The Senate voted to defund NPR and PBS. How will local stations cope?
Public media outlets around the country were preparing for the worst. Early Thursday, the worst arrived. The U.S. Senate voted to approve the Trump White House’s proposal to claw back…
Contributor: Will Democrats find an anti-Trump to galvanize the left?
With President Trump continuing to bulldoze through American politics, Democrats are forced to confront a fundamental question: Do voters even want what they’ve been offering? The meteoric rise of Zohran…
Rep. Garcia asks RFK Jr. to explain targeting of HIV/AIDS funding
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) is calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to explain why the Trump administration has repeatedly ordered cuts to HIV/AIDS programs…
What does AI mean for the future of screenwriting in Hollywood?
Since its launch in November 2022, hundreds of millions of people have used ChatGPT to write wedding toasts, college essays, apology texts, bad jokes and even worse poetry. Billy Ray…
Connie Francis, legendary singer of ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ and ‘Where the Boys Are,’ dies at 87
Connie Francis, the angelic-voiced singer who was one of the biggest recording stars of the late 1950s and early 1960s, has died. She was 87. Her friend and publicist, Ron…
Los Angeles Weighs a Disaster Registry. Disability Advocates Warn Against False Assurances.
By Miranda Green In the wake of January’s deadly wildfires, Los Angeles County leaders are weighing a disaster registry intended to help disabled and senior residents get connected to emergency…
State lawmaker wants a crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ youth on student IDs
Bridget McCarthy believes that if her son Riley Chart had quick and easy access to a suicide prevention hotline designed for queer young people, he might be alive today. Chart,…
Maybe It’s Not Just Aging. Maybe It’s Anemia.
Gary Sergott felt weary all the time. “I’d get tired, short of breath, a sort of malaise,” he said. He was cold even on warm days and looked pale with…
‘Gorky Park’ writer Martin Cruz Smith, acclaimed for his mysteries, dies at 82
NEW YORK — Martin Cruz Smith, the best-selling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with “Gorky Park” and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, has died at age…
Trump administration pulls funding for high-speed rail project
The Trump administration has canceled billions of dollars in funding for California’s high-speed rail project after the state agency rejected the federal government’s assessment of the project’s failings. The Federal…