• Wed. Jun 10th, 2026

The Pulse of Southern California

Month: August 2025

  • Home
  • Cowboys star Micah Parsons requests trade amid contract dispute – NBC Los Angeles

Cowboys star Micah Parsons requests trade amid contract dispute – NBC Los Angeles

Cowboys star Micah Parsons has requested a trade out of Dallas amid a contract dispute with the franchise. The two-time All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowler took to social media to…

Trump administration freezes $339M in UCLA grants

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press The Trump administration is freezing $339 million in research grants to the University of California, Los Angeles, accusing the school of…

NFL is expected to take an ownership stake in ESPN

Walt Disney Co. is expected to announce the NFL is taking an equity stake in its sports media property ESPN, according to people familiar with the plan. Disney may reveal…

Putin not swayed by Trump’s Ukraine war ultimatum

Russian President Vladimir Putin has voiced hopes for further peace talks with Ukraine – but stressed his troops were “advancing on the entire front line”, despite the threat of tougher…

Trump’s EPA puts California in its crosshairs with its proposed car rules

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent proposal to repeal its own 2009 finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health marks a major U-turn for the nation’s climate progress. While…

‘Relentlessly debilitating’; the chronic symptoms of Lyme disease

Grammy award-winning pop star Justin Timberlake, 44, recently took to Instagram to share his diagnosis of Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that he said was, “relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and…

Ranking the Top 10 linebackers for 2025 – Orange County Register

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Dan Albano ranks the top 10 linebackers in Orange County going into the 2025 high school football…

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after being defunded

By TED ANTHONY and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a cornerstone of American culture for three generations, announced Friday it would take steps toward its…

After nearly 60 years, Corp. for Public Broadcasting shuts down

The Corp. for Public Broadcasting said Friday it was shutting down, about one week after President Trump signed legislation stripping its funding. The group, which administers funds for PBS TV…

Jerusalem zoo worker killed by leopard

André Rhoden-Paul BBC News Uriel Nuri Uriel Nuri was head of the carnivores team at Jerusalem Biblical Zoo A zoo worker in Jerusalem has died after being attacked by a…