Stephen Miller isn’t Santa Monica’s first right-leaning White House operative
When people analyze Stephen Miller’s rise as a hard-right advisor to President Trump, they marvel that he could emerge from left-leaning Santa Monica. They see a political mutation. I see…
FCC approves Paramount-Skydance merger following protracted political tug-of-war
David Ellison stepped within reach of his hard-fought prize, Paramount Global, after winning regulators’ blessing for his Skydance Media’s $8-billion takeover of the storied media company. The Federal Communications Commission,…
Here Come the ACA Premium Hikes
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What…
Palisades air quality monitors installed by UCLA
Families struggling to recover from January’s Palisades fire worry about a long list of unknowns, from whether they can afford to rebuild to what their old neighborhoods will be like…
19 charged in alleged Mexican Mafia conspiracy to kill L.A. rap artist
Los Angeles County prosecutors on Wednesday charged 19 people with conspiring to murder a rapper who allegedly angered a member of the Mexican Mafia, a prison-based syndicate of Latino gang…
The U.S. fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data show
NEW YORK — The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday show. The…
De-aged stars, cloned voices: How AI is changing acting
For filmmaker Scott Mann, three dozen F-bombs had the makings of a million-dollar headache. When Mann wrapped “Fall,” a 2022 thriller about two women stranded atop a 2,000-foot radio tower,…
Watch: What Are Medicaid Work Requirements?
By Renuka Rayasam July 24, 2025 Article HTML By Renuka Rayasam President Donald Trump signed legislation that mandates some Medicaid recipients prove they’re working, volunteering, or completing other qualifying activities…
Tribal Health Officials Work To Fill Vaccination Gaps as Measles Outbreak Spreads
By Arielle Zionts RAPID CITY, S.D. — Cassandra Palmier had been meaning to get her son the second and final dose of the measles vaccine. But car problems made it…
Column: Trump finds a new way to taint the office of the presidency
Donald Trump has now thoroughly sullied the office of the presidency. I’m not talking about the Oval Office, with its new, gaudy gilt trappings that seem to spread by the…