Melody Wine Bar to close permanently in Virgil Village
Melody, the Virgil Village bungalow that constantly thrummed with diners who settled into its open-air living room and patio to try burgeoning food pop-ups, swill natural wine and jam to…
Contributor: What Congress needs to know about DEI (but doesn’t want to hear)
The House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing recently about diversity, equity and inclusion. Fewer than five of the 90 minutes were spent talking about…
Baby dies after SoCal mom leaves him in hot car to get lip filler, police say
A baby died after his mother left him and his 2-year-old sibling inside a car while she was getting lip filler at a Bakersfield medical spa on a 101-degree day,…
A California-trained ocean researcher bemoans Trump-led cuts at NOAA
It’s hard for Californians not to be riveted by the hot war that President Trump has brought to our doorsteps. Our television and computer screens are crowded with video of…
Why L.A. fire victims may be feeling worse now psychologically
In the first months after the L.A. wildfires, which took my family’s Palisades home, I fashioned myself a master of compartmentalization. I felt little emotion, laser-focused on finding a place…
The U.S. is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades
The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, with a total of 1,288 cases nationally and another six months to go in 2025.…
Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas surpasses 100
KERRVILLE, Texas — The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the Fourth of July weekend has surpassed 100 as the massive search continues for missing people. The number…
Hiltzik: How Social Security lied about the budget bill
One of the hallmarks that set the Social Security Administration apart from other government programs was its sedulous avoidance of anything resembling partisan politics. That was a key to its…
Why is Los Angeles Innocence Project trying to free Scott Peterson?
For the true-crime-loving public, the Innocence Project and Scott Peterson occupy opposite ends of the moral spectrum. The project helps free the wrongly convicted, while Peterson is a philandering Modesto…
Khloé Kardashian’s plastic surgeries and cosmetic work revealed
Khloé Kardashian is setting the record straight — and giving credit where it’s due — about the plastic surgery and cosmetic work she’s had done after a London-based surgeon rattled…