Los Angeles Times
Why Netflix's reality TV push includes more competitions
'Squid Game: The Challenge' is only the start. Ready for 'Clue'?
4 min |
November 09, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Portland deployment lacks legal basis, judge says
A Trump appointee in Oregon rules that U.S. didn’t meet criteria for sending in the Guard.
4 min |
November 09, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Findings counter Trump’s narco-terrorist claims
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver.
6 min |
November 09, 2025
Los Angeles Times
After Cheney, debate over spy powers continues
Dick Cheney was the public face of the George W. Bush administration's boundary-pushing approach to surveillance and intelligence collection in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
4 min |
November 09, 2025
Los Angeles Times
An L.A. gym for people over 40?
HERE'S WHAT MY 83-YEAR-OLD 'GERIATRIC JOCK' MOM THOUGHT OF GYM VENICE
6 min |
November 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Brooklyn Democrats celebrate annual gala as election comes
The mayoral election is finished, but the Brooklyn Democratic Party is just getting started backing its candidates and as the city headed into Election Day, its annual gala last week boasted a central theme of party unity.
2 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
To stave off impending food crisis, state, city electeds turn to local food pantries
Despite New York State (NYS) Attorney General Letitia James and others waging a serious legal fight, there will likely be a delay in food assistance for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients because of the month-long government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history, ahead of this holiday season.
2 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Jamaica rushes to prepare for peak tourism season as it digs out from Hurricane Melissa
Jamaica's peak tourism season is one month away, and officials in the hurricane-ravaged nation are rushing to rebuild from the catastrophic Category 5 storm that shredded the island’s western region.
2 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
The Knicks reset back home at Madison Square Garden for a seven-game stretch
After going 0-3 on their first road trip of this season, the Knicks returned home to Madison Square Garden on Sunday to defeat the Chicago Bulls 128-116, prior to falling to the Bulls in Chicago two days earlier by 135-125. They began the three-game trek losing to the Miami Heat 115-107, followed by a 121-111 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. But they will have time to examine and correct their flaws during the current seven-game home stretch.
2 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
The Jets look toward the future by trading Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams
In a period of a few hours on Tuesday, the day of the NFL trade deadline, the Jets perhaps altered the trajectory of the franchise that has trended downward for the better part of the last 20 years.
2 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
State Sen. Salazar reports prisons recurrently denying visits over erroneous scans
Reports are emerging of a sizable increase in complaints over NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) staff denying prison visits with little transparency.
4 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Roxanne Brown set to take the lead as the United Steelworkers' first Black president
Roxanne Brown will become the international president of the United Steelworkers (USW) union on March 1, 2026.
4 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Black Republican Winsome Earle-Sears loses Virginia governor's race to Democrat Abigail Spanberger
Democrat Abigail Spanberger won the Virginia governor's race Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to give Democrats a key victory heading into the 2026 midterm elections and make history as the first woman ever to lead the commonwealth.
2 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Now on view: "Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens" at the Brooklyn Museum
A new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum is the most expansive North American exhibition of the Malian photographer Seydou Keïta's work, who documented the vibrant cosmopolitanism of Bamako during a critical time in West African History.
3 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Jessica Carter and Amberly Klam recognized as Toyota Everyday Heroes
The 10th class of Toyota Everyday Heroes was honored at last week's espnW: Women + Sports Summit in Ojai, California. Jessica Carter, a former college basketball player, founded the nonprofit organization HER Sports in her Virginia community to ensure that the current generation of girls has the same opportunities and benefits that she experienced through sports. Amberly Klam, meanwhile, founded Texas Fury with the mission to create an outlet for local girls to learn and play competitive flag football in an inclusive environment.
1 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Runners from across the world find purpose in record-setting NYC Marathon
The 54th edition of the TCS New York City Marathon took place this past Sunday, organized by the New York Road Runners and featuring a record-setting 59,226 participants from over 130 countries.
2 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Councilmember Narcisse's bill pushes for amendments to short-term rental rules
Many of New York City's small homeowners view the supplemental income they could make renting out their property with third-party booking platforms, like Airbnb, as a “lifeline.” Especially, considering the dual issues of skyrocketing housing and affordability costs.
3 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
NYC security officers, unions call for standardized pay, benefits
Security officers and members of 32BJ SEIU, which represents more than 20,000 security workers in New York City, gathered at City Hall last week to testify in support of the Aland Etienne Safety and Security Act.
3 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Voter turnout highest in half-century as Mamdani phenomenon galvanizes electorate
The number of voters casting ballots in the tense three-way race for mayor between Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, and Curtis Sliwa broke records, with more than 2 million check-ins, according to the city Board of Elections.
1 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Anthony Jackson, innovative bassist, dies at 73
Anthony Jackson, one of the most versatile recorded bassists in music history and creator of the “contrabass guitar,” died on Oct. 19 in Staten Island. He was 73.
3 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Harlem Writers Guild: 75 and still kicking
For a combined 175 years, two institutions have been lodestones in preserving, presenting, and promoting African American history and culture: the Schomburg Center for 100 years and the Harlem Writers Guild for 75 years.
3 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Mamdani takes NYC mayoral election shocking establishment, projecting a new path for the Five Boroughs
A new era has dawned in the nation's largest city but with the hope the progressive Mayor-elect brings, there will be challenges waiting from the start
7 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Democrat Mikie Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey, defeating an opponent who aligned with Trump
U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday was elected governor of New Jersey, raising hopes for Democrats and highlighting Republican vulnerabilities after there had been signs of a rightward shift in recent years in what has been a reliably blue state.
4 min |
November 06, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Dance Calendar November 2025
This month's calendar is packed and provocative. Nov. 14-15 at The Billie Holiday Theatre, Bed-Stuy's own Ronald K. Brown will be celebrating the 40th anniversary at home among his community - with a weekend of events including performances, conversation, and community movement workshops.
4 min |
November 06, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Vesias mourn death of baby daughter
Dodgers reliever and wife thank players and fans for their support.
1 min |
November 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Evangelist stuck to her kidnapping story
June 1926.
6 min |
November 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
For Santa Rosa boy, saving the bees was a lesson in love
[Bees, from A1]
3 min |
November 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
White House seeks to block full SNAP payments
A judge had given the Trump administration till Friday to disburse benefits via program.
4 min |
November 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Connecting on and off the floor
[Lakers, from B12] slides, each with a photo. The speaker has 20 seconds to explain each slide fora total presentation time of 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
3 min |
November 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Serbia approves bill to let Kushner build divisive luxury compound
Serbian lawmakers on Friday passed a special law clearing the way for a controversial real estate project that would be financed by an investment company linked to President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner despite widespread public opposition and legal hurdles.
2 min |