Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees
NEW YORK — Democratic leaders, desperate to compete in red states where their party brand is toxic, are embracing something new this...
Latin American nationals deported by the U.S. to Congo face an uncertain future
DAKAR, Senegal — It’s an existence that Congo’s president has described as “living the Congolese dream.” For the 15 Latin Americans deported...
Dressing well is an exercise. These activewear, beauty and fashion items will get you there this May
F.C.Real Bristol x Carhartt WIP, Game shorts, $188 Carhartt WIP and Tokyo-based F.C.Real Bristol have collaborated on a real capsule...
Dave Roberts made the right call giving Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani a rare day off
Didn’t hit. Didn’t pitch. But that didn’t make Shohei Ohtani not the story. On the contrary. Seeing him chillin’ in...
Authorities search waters in the Maldives for bodies of Italians who died in cave dive accident
MALE, Maldives — Maldivian authorities conducted a high-risk search Friday for the bodies of four Italian divers who died in a scuba...
Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24
KYIV, Ukraine — The death toll from a Russian missile attack that flattened a Kyiv apartment building rose Friday to 24, including...
Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass expulsion and say today’s catastrophe is worse
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Blink and you might miss the few stone walls that are all that’s left of the village...
Top takeaways from final governor’s debate: Knives out for Becerra
SAN FRANCISCO — As Californians cast ballots in the most unsettled governor’s race in recent history, former U.S. Health and Human Services...
He wanted to get kinky. But was his Madonna-whore complex a deal-breaker?
My horny, teenage, never-been-kissed self would be appalled by what I’m about to tell you, but it’s true: I’m sick...
L.A.’s ultra-urban rivers wash tons of trash out to sea. There’s a plan to change that before the Olympics
Rivers that wind through Los Angeles County have a trashy reputation. Literally. In many stretches, you’d be hard-pressed to stroll...
Trump administration readying a plan to impose Colorado River water cuts on Western states
After months of pressing Western states to come to their own agreement, the Trump administration told their leaders it’s drawing...
The board shorts that changed surf culture for girls
I’m haunted by the perfection of Roxy board shorts from the early aughts. As a teen surfer girl in El...
To play Mozart, Will Sharpe had to mine the contrasts of his life and music
LONDON — If there was any sense of outside pressure associated with portraying Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart onscreen, Will Sharpe didn’t feel it....
Hannah Einbinder and Vin Diesel rev up a Cannes light on Hollywood glamour
CANNES, France — On the second night of the Cannes Film Festival, director Thierry Frémaux introduced a gala presentation of a film...
Social Distortion is the job Mike Ness can’t quit
There are luxuries Mike Ness is willing to pay for, and there are luxuries for which he’d rather find a...
