Mayor Bass’ ambitious housing program calls on L.A.’s wealthy. Can she pull it off?
Los Angeles has always been a city of extremes, but the homelessness crisis is exposing the divide between rich and poor in startling ways. A-listers…
ERs refused to treat pregnant people; 1 woman miscarried in lobby restroom
WASHINGTON — One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another learned at a…
Most people take 10 seconds to find 2 identical cars in this picture – your IQ is VERY high if you manage under 5
YOU might just have a very high IQ if you can spot the two identical cars in this picture in less than five seconds. Most…
Major Supreme Court case could upend California homelessness policies
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is poised to hear its most important case ever on the homelessness crisis, and to decide whether cities in California…
Taylor Swift: Psychologists explain why we love breakup songs
Perhaps never before have so many been so eager for something so steeped in heartbreak. Taylor Swift‘s legions of devotees have eagerly anticipated her new…
California may cut many new programs due to massive budget gap
SACRAMENTO — Just a few years ago, California’s budget was overflowing with a record high surplus, spurring the creation of a slew of programs reflecting the…
Kenya’s military chief among 10 people killed in helicopter crash | News
Air force sends an investigative team to establish cause of crash that killed General Francis Ogolla. Kenya’s military chief has died in a helicopter crash…
Changing our lives is scary. The climate crisis is way scarier
“I want you to stop changing your lives, OK? We’ve been conditioned to think that change is good and exciting, but what if it’s not?…
EU proposes UK free movement deal for young people
The EU Commission says UK and EU citizens under 30 should be able to work or study for up to four years. Source link
David Fincher on the off-screen torture of making ‘Seven’
By any reasonable measure, David Fincher had made it by 1990. He was directing rapturous music videos for Madonna (“Express Yourself,” “Vogue”) and doing lucrative…
‘You’ll get mistaken for a waiter’ people say as guest shares bizarre outfit for wedding that even she admits is ‘weird’
A WOMAN has left people totally open-mouthed after she showed off the bizarre outfit she plans on wearing for an upcoming black tie wedding. So…
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ gets Broadway musical from Jon M. Chu
“Crazy Rich Asians” will soon come to Broadway, years after author Kevin Kwan’s bestseller jumped from page to screen in a watershed moment for Asian…
'I refused to give up first class seat for child to sit with family – people are praising me'
A woman has sparked a fierce debate after she refused to give up her first-class seat on a plane for a child who wanted to…
'I spent £416 on dream Maldives holiday – it's cheaper than people think'
Natasha Whitley, 28, had planned a trip to Sri Lanka but - having realised the Maldives was just a 90-minute flight away from the south…
What a trans author found on a tour of red-state libraries
The small brick plaza in front of the Pella, Iowa, public library was teeming with people. A gray-haired woman in a T-shirt stood stoically beside…
Library of Congress to preserve songs by Juan Gabriel and Hector Lavoe
Juan Gabriel’s “Amor Eterno” and Héctor Lavoe’s “El Cantante” will be safeguarded for posterity, the Library of Congress announced Tuesday. The two tracks are among…
‘No butt scrunch,’ people call out wedding guest’s dress, labeling it see-through, immodest, and ‘kinda cheap’
A WEDDING guest has faced criticism for the dress she picked for a red carpet ceremony. Many thought the wedding dress style was inappropriate, calling…
Repowering the West, Part 5!
In January 2020, I sat down with my editors at the L.A. Times office and pitched them on a series of stories that would eventually…
Voters not sold on Kamala Harris despite her rising profile with abortion
PHOENIX — When a group of crossover voters was asked during a focus group about Vice President Kamala Harris, their assessments were brutal: If she is…
Mayor Karen Bass urges business, philanthropic leaders to help fund homeless housing
During her annual State of the City address, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called on business leaders, charitable organizations and wealthy individuals to use their…