This Central Valley serpent is California’s new state snake. Can recognition save it from extinction?
Amid the slew of bills moving through the California Legislature this week, one that slithered across Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s desk was different from the others. Though the grizzly bear has…
Why Wolf Alice’s L.A.-recorded album ‘The Clearing’ could mark its American breakthrough
After 15 years, four records and a buzz-making barrage of shows, tours and festivals, the moody, multifaceted music of north London’s Wolf Alice is huge in the U.K., thanks to…
Contributor: I’m an intersex professor. Am I supposed to lie by teaching ‘only male and female’?
I recently watched a viral video of a Texas A&M student challenging her professor for discussing “gender and sexuality” and “gender ideology” more broadly. The student expressed her concern: “Um,…
La Niña is back. It could mean another dangerously dry winter for Southern California
After months of slight temperature shifts in the Pacific Ocean, La Niña has officially returned — the climate pattern that typically drives drought in Southern California. The National Oceanic and…
MAGA wants an ‘All American’ Bad Bunny alternative. Donations welcome.
Remember when snack choices fueled the most contentious debates around Super Bowl halftime? Cheetos versus Doritos. Hot wings versus garlic knots. And who the hell brought carrot sticks?! Now Turning…
Bob Ross to the rescue: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
Thirty paintings by the late artist — and PBS staple — Bob Ross are heading for auction beginning Nov. 11. American Public Television, which syndicates programming to public stations across…
U.S. claims Edison’s equipment ignited 2019 Saddle Ridge fire
Federal prosecutors sued Southern California Edison, saying its equipment ignited the 2019 Saddle Ridge fire, which burned nearly 9,000 acres and damaged or destroyed more than 100 homes in the…
Letters to the Editor: ‘The loss of academic freedom’ is too high a price for USC to pay
Oct. 10, 2025 5 AM PT To the editor: It is heartening to read the comments and fighting spirit of the USC faculty who are not fooled by the “pay…
Kent Wong dead: Champion of nonviolent resistance in L.A. labor movement was 69
The incursion of armed federal immigration agents in his beloved hometown of Los Angeles shocked Kent Wong. The labor leader and educator spent the summer vigorously organizing training sessions for…