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Ryan Coogler to receive LACMA honor

The director of one of the most successful films of the year is set to be honored in Los Angeles. “Sinners” director Ryan Coogler will be honored by the Los…

Who is Lisa Cook, and what is Federal Reserve governor accused of?

Tom Geoghegan and James FitzGerald BBC News Getty Images President Donald Trump has demanded the removal of one of the governors of the US central bank, a move that escalates…

Californians undecided in governor’s race, prefer Newsom over Harris for president

Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision to forgo a run for California governor has created a wide-open race in next year’s election to run the nation’s most populous state, according…

Renata Zarazúa stuns error-prone Madison Keys – Orange County Register

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK — Pretty much from the get-go at the U.S. Open on Monday, Madison Keys could tell she wasn’t hitting the ball well…

What shoppers can do to limit charges once the US ends tariff exemption

By MAE ANDERSON, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. consumers have gotten used to shopping the world without paying customs duties on the international packages they receive…

Del Amitri’s Justin Currie chronicles struggle with Parkinson’s, grief

On the Shelf The Tremolo Diaries By Justin CurrieNew Modern: 240 pages, $17If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees…

An Insurer Agreed To Cover Her Surgery. A Politician’s Nudge Got the Bills Paid.

By Cara Anthony For the most part, Keyanna Jones and her husband thought they knew what to expect when their daughter Chloë had eye surgery last fall. Even Chloë, who…

Hostage families and demonstrators hold day of protests

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum have protested across Israel with marches, rallies and demonstrations and main roads blocked for many morning commuters. The group is also calling, again, on…

COVID rising fast in California, fueled by new ‘Stratus’ variant

COVID-19 is once again climbing to troubling levels in California — a worrying trend as health officials attempt to navigate a vaccine landscape thrown into uncertainty by delays and decisions…

Chronic absenteeism remains high. Why students are missing more school

Five years after the start of the pandemic, one of the most surprising ways that school has profoundly, and perhaps permanently, changed is that students aren’t showing up. A recent…