Deep Staff Cuts at a Little-Known Federal Agency Pose Trouble for Droves of Local Health Programs
By Sarah Jane Tribble and Henry Larweh A little-known federal agency that sends more than $12 billion annually to support community health centers, addiction treatment services, and workforce initiatives for…
Zelenskyy calls for direct talks with Putin after Russian president says he backs peace negotiations – Europe live | Kyiv
Zelenskyy calls for direct talks with Putin on ending Ukraine war Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to Putin’s comments, repeating that Ukraine is ready for talks at the leaders’ level…
Long Beach man gets 358-year sentence for killing 17-year-old girl
Seventeen-year-old Briana Soto was walking home from her job at McDonald’s last March when she was shot and killed just steps from her Long Beach home. Now, her killer will…
Bear trouble in Sierra Madre: After the Eaton fire, home invasions rise sharply
Police and wildlife officials were bombarded for weeks with reports of bears barging into homes in Sierra Madre, smashing windows and slashing screen doors. So the California Department of Fish…
WNBA players embrace continuously growing tunnel walk fashion
Shakira Austin didn’t realize how important fashion would become when she entered the WNBA in 2022. Her introduction to game-day tunnel fashion began at the University of Mississippi in 2020.…
City charging for Balboa Park parking has readers upset, wary – San Diego Union-Tribune
Re “What should it cost to park in Balboa Park? San Diego City Council members haggle over plan’s details” (July 28): Please stop! Millions spent on bike lanes that benefit…
Column: Why MAGA’s ideologues can’t always get what they want
MAGA has a problem, in the form of Donald Trump. Put simply: MAGA wants to define what MAGA (or “America first”) means, and Donald Trump wants it to mean whatever…
US envoy visits Gaza food distribution site as UN says 1,373 killed waiting for aid since late May – Israel-Gaza war live | Gaza
US envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza aid site Peter Beaumont Steve Witkoff at the food distribution centre in Rafah. Photograph: Kan 11 Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff has visited Gaza…
A new law spared her from $500 daily HOA fines for an unapproved door
Jinah Kim’s HOA said she couldn’t fix a doorway inside her condo. She did it anyway. She figured it was fine. After all, the doorway was completely inside her home,…
‘This fire could have been prevented.’ How California utilities fought removal of old power lines
The abandoned power line suspected of igniting the Eaton fire could have been removed years ago under a rule proposed by state Public Utilities Commission staffers, but the regulation was…