Healthcare subsidies expire, triggering steep insurance hikes
Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of…
SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states
Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries are seeing new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska,…
John Mayer and McG on why they bought Hollywood’s Henson Studios
John Mayer calls it “adult day care”: the historic recording studio behind the arched gates on La Brea Avenue where famous musicians have been keeping themselves — and one another…
Fire at Swiss Alpine resort leaves 40 dead, more than 100 hurt
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — About 40 people were killed and 115 others injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a New Year’s celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort…
Buh-bye 2025! 25 ways to banish this no good, very bad year
It has been a year. And for many of us, not a great one. Fires, political chaos, rising unemployment, the loss of beloved cultural icons — it’s understandable if you…
Debate over river surfing in German park gets gnarly after city removes wave-creating device
FRANKFURT, Germany — A debate in Germany over how to bring back surfing in Munich’s landmark English Garden escalated Sunday after city workers removed a beam surreptitiously deployed over Christmas…
College football needs to stop diminishing the Rose Bowl
Two unbeatens owned Pasadena Thursday, two unbeatens who transformed a dreary morning into a startling afternoon, two unbeatens who overcame questions to shine like the poke of the midday sun.…
Rose Bowl 2026: Indiana crushes Alabama to advance in playoff
After a night of rain in Pasadena, the Indiana Hoosiers washed away the weight of history. Entering the Rose Bowl, College Football Playoff teams coming off first-round byes were winless.…
The 14 movies we’re most looking forward to in 2026
We asked the film staff to name the titles they were most stoked for in 2026. They were happy to see the returning likes of Nolan, Spielberg, Gerwig and Wile…
Letters to the Editor: You can’t blame Trump for California’s high-speed rail missteps
Jan. 1, 2026 7 AM PT To the editor: The statement by a California High-Speed Rail Authority spokesperson in this article really caught my attention (“California drops lawsuit seeking to…