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The Pulse of Southern California

Southern California winter rains break records, with another storm on the way

California’s already wet winter is breaking rainfall records, with another powerful storm moving in this weekend along with the threat of new flooding and mudslides. After a remarkable dry streak…

Caltrans Announces Weekly Road and Lane Closures on Pacific Coast Highway and Topanga Canyon Boulevard

Palisades Fire and Emergency Work Lane Closures Jan. 5-11 Please note that conditions may change due to predicted rainstorms moving through the area at the beginning of this week. Visit…

Elon Musk company bot apologizes for sharing sexualized images of children

Grok, the chatbot of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, published sexualized images of children as its guardrails seem to have failed when it was prompted with vile user requests.…

Trump administration terminates lease for Washington’s 3 public golf courses

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington, a move that offers President Trump an additional opportunity to put his stamp…

Tommy Lee Jones’ daughter reportedly found dead; 911 call suggests OD

Victoria Jones, the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones, was reportedly found dead at a hotel in San Francisco on New Year’s Day. She was 34. According to…

Newsletter: Jan 2, 2026

🗓️ Welcome to 2026. If you still write checks, don’t forget.. We would like to start the year by thanking our readers for their patience during our technology transition last…

TV shows we’re excited for in 2026: ‘Starfleet Academy,’ ‘Scrubs,’ ‘Beef’

Jan. 2, 2026 3 AM PT It’s the start of a new year and that means the kickoff of a whole new slate of television series. And while 2026 will…

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…

CFP quarterfinals takeaways: Lane Kiffin is irrelevant for a day; new blood prevails over blue bloods

Traditional powers Ohio State, Georgia and Alabama exit the College Football Playoff along with Texas Tech. Upstarts Indiana, Ole Miss, Miami and Oregon continue on. Source link

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,…