California
Dubbed the 2024 PT5, the ‘mini-moon’ will orbit Earth for nearly two months. It comes in a season of lunar phenomena.
Sept. 19, 2024
Climate & Environment
Where do the greenhouse gases that are hurting our planet come from? Alden, a second-grader, has a few thoughts about the sources.
Sept. 15, 2024
Has this famously liberal city moved too far right to embrace an old-school progressive for mayor?
Letters to the Editor
California’s same-sex marriage ban remains in its Constitution despite rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. Repeal it by voting for Proposition 3 on Nov. 5.
Movies
We check in with Australian director Jennifer Kent about her horror breakthrough, now 10 years old but still the stuff of nightmares and unlikely empowerment.
Sept. 18, 2024
World & Nation
The fire shot orange flame and then black smoke hundreds of feet into the air, prompting authorities to evacuate nearly 1,000 homes.
Sept. 17, 2024
Here’s what happened when a fifth-grade teacher teamed with colleagues to create comprehensive climate lessons that could be incorporated in every subject they taught.
Business
Tech giants including Meta, Snap, Google and others are racing to build smart glasses. It could change our lives for the better or worse.
Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman has performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth.
Sept. 12, 2024
Kids in California struggle with more cavities than kids in most states, despite Medi-Cal efforts to fix dental care administrative hurdles and focus on prevention.