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The Pulse of Southern California

Denise Richards’ spouse Aaron Phypers files for divorce, seeks alimony

It seems Denise Richards and husband Aaron Phypers are going their separate ways after six years of marriage. Phypers filed his petition to divorce actor and “The Real Housewives of…

Child dead, 4 others hurt as tree falls at SoCal summer camp

A child died while attending a summer camp at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas on Wednesday, according to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority. The L.A. County Fire Department responded…

South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol rearrested

South Korea’s former president has been rearrested over last year’s failed martial law bid that plunged the country into political turmoil. Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached in April over the…

Industrial tunnel collapses in Wilmington; trapped workers being rescued

As many as 15 workers may have been trapped underground following reports of an industrial tunnel collapse in Wilmington. As of 9 p.m. Wednesday, the workers were being hoisted out…

‘The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy’: Romantasy, Part 1

Book Review The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy: Book 1 of the Dearly Beloathed Duology By Brigitte KnightleyAce: 384 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site,…

Contributor: How Trump is purging and purifying the GOP

Forget the doomsday predictions about what President Trump’s cuts might do — his “Big Beautiful Bill” has already notched its first major casualty: Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican.…

Chinese students sleep off heatwave in libraries and tents

Getty Images China’s “dog days” arrived early this year, catching millions in the country’s eastern region off guard As Chinese authorities issue warnings for extreme heat in the country’s eastern…

Poisoned pelicans fly again after deadly SoCal algal bloom

A flock of brown pelicans waddled back into the wild on Wednesday morning, survivors of Southern California’s latest toxic algal bloom. This year’s bloom was the deadliest such event since…

This entrepreneur spots deepfakes for celebrities. Can he help average Joes too?

Celebrities are all too familiar with the world of deepfakes, the colloquial term for artificial-intelligence-generated videos that depict actors and other Hollywood talent falsely doing or saying things that they…

Contributor: The road trip — sublime, profane and (almost) reclaimed

My faith in the American road trip was saved by a small town in Texas on the Fourth of July. When that faith began to waver, and how far the…