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Tens of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets Sunday as CicLAvia opens a three-mile stretch of West Los Angeles roads to pedestrians, cyclists and other non-motorized users. The event, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. …

April 25th is Independent Bookstore Day, and many of us readers honor and celebrate it by making pilgrimages to our favorite local shops to add more books to our already teetering TBRs. And you know what? A day devoted to books, …

With music festival season underway in the Coachella Valley, a Riverside County legislator is pushing to make these large events safer by restricting the airspace around them. As concerts such as the Stagecoach Country Music Festival — which begins Friday, …

By CLAUDIA LAUER and REBECCA BOONE The body of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who went missing with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay, and his roommate has been taken into …

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An appeals court on Friday reversed an $8.2 million defamation verdict awarded to Alabama politician Roy Moore, who sued a super PAC over a 2017 political ad detailing misconduct accusations against him. The panel of the …

When Chicago attorney Rachel Cohen sat down to do her taxes earlier this year, she thought about the half dozen times she had been tear-gassed or struck with pepper pellets at protests against federal deportation tactics. “I was thinking about …

Well over a year removed from his presidency, the Biden hangover lingers. The latest domino to fall is Spirit Airlines, which is on the brink of collapse with no good options to avert it. Although a spike in jet fuel …

By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline.org In three conservative states — Missouri, Oklahoma and South Dakota — residents in recent years voted to amend their state constitutions to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Now Republican lawmakers in all three states …

By MELISSA GOLDIN Speculation about links among a handful U.S. scientists who have died or disappeared in recent years was largely confined to niche online communities less than two months ago. As of Friday, the number had grown to at …

By CHAN HO-HIM and MATT O’BRIEN HONG KONG (AP) — DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook world markets last year, launched preview versions of its latest major update Friday as the AI rivalry between China and the U.S. …

By EMILIE MEGNIEN and RUSS BYNUM NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter died battling a wildfire in Florida while more than 120 homes in drought-stricken southeast Georgia have been destroyed by two large blazes, one of which investigators suspect …

Probation officers at a dangerously understaffed Los Angeles County juvenile detention facility in Sylmar lacked the training and equipment to deal with overdoses and failed to make timely safety checks in the hours leading up to the fentanyl-related death of …

Universal Studios Hollywood celebrated Potterheads, Dungeon Masters, Moonies, Straw Hatters, Jurassians and other obsessed fandoms with the return of Fan Fest Nights to the movie theme park with experiences dedicated to sci-fi, fantasy, gaming and anime. Universal Fan Fest Nights …

By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Sombrero galaxy and its glowing halo of stars have never looked this good. The U.S. National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab released the latest photo of the popular hat-shaped galaxy on Friday. A …

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases, officials said Friday. Related Articles Appeals court …

By Jenna Jarrah Eric Chaim Kline has been dealing in old and rare books since 1980, and his current shop in the San Fernando Valley has an impressive inventory of over 250,000 books. An antiquarian bookseller, Kline specializes in “all …

An online feud between U.S. Congressman Dan Goldman (D-NY) and DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin erupted on Wednesday over the Justice Department’s indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). President Trump’s Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash …

The operator of the iconic indie wrestling venue Berwyn Eagles Club says it will stop hosting shows after more than 20 years — news that has left members of Chicago’s wrestling community stunned. The final events this weekend include a …

Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) or important decisions after 5 p.m. The moon is in Leo. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day You are the artisan of the zodiac, and today is a fabulous day to …

Prince Harry visiting the world’s largest humanitarian mine clearance organisation near Bucha, Kyiv (Picture: The HALO Trust Ukraine/AFP via Getty) Prince Harry declared he will always be part of the royal family, while rejecting the suggestion he is ‘not a …