Why is Trump’s media company getting involved with nuclear power?
President Trump’s media company is merging with a nuclear fusion energy firm in a $6-billion deal aimed at generating more...
Worried about health insurance costs? There may be cheaper options — but with trade-offs
For the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there’s still time left to enroll for 2026. But...
Cattle ban at the border sparks beef shortages and plant closures
American beef plants are under threat as the number of cattle destined for their facilities stays far below historic levels,...
The real lesson of the Hanukkah story
Of all the holidays on the Jewish calendar, Hanukkah, which began last Sunday evening, has always been one of my...
Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into U.S.
WASHINGTON — President Trump suspended the green card lottery program on Thursday that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT...
California braces for drought from the fifth La Niña in six years
Deadly flooding in Asia and early snowstorms across the US are signaling the return of a weather-roiling La Niña, a...
Syria welcomes the permanent repeal of sweeping U.S. sanctions
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s government and its allies on Friday welcomed the final lifting of the most draconian sanctions imposed on the...
Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials say
A frantic search for the suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University ended at a New Hampshire storage...
Pope names new archbishop of Westminster as part of generational shift in English-speaking hierarchy
ROME — Pope Leo XIV named a new archbishop of Westminster on Friday in another high-profile appointment that signals a generational shift...
Putin tells his annual news conference that the Kremlin’s military goals in Ukraine will be met
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin emphasized Friday that Moscow’s troops were advancing across the battlefield in Ukraine and voiced confidence the Kremlin...
EU leaders agree on $106 billion loan to Ukraine after a plan to use Russian assets unravels
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders agreed on Friday to provide a massive interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic...
Puka Nacua’s social media judgment tested Rams’ patience. Lesson learned?
SEATTLE — Puka Nacua promised he would learn from his mistakes, but his pledge was unconvincing. His speech was rushed. What he...
California confronted its sexual abuse claims of the past. Will today’s students pay the price?
Starting in 2020, survivors of childhood sex abuse in California were given a powerful tool to confront their abusers and...
Huge budgets cuts, enrollment drops: Pasadena schools struggle to rebuild after Eaton fire
When Altadena’s Eliot Arts Magnet Academy burned in the Eaton fire, its theater program’s substantial collection of largely handmade costumes...
Watchdogs warn L.A. County is undermining efforts at oversight of Sheriff’s Department
After steadily gaining power and influence for more than a decade, the watchdogs that provide civilian oversight of the Los...
