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
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
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
New York Amsterdam News
Cut FEMA in half? Black folks know how this goes
The agency regularly fails Black communities. Now the Trump administration wants to make it smaller.
2 min |
January 08, 2026
New York Amsterdam News
Use of force by NYPD officers surged 20% last year
Use of force by members of the New York Police Department (NYPD) surged 20% last year to 11,746 incidents — a record high since the department began detailed record-keeping about the issue in 2016, according to a police department report quietly posted online in recent days.
2 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
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
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
Yachting World
IN SHACK LETON'S STEPS
A FAMILY SAIL-SKI-CLIMB ADVENTURE FOR SKIP NOVAK REVEALS THE CHANGING NATURE OF THE SHACKLETON TRAVERSE
10 min |
February 2026
Yachting World
DOT IN THE OCEAN
THE TINY ISLAND OF NIUE CAPTURES MIRANDA BAKER'S HEART AFTER AN ADVENTUROUS SOUTH PACIFIC PASSAGE VIA THE MID-OCEAN REFUGE OF MINERVA REEF
10 min |
February 2026
Yachting World
THE SCI-FI TRI
THE NEWEST FOILING ULTIM TRIMARAN IS A MELTING POT OF CRAZY IDEAS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY FLY AT 55 KNOTS.
10 min |
February 2026
Yachting World
Storm jib rule change
World Sailing has made a change to its racing offshore special regulations (OSR), clarifying the use of storm jibs as essential safety equipment.
1 min |
February 2026
Yachting World
5 EXPERT TIPS
WILL HARRIS ON MAKING A NAV PLAN
5 min |
February 2026
Yachting World
TAKING OWNERSHIP
WILL BRUTON ASKS: IS IT A 'BUYERS' MARKET' RIGHT NOW?
2 min |
February 2026
Yachting World
A NEW LIFE OF EXCESS
A BOLD DECISION TO USE DIFFERENT DESIGNERS HELPS GIVE THE EXCESS 13 IDENTITY AND MAKES A TELLING DIFFERENCE UNDER SAIL. HAS THIS LIVELY, MODERN BRAND FINALLY COME OF AGE?
9 min |
February 2026
Yachting World
SHADOW GAMES
RUSSIA'S 'GREY ZONE' ACTIVITY IN THE BALTIC, FROM GPS INTERFERENCE TO AGGRESSIVE SHADOWING, IS UNSETTLING SAILORS. WILL THIS BE THE NEW NORMAL, ASKS ELAINE BUNTING?
10 min |
February 2026
Los Angeles Times
Israel's top diplomat visits breakaway territory
His government’s decision to recognize Somaliland has been widely condemned.
2 min |
January 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
A historic Hollywood motel goes up in flames
Fire occurs as Cultural Heritage Commission was considering the inn for preservation.
4 min |
January 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Job market is killer in Park’s ‘No Other Choice’
International People’s Choice Award at Toronto, starts off all too familiarly.
3 min |
January 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
5 years later, Jan. 6 attack brings fresh division to Capitol
Five years ago outside the White House, departing President Trump told a crowd of supporters to head to the Capitol — “and I'll be there with you” — in protest as Congress was affirming the 2020 election victory for Democrat Joe Biden.
5 min |
January 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Death toll tied to protests in Iran rises to at least 36
Protesters angry over Iran’s ailing economy conducted a sit-in Tuesday at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, witnesses said, with security forces ultimately firing tear gas and dispersing demonstrators as the rest of the market shut down.
4 min |
January 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Pope Leo closes Holy Year with critique of consumerism
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican's 2025 Holy Year by denouncing consumerist and anti-foreigner sentiments, capping a Jubilee that reportedly saw some 33 million pilgrims flock to Rome and a historic transition from one pontiff to another.
3 min |