States are the “laboratories of democracy,” per the late Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, and likewise cities can be laboratories within states. With that in mind, consider us intrigued by Irvine City Council’s decision to experiment with an innovate form of …
Editorial: Irvine’s ranked choice voting idea merits discussion Read MoreBy BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson against Donovan Mitchell was the matchup splashed across the screens to hype the Eastern Conference finals. Unfortunately for the Cleveland Cavaliers, it turned into Brunson versus James Harden in the fourth …
Cavaliers shrug off concerns about James Harden after Knicks’ Game 1 rally Read MoreBy LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care, like mammograms and colonoscopies, for millions of Americans. In letters dated May …
RFK Jr. fires leaders of group that sets guidelines for preventive health screenings Read MoreSeven people believed to be tied to dozens of home burglaries across Southern California were taken into custody, authorities announced Wednesday, saying the culprits are part of sophisticated burglary rings using high-tech tactics to target their victims. “These organizations frequently …
7 arrested in connection with high-tech burglary ring targeting Southern California homes Read MoreTalk about a baptism by fire. The Amazon Disaster Relief California Wildfire Hub, based in an Inland Empire warehouse, opened less than six months before the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades fires killed 31 and destroyed thousands of homes in …
Amazon launched a California disaster relief hub. Then came the Eaton, Palisades fires Read MoreToilers in the vineyards of the Opinion pages know that the majority, perhaps all, of our most important endorsements are ones made at the local level. Easily the most obscure, low-information and yet key races are the ones on your …
Larry Wilson: Four fine candidates for L.A. Superior Court Office No. 65 Read MoreThe mantra is “More, More, More” on the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Disneyland that offers up more wow moments to enjoy, more starships to shoot, more near misses to avoid and more missions to choose from — all of …
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run delivers three times the fun at Disneyland Read MoreIn a seemingly unremarkable agenda item, Pomona may have just found an alternative legal way to ban new detention centers and curb U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity within the city. Enveloped in a city zoning update, Ordinance 4365, with …
Pomona moves to curb ICE activity, ban new detention centers in the city Read MoreLA Fleet Week kicks off with a welcome party kickoff featuring music, dancing and and a chance to meet members of the military on Thursday, May 25, 2023, in downtown San Pedro. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer) L.A. Fleet …
LA Fleet Week drone shows in San Pedro, Wilmington to celebrate nation’s birthday Read MoreThe Prince of Wales was loving life in Istanbul (Picture: Getty Images) Aston Villa captain John McGinn has told Prince William the drinks are on him after their brilliant Europa League final win on Wednesday night. The Villains beat Freiburg …
Aston Villa star urges Prince William to ‘get his credit card out’ after Europa League win Read MoreThe title of Hanna Kime’s sensitively drawn new play “The Targeted” refers to a real collection of many thousands of people — “Targeted Individuals,” or “TIs” — who believe they are being harassed, controlled and surveilled via implanted devices (“voice-to-skull …
Review: ‘The Targeted’ explores human needs for understanding, belonging, love Read MoreHomelessness rates increased among Latinos in Illinois in recent years, exacerbated by the influx of migrants bused to Chicago by the governor of Texas, according to a new report. But experts are worried that potentially tens of thousands more people …
More Latinos are homeless in Illinois, spurred by Texas busing migrants to Chicago, report finds Read MoreSEATTLE — Ailing White Sox catcher Kyle Teel is learning lessons he’d rather not have to sit through as he tries to work his way back to MLB action for the first time this season. “This is the first time …
Waiting game getting old for injured White Sox catcher Kyle Teel Read MoreSe ordenó la liberación de la madre de un estudiante de 18 años de la secundaria Mather de la custodia migratoria por un juez federal el martes, aunque el adolescente sigue detenido, según los abogados de la familia. Ricardo Navarrete …
Juez ordena la liberación de una mamá de CPS detenida por ICE; su hijo adolescente sigue detenido Read MoreChicago restaurants fighting for survival amid rising food, labor and operating costs and the inflation-linked decline in their customer base got a temporary break Wednesday at the expense of their tipped employees. The City Council agreed to freeze the hourly …
City Council approves compromise that freezes hourly pay for tipped workers Read MoreAn 8-year-old girl and another person died after a suspicious extra-alarm fire erupted early Wednesday in West Englewood, leaving four others in critical condition, officials said. The unidentified 8-year-old girl was pronounced dead at 2:57 a.m.; a male of unknown …
Girl, 8, among 2 dead, 4 others critical after suspicious fire at West Englewood home Read More“Lost” and “Watchmen” mastermind Damon Lindelof has detailed why he was fired from writing a Star Wars movie and teases what the tale would’ve been about. Lindelof was a guest on the May 18 episode of The Ringer’s “House of …
Damon Lindelof Reveals Why He Was Fired From Star Wars Movie: Story Was the ‘Protestant Reformation Inside Star Wars’ Read More“Lost” and “Watchmen” mastermind Damon Lindelof has detailed why he was fired from writing a Star Wars movie and teases what the tale would’ve been about. Lindelof was a guest on the May 18 episode of The Ringer’s “House of …
Damon Lindelof Reveals Why He Was Fired From Star Wars Movie: Story Was the ‘Protestant Reformation Inside Star Wars’ Read MoreMichael Jackson’s biopic might have left some critics cold, but it’s a runaway success by every other measure. Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael” just passed $700 million at the global box office, while renewed interest in the late superstar’s catalog has sent …
How Michael Jackson’s ‘Chicago’ Went From Leftover Track to Viral Hit Decades Later Read MoreMichael Jackson’s biopic might have left some critics cold, but it’s a runaway success by every other measure. Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael” just passed $700 million at the global box office, while renewed interest in the late superstar’s catalog has sent …
How Michael Jackson’s ‘Chicago’ Went From Leftover Track to Viral Hit Decades Later Read More