Shutdown hurts services for Native Americans who worry worse is coming
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER, Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Native Americans watched the shuttered government on Friday and braced for damage to health care, education, infrastructure and other services…
Rose Byrne goes to extremes as an unraveling mom in ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’
NEW YORK — Rose Byrne likes the idea of walking on a tightrope. It’s a metaphor she brings up more than once when we discuss her bracing performance as an…
Does California use a “loophole” to give Medicaid to undocumented immigrants?
Of all the finger-pointing and recriminations that come with the current federal government shutdown, one of the most striking elements is that the Trump administration blames it on Democratic support…
Rory McIlroy awash in apologies over abusive Ryder Cup crowd
Rory McIlroy hadn’t even left the practice range last Friday morning when a small section of fans at the Ryder Cup started a profane chant aimed at his image on…
Old Globe’s ‘Small’ a stunning story of dreams and determination – San Diego Union-Tribune
What happens when you outgrow your childhood dream? In Robert Montano’s gripping, funny, sometimes shocking and very well-acted autobiographical solo play “Small,” he cycled through his own stages of grief…
Taylor Swift gets ‘Father Figure’ props from George Michael estate
On the eve of the release of her 12th album, Taylor Swift received a thank-you note from George Michael’s estate for including his work in her version of “Father Figure.”…
California gave counties power to inspect ICE detention centers. They’re not using it
Three of the four California counties empowered to inspect federal immigration detention facilities have not done so, and the fourth has conducted only basic reviews of food this year, records…
How the Dodgers’ Mookie Betts has salvaged his worst career season
In hindsight, Mookie Betts made the mystery of his worst career season sound rather simple. Looking back on it now, the reasons were right there all along. There was the…
Only protester still locked up after campus crackdown breaks silence
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and ADAM GELLER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Growing up in the West Bank, Leqaa Kordia was separated from family in Gaza by Israeli restrictions on…
Inflatable bear crashing into Hammer Museum is Alake Shilling’s art
A new fantastical character is making an appearance at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Glendon Avenue in Westwood, just outside UCLA’s Hammer Museum. “Buggy Bear Crashes Made in L.A.”…