Los Angeles Times
Their screen time was brief, but they made the most of it
These actors from 'Hamnet,' 'One Battle After Another' and 'The History of Sound' delivered some of the year's most memorable performances in just a few scenes
3 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Trump is not 'America First.' What's his true goal?
The president who promised domestic solutions instead ordered 626 overseas strikes last year
4 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Senator's censure could backfire
Re \"Hegseth censures Democrat over his remarks to troops,\" Jan. 6
1 min |
January 08, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
Adegoke Steve Colson talks with AmNews ahead of Winter Jazz Fest performance Jan. 12
Pianist and composer Adegoke Steve Colson will take the stage alongside prominent and emerging voices at the annual Winter Jazz Fest (WJF) in New York City, which will take place from January 8-13.
3 min |
January 08, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
Dr. Wanda Tucker's family roots span from Virginia to Angola
Dr. Wanda Tucker is fortunate among Black Americans.
3 min |
January 08, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
Oliver Lake, Winter JazzFest, Unity Jazz, The Guggenheim
Oliver Lake's creativity as an alto saxophonist, poet, big band leader, composer, and visual artist is as mesmerizing as the Manhattan Skyline.
6 min |
January 08, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
André Gaines discusses his film adaptation of Amiri Baraka's seminal work 'Dutchman'
The AmNews had an exclusive interview with the producer, writer, and director André Gaines on his film “The Dutchman,” a psychological thriller, which opened in theaters on Jan. 2, after a screening at the African Diaspora International Film Festival in New York City.
2 min |
January 08, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
St. John's men's hoop squad labors to live up to high expectations
Led by Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino, St. John's had reasonably high hopes they could win the NCAA men's title this season.
2 min |
January 08, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
It's game on for conference action for NYC Division I women's hoops
After two months of traveling and matching up against new opponents, this is the time of year when things get serious for Division I basketball.
1 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
'Avengers: Doomsday' is set to usher X-Men into the MCU
A teaser for the Marvel film includes major characters from former Fox film series.
2 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Notorious Santana school shooter could go free
Man who killed two in San Diego County in 2001 when he was 15 is granted a sentencing.
3 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Parker receives prize, ponders future
The iconic actor reflects on Globes honor, her 52-year career and books.
8 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
'Dead Man's Wire' never explains why
Gus Van Sant’s true story of a TV hostage situation mostly sticks to the aesthetics.
4 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Little getting past netminder Porth
Goalkeeper is a major reason Palos Verdes began this week atop rankings in California.
4 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Getting back in rhythm of life
Musicians affected by last year's fires found some relief from the MusiCares charity.
6 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Defense rests? Not for Shula
Coordinator eyes head coaching job, but he's set on fine-tuning Rams
3 min |
January 08, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
From the Iraq War to the drug war, Toni Smith's protest continues
Toni Smith, New York state director at the Drug Policy Alliance, found her principles at the principal's office when she was just a kid.
3 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
President threatens to freeze child-care funding for state
The federal government has launched a broad attack on social services in California, raising the specter of fraud and threatening to withhold billions of dollars of funding in areas including child care, a jolt to tens of thousands of working families.
5 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Sparks fly in 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'
James Cameron and the film's VFX artists discuss the 'power couple from hell' at the core of the sequel and the tech they developed to create realistic flames
4 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Reality TV star enters mayor's race
Spencer Pratt, a Palisades fire survivor and Bass critic, vows to 'expose the system.'
3 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
'Bugonia' trio lives on a different planet
Stars Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons talk about what it's like to be in director Yorgos Lanthimos' orbit
5 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
ICE kills woman in Twin Cities
Minneapolis traffic stop turns deadly. Self-defense narrative 'garbage,' mayor says.
5 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
James, Doncic finding synergy
Lakers superstars each score 30 points while steering the ship in a win over the Pelicans.
4 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
OUTSIDE BUYERS MOVE IN ON BURN ZONES
Report shows high number of investors, who might delay community rebuilding.
3 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Jan. 6 plaque honoring Capitol police off display
On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy that day is nowhere to be found.
5 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
A crafty, cutthroat politician rises in Venezuela
Then Venezuela’s foreign minister, Rodríguez directed Citgo — a subsidiary of the state oil company — to make a $500,000 donation to the president’s inauguration.
5 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
After fires, 'the hardest year of our lives'
Anniversary draws outpouring from survivors. 'There is no right or wrong way to process grief.'
6 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
U.S. seizes pair of sanctioned oil tankers
The move signals an intent to control the global distribution of Venezuela petroleum.
5 min |
January 08, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
Modern Black Wall Street revives historic legacy, building unity, capital access, and wealth for entrepreneurs
When people hear the phrase “Black Wall Street,” many think first of Greenwood, Okla., the once-thriving Black economic hub destroyed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
4 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Fire victims’ complaints about insurers prompt a flurry of bills
Since the January 2025 firestorms damaged or destroyed more than 12,000 homes in Los Angeles County, fire victims have repeatedly complained that insurers have delayed, denied or underpaid many of their claims, with most still displaced.
3 min |