Opinion
State Assemblymember Laura Friedman is almost certain to win this deep blue congressional race against her Republican opponent. But here’s why voters in this Glendale district should be thrilled with this virtually assured outcome.
Sept. 11, 2024
Television
Reese Witherspoon calls ‘Big Little Lies’ co-star Laura Dern by her last name, a habit that irks fellow actor Nicole Kidman. Why? Stage names are to blame.
June 6, 2024
California
Facing off against a Republican in an overwhelmingly Democratic district in November, Friedman is on a glide path to Congress.
May 13, 2024
The father-daughter duo discuss how ‘Palm Royale’ brought them together on screen, how Bruce Dern doesn’t rehearse, and the ‘Dernsie’ that made it into the show.
March 27, 2024
World & Nation
Deadly sabotage of pagers used by militant group Hezbollah is widely blamed on Israel — but what was attack’s real aim?
Sept. 18, 2024
Republican Alex Balekian remains in second place in the race to represent the deep-blue L.A.-area congressional district.
March 7, 2024
Hezbollah leader says Israel crossed all “red lines” with two-day wave of electronic device explosions in Lebanon.
Politics
Nearly 75,000 Americans, including 6,850 Californians, died of fentanyl overdoses last year. But only a few politicians have recorded ads about the synthetic opioid crisis.
The state legislator and former Glendale City Council member has been a smart, principled policymaker who takes on difficult issues to solve problems, not to earn political points.
Jan. 19, 2024
Music
Lynch played upright bass and sang lead vocals in an early iteration of the group, before they launched themselves to country pop fame.
Dec. 23, 2023