Entertainment & Arts
April 21, 2024
California
Like many rural counties, Merced is losing deputies to jurisdictions that pay more. The shortage is so dire, Sheriff Vern Warnke is sometimes the only one available to respond to calls for help.
May 3, 2024
Former law enforcement and military officers are accused of using threats and violence in an effort to extort an Irvine man for nearly $37 million.
Aug. 12, 2024
World & Nation
Dozens of Wagner mercenaries are killed by jihadis and rebels in Mali in one of the largest battleground blows to the shadowy Russian group in years.
July 29, 2024
A novel program launched last month at seven Central Valley community colleges aims to ensure that farmworkers don’t get displaced as California’s powerhouse agricultural industry transitions to a more mechanized future.
Sept. 21, 2024
Television
Isabela Merced has been cast to play Dina in HBO’s “The Last of Us.” She will join Kaitlyn Dever, who will portray Abby, and Young Mazino, playing Jesse, in the second season of the post-apocalyptic drama.
Jan. 11, 2024
Books
Michael Cunningham’s new novel, ‘Day,’ follows a New York family during the pandemic — and in its time-shifts feels like another homage to Virginia Woolf.
Nov. 9, 2023
Climate & Environment
Starbucks and Mercedes-Benz announce a plan to install fast chargers open to all electric vehicles at 100 Starbucks cafes along Interstate 5, starting in 2025.
July 17, 2024
UC chancellors will be paid about $900,000 at Davis and Irvine; a bit less at Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Riverside and Merced; and nearly $1.2 million at San Francisco.
Sept. 20, 2024
With 17 dairy herds in California now infected with bird flu, the state is upping its surveillance.