Mariana Enriquez explores cemeteries in ‘Somebody Is Walking’: review
Book Review Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave: My Cemetery Journeys By Mariana Enriquez; translated by Megan McDowellHogarth: 336 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The…
Readers Speak Up for Patients Who Can’t, and for Kids With Disabilities
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. A reporter at…
Entire Ukrainian family killed in Russian drone strike, officials say
An entire family – a married couple and their two young sons – have been killed in an overnight Russian drone attack in Ukraine’s north-eastern Sumy region, local officials have…
Emergency abortion denials put woman in danger, lawsuit claims
A California woman is suing Dignity Health, alleging two hospitals denied her emergency abortion services due to their Catholic directives, violating state law and putting her life in danger. During…
Deandre Ayton not taking his ‘last chance’ for granted with Lakers
Deandre Ayton spent the last two years fading away from the national spotlight on a team that was closer to getting the first overall pick than getting to the first…
Trash bin chaos looms on Wednesday city deadline – San Diego Union-Tribune
Re “‘Definitely still chaotic’: San Diego relaxes trash rules, with service still up in the air for thousands” (Sept. 14): I’m a trained coder and it still took me three…
Column: The Oscars’ international feature category is broken. But there’s no easy fix
The deadline for countries to submit movies for the 2026 Oscars’ international feature category arrives Wednesday. And, as usual, the submissions — each country gets to select one film —…
Doctors With Troubled Pasts Are Performing Cosmetic Surgeries Tied to Crippling Pain and Injury
Not long after California surgeon Andrew S. Hsu landed a job with a cosmetic surgery chain in Georgia, several of his patients suffered disfiguring injuries, and even his new employer…
Trump and Hegseth to address top US generals in unusual military gathering
US President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will on Tuesday address American military top brass in person, for an unusual event at a base near Washington DC. Hundreds…
Students return to burned-down elementary school in Palisades — in temporary bungalows
Students will return Tuesday morning to a temporary campus at the site of Marquez Elementary, about nine months after it burned to the ground in the devastating Palisades fire —…