Los Angeles Times
Perry's second ketamine doctor gets house arrest
Mark Chavez reached a plea agreement after cooperating with investigators.
2 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Funk singer of 'Bad Mama Jama'
The 1981 single lifted his self-titled album to gold and became a pop culture staple.
1 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Spesh rewrites stand-up playbook
The company wants to break the streaming industry mold with alt-comedy specials.
3 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Despite all that Jazz, Lakers look to build defensive mentality
Utah's Markkanen and George present latest challenge, but L.A. says it must set a tone.
3 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
U.S. economy was stagnant but for AI
Billions invested by California-based firms made up 92% of GDP growth, analysis finds.
4 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Betts sisters rock as Bruins roll in rout
Cal Poly overmatched as Sienna plays first game alongside Lauren for UCLA
3 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Ready for the 'big one' in Seattle
Rams brace for showdown with the West division rival Seahawks
3 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
And the Oscars go to ... YouTube
Awards ceremony will stream in 2029, ending broadcast TV run
5 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Study IDs trigger behind myocarditis after COVID shots
A rapid, two-step immune reaction may underlie rare cases of heart inflammation seen after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination, Stanford University researchers found, shedding light on a mechanism that has fueled scientific debate and political controversy since the pandemic.
3 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Eaton fire victims ask Edison for emergency housing aid
Many who lost homes are living on the edge. They urge the utility to 'do the right thing.'
3 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
White House to dismantle top climate research center
The Boulder, Colo., institution is vital to millions of people, according to scientists.
5 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
South Africa raids U.S. migrant processing center
South African immigration authorities raided a United States migrant processing center in Johannesburg, and seven Kenyans working there illegally were arrested and given deportation orders, South Africa's Home Affairs Ministry said Wednesday, as the U.S. called the action \"unacceptable.\"
2 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Authorities seize 30,000 live animals in global sting
Nearly 30,000 live animals were rescued in a monthlong global operation against wildlife trafficking that resulted in a record number of seizures, the international police body Interpol said.
1 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Israeli mortar strikes Gaza neighborhood, wounding 10
It's the latest blow to the fragile ceasefire, which has yet to move beyond its first phase.
2 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Jack Smith defends his investigations
Ex-special counsel testifies before a House committee behind closed doors.
3 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Rob Reiner gave us film greatness
I WAS saddened to learn of the tragic deaths of beloved director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner.
1 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Creators have long relied on technology. Why is AI different?
WHEN Frank Gehry and Robert A.M. Stern — two globally celebrated architects with utterly different sensibilities — die within days of each other, the juxtaposition invites a larger reflection.
4 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Father of the late Tejano singer Selena, manager of Los Dinos
The former Chicano rock group member pushed the pop icon’s 1997 biopic forward.
3 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Southland rabbi loses a relative in Sydney attack
Yisroel Goldstein, a synagogue shooting survivor, mourns his niece's husband.
3 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Knicks won't lift banner after winning NBA Cup
After beating Spurs in championship game, New York hopes to make it to the Finals.
2 min |
December 18, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Crawford retires on 'own terms'
Omaha boxer, 38, exits after his 17-year career with a perfect record of 42-0 and four titles.
2 min |
December 18, 2025
Reason magazine
Does AI Know How You Will Die?
HOW HIGH IS your risk of developing pancreatic cancer or suffering a heart attack in the next 20 years? A new generative artificial intelligence system called Delphi-2M aims to answer that question and offer personalized forecasts of your long-term health trajectory.
1 min |
February/March 2026
Reason magazine
Can Florida and Ohio Kill Property Taxes?
IN A 1995 episode of The Simpsons, teachers at the dilapidated Springfield Elementary School make an impassioned plea for more school funding at a PTA meeting, telling parents, “It’s for your children’s future.” Principal Skinner easily changes their minds by simply rubbing his fingers together. “Oh yeah, the taxes, the finger thing means the taxes,” exclaim the disgruntled parents, who then reject any funding that requires a tax increase.
3 min |
February/March 2026
Reason magazine
MAMDANI'S EDUCATION AGENDA FOR LESS LEARNING
NEW YORK SCHOOLS NEED MORE CHOICE AND BETTER CURRICULA, BUT THE CITY'S NEW MAYOR WANTS TO TAKE CHOICES AWAY.
8 min |
February/March 2026
Reason magazine
WILL MAMDANI DEFUND THE POLICE?
THE NEW MAYOR IS KEEPING POLICE COMMISSIONER JESSICA TISCH ON THE JOB, BUT THEY MIGHT HAVE A CONTENTIOUS RELATIONSHIP.
3 min |
February/March 2026
Reason magazine
You Have the Right To Record ICE
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION believes you don't have the right to record Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in public. This stance is both factually wrong and an attempt to chill free speech by conflating it with violence.
3 min |
February/March 2026
Reason magazine
MAMDANI CAN'T RAISE YOUR KIDS
THE MORE THE GOVERNMENT INTERVENES IN THE MARKET, THE MORE NEW YORK PARENTS PAY FOR CHILD CARE.
10 min |
February/March 2026
Reason magazine
Trump's Bureaucratic War on Immigrants
DRAMATIC SCENES HAVE come to define the second Donald Trump administration's immigration policy: federal troops patrolling the streets of American cities, agents snatching international students on video, hundreds of Venezuelan migrants disappeared to a brutal Salvadoran prison.
4 min |
February/March 2026
Reason magazine
How the FCC Became the Speech Police
THE CONSTITUTIONALLY ANOMALOUS STATUS OF BROADCASTING INVITES GOVERNMENT MEDDLING.
10+ min |
February/March 2026
Reason magazine
Ayn Rand, the Video Game
\"WHAT DOES COMPLETELY, COMPLETELY UNREGULATED COMMERCE LOOK LIKE?\" KEN LEVINE'S BIOSHOCK WILL TELL YOU.
10+ min |