
‘People aren’t food.’ Footage shows shark circling swimmer at SoCal beach
A shark drone photographer captured extraordinary footage of a great white circling a swimmer off the coast of Santa Barbara. Read full story Author: Alex Wigglesworth
Commentary: ‘Primetime’ and Chris Hansen deserve each other
A24’s sweeps-ploitation drama may deflate the TV host’s ego, but it’s so in love with its protagonist it can’t see he’s the least compelling character in the movie. Read full …
Convicted Trump Media-linked fraudster funded pro-Trump film in hopes of pardon, lawsuit says
Michael Shvartsman provided funding for the documentary ‘The Man You Don’t Know’ and attended its Mar-a-Lago premiere in hopes of winning a pardon, according to a lawsuit by an L.A. …
Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones
The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to …
A billionaire was accused of stealing Malibu sand. Now he’s donating a new beach to the public
A billionaire businessman was accused of stealing sand from Malibu’s Broad Beach. Now, he’s donating a slice of beachfront to the public under a proposed settlement. Read full story Author: …
The Chicago Bears Are Playing America’s Favorite Game—Eating Taxpayers
Say this about the Chicago Bears: They’re going to eat taxpayers, but at least either Indiana or Illinois will get a stadium. I say this having spent decades analyzing state …
Democrat Gina Hinojosa Pretends To Be Conservative
Democrats haven’t won a statewide office in Texas since 1994. So this year, the Democrat at the top of the ticket is seeking to topple Republican Gov. Greg Abbott – …
Measles Is Spreading. But Is the Disease Becoming Less Severe?
What’s happening with measles in Pennsylvania? There is currently a disagreement between local health officials and the feds over whether there are one, two, or no measles deaths in the …
Notes From Political No-Man’s Land
Here I find myself, in political no-man’s land, crouched behind a garbage can, keeping my head down while verbal bullets fly overhead – “fascist” from one side, “toxic empathy” from …
Who Is Renaming Everything on the Map? It’s Not Just Trump
In one of his Truth Social bombs, President Donald Trump insisted we should rename Lake Ontario to Lake America after Canada refused to accept his trade negotiation terms. It obviously …
What a Stalin Biography Tells Us About Our Time
History illuminates the present. I’ve been reading Stephen Kotkin’s widely and justly praised multivolume biography of Joseph Stalin and have encountered many passages that illuminate the present. I learned, for …
Cleveland police chief proud of force but being ‘let down’ by funding
Victoria Fuller tells the BBC the force’s resources need a rethink, speaking after the A66 crash in Middlesbrough which killed seven including two officers. Read full story Author:
‘I’d rather die than ring the police’: Distrust and fear in Middlesbrough after A66 crash
BBC News visits town where violence has escalated after the fatal crash and residents say they are living in fear. Read full story Author:
Reform promises to increase tax-free personal allowance to £15,000
The party says the tax cut will be paid for by reducing public spending by £80bn. Read full story Author:
Lindsay Clancy murder trial has divided US on whether she’s victim or criminal
Some say the case shed light on the mental health struggles of mothers, while others argue it’s no excuse for murder. Read full story Author: