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 |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Job openings slide to one of the lowest levels in five years
Employers posted far fewer jobs in November than in the previous month, a sign that employers aren't yet ramping up hiring even as growth has picked up.
2 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Another severe flu season already is upon us
U.S. infections are still surging in a repeat of last winter’s epidemic, and health officials say the situation is likely to get worse
3 min |
January 08, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Appeals panel pauses order for teachers
Court battle continues over notifying parents of a child’s gender identity at school.
3 min |
January 08, 2026
Sports Illustrated US
What's in The Cards?
THREE FORMER ATHLETES OFFER INSIGHT INTO THE LATEST GAMBLING CRISIS TO ROCK THE SPORTS WORLD
3 min |
February 2026
Sports Illustrated US
STILL HOT TO TROT
AS THE GLOBETROTTERS TURN 100, A TEAM LEGEND LOOKS BACK-AND TO THE FUTURE
7 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
European leaders say Greenland ‘belongs to its people’
Several European leaders pushed back Tuesday on President Trump’s comments seeking an American takeover of Greenland.
4 min |
January 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
24 Venezuelan officers killed in U.S. operation
At least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed in the dead-of-night U.S. military operation to capture Nicolas Maduro and spirit him to the United States to face federal drug charges, officials said Tuesday.
4 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
Ex-Apple engineers launch startup to improve robots' vision
Top members of the team behind Apple Inc.'s Face ID are launching a startup to develop technology to help robots see better and move more safely in the world around them.
2 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 |
January 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Trump's speech aimed at rallying GOP lawmakers
President Trump on Tuesday defended his actions during the Capitol attack five years ago, joked about being liberal-minded to win the votes of transgender people and mocked a predecessor's use of a wheelchair while delivering a meandering speech to House Republicans as the party enters a crucial election year facing a razor-thin majority in the House.
3 min |
January 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Holiday shoppers spent big online
E-commerce buyers shelled out a record $2578 billion in last two months of 2025.
2 min |
January 07, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Allies make Ukraine security guarantees
EU and other leaders say they will provide support to deter any future Russian attack.
4 min |