Vegas tourism is down as California, international tourists make themselves scarce, data suggest
Sin City is facing a summer swoon, and Californians — by far the largest tourist contingent, data show — are partially to blame. Visits to Las Vegas were down 11.3%…
Searchable database on cases of police use of force and misconduct in California opens to the public
Aug. 4, 2025 4 AM PT A searchable database of public records concerning use of force and misconduct by California law enforcement officers — some 1.5 million pages from nearly…
Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has died – San Diego Union-Tribune
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER LOS ANGELES (AP) — Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before…
Sterling K. Brown on ‘Paradise,’ his ayahuasca trip and more
Sterling K. Brown is telling me about the underground bunker in his Ladera Heights home, a feature common to houses built during the Cold War, when fears of a nuclear…
UK politics live: minister pushes back at Tory claims linking small boat arrivals to sexual crime | Politics
Angela Eagle pushes back at Tory claims linking small boat arrivals to sexual crime, saying robust data not available Good morning. During August, when parliament is not sitting and the…
Calls grow for boosting Mono Lake by easing L.A.’s water reliance
LEE VINING, Calif. — The picturesque tufa towers on the shores of Mono Lake, formed over centuries by underwater springs and left high and dry as Los Angeles diverted water…
Man accused of using bomb to steal from ATM at San Ramon, California Target connected to international heist crew
SAN RAMON, Calif. — The man accused of using a bomb to steal from an ATM at a northern California Target is being linked by investigators to a heist crew…
Padres hold on in ninth inning, take series from Cardinals
The Dylan Cease who is staying was better than the one who was going. The Padres’ offense sputtered a bit at the start before getting the big hit it needed…
Sorting Out Covid Vaccine Confusion: New and Conflicting Federal Policies Raise Questions
By Michelle Andrews If you want a covid-19 shot this fall, will your employer’s health insurance plan pay for it? There’s no clear answer. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert…
Why an explosive fight erupted over the UK’s new Chinese embassy
Damian Grammaticas Political Correspondent BBC The sheet of paper says “Wanted Person” at the top. Below is a photo of a young woman, a headshot that might have been taken…