Stocks fall while a break in gold fever sends metals prices plunging
Financial markets churned on Friday as investors tried to figure out what President Trump’s new nominee to lead the Federal...
Even as Trump shreds the Constitution, keep your eye on the Epstein files
The arrest of independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, in connection with an anti-ICE protest that interrupted a church...
Trump administration’s climate skepticism effort violated federal law, judge rules
A federal judge on Friday ruled that the U.S. Department of Energy violated federal law when it formed a secretive...
Halfway through winter, heat is melting the California snowpack
An extraordinarily warm and mostly sunny January has left the snowpack across California’s Sierra Nevada far smaller than usual —...
Sundance 2026: Queer Mexican rodeo film ‘Jaripeo’ bucks tradition
Before starting a cosmopolitan life as an artist in Mexico City, queer filmmaker Efraín Mojica came of age between Riverside...
Eva Longoria, John Leguizamo, Xochitl Gomez sign open letter to Hollywood after ‘Deep Cuts’ fiasco
Eva Longoria, John Leguizamo and Xochitl Gomez are among the 100-plus Latino actors, artists and creatives who have signed an...
South Africa expels Israel’s top diplomat, accusing him of undermining relations
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa ordered Israel’s deputy ambassador to leave the country within 72 hours on Friday, accusing him...
L.A. museums and cultural hubs go dark in solidarity with anti-ICE ‘National Shutdown’ protests
Several Los Angeles museums, art galleries and cultural institutions are shuttering their doors on Friday following calls for a “National...
Loose cannabis is like spilled beer, not open container in car, state Supreme Court rules
California cops can’t stop or cite drivers under the state’s “open container” rules for cannabis unless the product is rolled...
DOJ has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, deputy attorney general says
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed...
Sundance rallies behind veterans even if its future seems unclear. I’m not worried
PARK CITY, Utah — “Where’s the snow?” my rideshare driver wondered with a groan as we left Park City. Usually at Sundance,...
Charli XCX’s self-teasing mockumentary ‘The Moment’ fends off an endless Brat summer
1 p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> The Charli XCX mockumentary “The Moment” is a satire that feels like a snuff film. No pop...
Fearing ICE, Native Americans rush to prove their right to belong in the U.S.
MINNEAPOLIS — When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flooded Minneapolis, Shane Mantz dug his Choctaw Nation citizenship card out of a box...
Latino-owned businesses will close Friday to join in anti-ICE national shutdown
Due to the recent killing of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti over the weekend in Minneapolis and the ongoing...
Judge bars federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi Mangione
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a...
