Kurds weigh hope and caution as Syria’s SDF dissolves and joins the state military
QAMISHLI, Syria — Kurds in Syria’s northeast regarded the announcement that the Kurdish-led force that once controlled the area has been dissolved...
Ukraine’s president coos over a puppy, starting a new volley in his war of visuals against Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — Wait. President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s war chief, holding a puppy? Yes, and it’s no accident. In a collision of...
Sparks’ Cameron Brink blasts Enes Kanter, declares support for transgender athletes
Sparks center Cameron Brink condemned former NBA player Enes Kanter for his behavior that got him removed from a WNBA...
Flames erupt from plane landing at LAX: ‘It feels like the brakes locked up’
Wheels on a cargo plane landing at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday night erupted into flames on the runway, video...
Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia, dies in prison at 84
BELGRADE, Serbia — Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia in the 1990s, has died in prison at...
Producer takes over former Quixote studio facility in Pacoima as Hollywood struggles
Production services vendor Quixote stunned Hollywood in April when it said it was winding down most of its Los Angeles...
‘Too many cases’: Mexico confronts U.S. over deaths of its citizens in ICE custody
MEXICO CITY — As increasing numbers of migrants perish during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has vowed to...
Hollywood actors clash over AI voice clones
Hollywood’s voice actors — one of the first groups to wrestle with artificial intelligence replacement — are battling one another...
Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields is a festival-scale roar for abortion rights and women’s health
Just after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022, ending the nationwide right to legal abortion, Olivia...
Tim Curry’s British charm and Cheshire grin were made for comedy. These 7 TV roles show why
The death of Tim Curry, at 80, has inspired many to praise his performance as Pennywise in the 1990 ABC...
‘They’re growing up — we’re aging’: Richard Linklater with ‘Boyhood’ 12 years behind him
Prolific and versatile, Richard Linklater has been one of the most joyously unpredictable filmmakers for more than 35 years. From...
USC and UCLA bet big on AI to meet soaring student, job market demands
USC and UCLA are joining the rush to embed artificial intelligence and new digital technologies into college coursework as the...
Rare bird draws flocks of Southern California birders to this Irvine marsh to get a glimpse
For the last two weeks, a little bird with big feet has turned a 320-acre marsh in Irvine into one...
Worst of record-smashing SoCal heat wave is over, but it won’t feel like it
Wednesday saw record-breaking, triple-digit temps in several parts of Southern California. And although the peak of the sweltering heat wave...
Tons of planet-warming gases are bubbling up from reservoirs. California is going to keep track
California air regulators will start tracking estimates of the gases that bubble up from the state’s artificial reservoirs and contribute...
