California
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she intends to pick the city’s next police chief by the end of the month. She has refused to name the finalists, but two candidates were seen visiting her residence this week and a third is also said to be in the running.
Sept. 19, 2024
Books
Pedro Almodóvar’s first book consists of a mix of short stories and personal essays that amount to ‘a fragmentary autobiography.’
Sept. 16, 2024
Dodgers
Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow laments not having an opportunity to play in the postseason after another elbow injury derails his season.
Sept. 20, 2024
Television
In Screen Gab no. 149, we catch up with ‘Challengers,’ now streaming on Prime Video, speak with the man behind Colin Farrell’s prosthetics in ‘The Penguin’ and more.
Police in Riverside arrested a 15-year-old girl Wednesday who they said made violent threats on social media against Ramona High School.
Opinion
Kamala Harris noted his affinity for autocrats such as Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban, whom he praised during their debate. Democracy experts share her concern.
Sept. 15, 2024
According to autopsy findings, the diabetic inmate’s insulin pump was likely beeping nonstop for nearly 24 hours, alerting that it had run out of medication.
Sports
WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes, who has drawn scorn from some for her criticism of Caitlin Clark, said this week that the Indiana Fever rookie isn’t ‘dominating’ the WNBA.
Sept. 18, 2024
Partner Insights
Americans are deleting their financial management apps en masse as they seek to simplify their finances with AI-powered, all-in-one solutions.
Sept. 17, 2024
Movies
Also this week: Leonard Maltin presents 1930s Universal rarities, ‘Rhythm Thief’ restored, Haile Gerima’s new documentary and a double-bill of Alain Delon’s beauty.