‘She Kept Kennedy From Presidency’ : Mary Jo Didn’t Die in Vain–Kopechne
NEW YORK — Speaking out 20 years after his daughter drowned in Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s car at Chappaquiddick, the father of Mary Jo Kopechne says she…
Former L.A. County sheriff’s oversight official faces investigation
The former chairman of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission is under investigation for alleged retaliation against a Sheriff’s Department sergeant who faced…
California petitions FDA to undo RFK Jr.’s new limits on abortion pill mifepristone
California and three other states petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Thursday to ease its new restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, citing the…
Trump cuts will cause a spike of HIV cases in L.A. and nationally
A growing coalition of HIV prevention organizations, health experts and Democrats in Congress are sounding the alarm over sweeping Trump administration cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention…
Kamala Harris needs to decide why she wants to be governor
For some folks, this summer will be a time of relaxation: picnics, barbecues, vacation. For others, a mad scramble between work and swim meets, baseball…
High school softball: Southern Section playoff results and pairings
SOUTHERN SECTION SOFTBALL PLAYOFFSSATURDAY’S RESULTSSECOND ROUND DIVISION 1Norco 13, Oaks Christian 1Chino Hills 4, Huntington Beach 0La Mirada 12, Roosevelt 4Ayala 3, Murrieta Mesa 2Sherman…
High school volleyball: Southern Section boys’ playoff results
SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS FRIDAY’S RESULTSFINALS At Cerritos College DIVISION 1Mira Costa d. Huntington Beach, 25-19, 22-25, 25-19, 29-31, 15-11At Mater Dei DIVISION 2…
Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health department
WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans alike raised concerns on Wednesday about deep staffing cuts, funding freezes and far-reaching policy changes overseen by U.S. Health and Human Services…
Health Secretary Kennedy spars with House, Senate panels over proposed 2026 budget
May 14 (UPI) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. defended proposed 2026 budget reductions during separate House and Senate committee budget hearings…
Friday’s high school baseball and softball scores
Friday’s Results BASEBALLCity Section Bravo 4, Eagle Rock 2Canoga Park 14, Northridge Academy 3Carson 7, Bell 6Cleveland 9, Sylmar 5Collins Family 20, Central City Value…
Meet Casey Means, L.A. holistic doctor and Trump surgeon general pick
President Trump’s choice of Dr. Casey Means, a Los Angeles holistic medicine doctor and wellness influencer, as his nominee for surgeon general appears to mark…
California, other states sue to block Trump cuts to health department
California and a coalition of other states sued the Trump administration Monday to block sweeping cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,…
Column: Another Big Lie: RFK Jr. wants to make America healthy again
What do you think would happen, I asked my daughter, a nurse practitioner who works in addiction medicine, if Narcan, the drug that reverses opiate…
Kennedy Center’s LGBTQ+ Pride events canceled, organizers say
WASHINGTON — Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington amid a…
RFK Jr. announces a plan to ban certain food dyes, following California’s lead
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, on Tuesday announced a plan to ban synthetic food dyes that color everyday snack…
Hiltzik: RFK Jr. doesn’t know much about autism
A number of otherwise skeptical senators took at face value the pledge by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Senate hearings in January to “follow the…
How the Trump-troubled Kennedy Center can save itself
Washington, D.C. — Like much else in the nation’s capital, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is in a state of uncertainty. For 53…
Kennedy says he wants to target chronic disease in U.S. tribes. A key program to do it was gutted
CHANDLER, Ariz. — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent time in tribal communities in Arizona and New Mexico this week highlighting ways they are trying to…
Kennedy says Health and Human Services will determine the cause of autism by September
WASHINGTON — The nation’s top health agency will undertake a “massive testing and research effort” to determine the cause of autism, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert…
Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.
WASHINGTON — Shortly before he was forced to resign, the nation’s top vaccine regulator says he refused to grant Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s team unrestricted…