• Sun. Jul 13th, 2025

The Pulse of Southern California

What the US and Iran do next could be even more momentous

Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent BBC For decades, the United States and Iran have carefully avoided crossing a dangerous red line into a direct military confrontation. One American president after…

’28 Years Later’ review: This reboot is half-genius, half-monster

Zombies were dormant when screenwriter Alex Garland convinced director Danny Boyle to resurrect the undead — and make them run. The galloping ghouls in their low-budget 2002 thriller “28 Days…

Voices from Iran after US strikes

Taraneh Fathalian BBC Persian EPA Iranians attended a protest against the Israeli and US strikes in Tehran on Sunday “My days and nights are the same. I feel paralysed. I…

Belarus opposition leader’s husband urges Trump to help free other prisoners

Sergei Tikhanovsky, the husband of Belarus’ opposition leader, has called on US President Donald Trump to “just say the word” and ask for all political prisoners in Belarus to be…

Behind the US attack on Iran

It took months of planning and included over 125 planes, a submarine and 14 “bunker buster” bombs. BBC Verify’s Merlyn Thomas describes how the US mission “Operation Midnight Hammer” took…

Suicide bombing at Damascus church kills 20, authorities say

At least 20 people have been killed and 52 others wounded in a suicide bombing at a church on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria’s health ministry has said. The attacker…

What we know about US air strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites

Thomas Mackintosh & Nadine Yousif BBC News Maxar Technologies President Donald Trump says the US has carried out a “successful” bombing attack on three nuclear sites in Iran and they…

How successful have the US strikes on Iran been?

The BBC’s security analyst Gordon Corera examines how much damage is likely to have been caused to Iran’s nuclear sites. The US has bombed three sites in Iran and President…

Should Risky Hikers Pay for Their Own Rescue? One Sheriff Thinks So

Should Risky Hikers Pay for Their Own Rescue? One Sheriff Thinks So Every year, search and rescue teams in the wild areas around Mount St. Helens are called out to…

Fear and Missed Appointments: How ICE Raids Are Hurting Public Health in Southern California

In Southern California, a wave of immigration enforcement has brought more than just anxiety to local neighborhoods—it’s also disrupting healthcare for thousands of families. Since federal immigration agents ramped up…