Graham Platner’s bid for the Senate inspired progressive Democrats. But the campaign, which he suspended Wednesday, was messy, disorganized and ultimately doomed by a steady drip of scandal. Go to …
California soccer fans sue StubHub after it fails to deliver expensive World Cup tickets
StubHub sued by soccer fans over World Cup tickets Read full story Author: Lily Wright
Bonnie Tyler, husky-voiced singer of ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ dies at 75
Bonnie Tyler, the husky-voiced powerhouse vocalist who delivered memorable and dramatic pop-rock songs including ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ in the 1980s, has died. Read full story Author: Alexandra Del …
‘I’d rather my house burn down than get cancer’: Herbicide use upends California’s fight to save forests
A U.S. Forest Service plan to use glyphosate in a burned forest spurs a reckoning in Tahoe: How much should people do to bring forests back? Read full story Author: …
‘Moana’ debuted just 10 years ago. Why Disney is remaking it as a live-action movie
Ten years ago, Disney released its animated “Moana” to box office success. Can a new live-action remake revive the film’s popularity? Read full story Author: Samantha Masunaga
L.A. cardrooms applaud court ruling to allow blackjack
A San Francisco Superior Court judge struck down regulations that would ban cardrooms from offering blackjack in California. Read full story Author: Annika Duneja
California wolves are eating much more cattle than wild prey, study finds
A study on gray wolves’ dietary preferences shows that the population regrowth is connected to the fact that wolves are feasting on cattle, while natural prey resources remain comparatively scarce. …
UC weighs return of SAT amid early signs of changing views and faculty pressure
Six years after dropping the SAT and ACT, the University of California is weighing a return to standardized testing following intense pressure from faculty who say incoming students lack basic …
‘Love Island’ fame turns a Mar Vista surf cafe into a neighborhood destination
Saba coffee shop has become a destination for fans of the Peacock reality show “Love Island USA” after owner Gal Tshnieder was cast as a bombshell. Read full story Author: …
A Gaza father’s desperate search for his son’s body
A search for one man’s remains underscores the staggering humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where thousands of bodies are trapped beneath millions of tons of rubble. Read full story Author: Bilal …
‘Please control your children’: California restaurateur charges parents when kids run wild
The owner of a restaurant in Northern California has charged parents as much as $327 for damages wrought by their unruly children. Read full story Author: Suhauna Hussain
Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff separate after nearly three years of marriage
Entertainment power couple Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff have reportedly gone their separate ways for now. They married nearly three years ago. Read full story Author: Alexandra Del Rosario
Mr. President, Buy Some Happiness
A rich woman for whom I did household chores as a teenager remarked to me once that “Money doesn’t buy happiness.” I don’t recall why she made the remark, but …
Where the Fight for Israel Can Still Be Won
Recently, I was helping a pro-Israel client decide where to spend its conference budget – which rooms their people would actually be welcome in. Evangelical conferences, obviously. Jewish federations, of …
What’s Different About ‘Democratic’ Socialism—and What Isn’t
Democratic socialism is having a political moment. Fresh off the victories of three socialist-backed candidates in New York’s Democratic primaries, the movement is already setting its sights beyond the state, …
Defending America’s Founding Principles in a Divided Age
The United States nation faces threats that extend beyond the familiar divide between Democrats and Republicans. Increasingly, two ideological movements — one on the far left, one emerging on the …
The Technological Cost of Competing With China
Semiconductors have become the backbone of modern life, serving as the brain behind everything from smartphones to household appliances and from electric cars to artificial intelligence and national defense systems. …
AP Warns Against Trump’s ‘Darkly Political’ Anti-Communist Remarks
Communism is an evil philosophy. Communist regimes have killed hundreds of millions of people and made millions more live in a police state. But somehow, speaking ill of communism alarms …
Family’s ‘unimaginable loss’ as mum and daughters found dead
Bedfordshire Police is seeking Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45, also known as Mark. Read full story Author:
Disability benefit not fit for purpose, minister leading review says
Sir Stephen Timms says personal independence payments (Pip) in England and Wales need changing. Read full story Author: