World & Nation
With the fire substantially smaller since it began on Monday, police were able to access the area around the pipeline in Deer Park.
Sept. 19, 2024
Science & Medicine
An AI chatbot was able to persuade people to reconsider their beliefs in conspiracy theories about the JFK assassination, the moon landing and election fraud.
Sept. 12, 2024
Lifestyle
In ‘The Morrison Game Factory,’ Lauren Bello created an affecting, story-driven tabletop game about an abandoned board game factory — a tale of love and loss.
California
Long Beach is rolling out a pilot program that will provide as many as 10 homeowners low- to zero-interest loans of up to $250,000 to build ADUs on their property. Those units would then be rented out to lower-income individuals or families.
Climate & Environment
‘Something that Sunrise has taught me, and that I’ve learned from the world around me, is that hope comes through collective action but is also something that you need to practice.’
Sept. 10, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken calls the move important for Mideast stability and U.S. national security priorities, including trying to broker a cease-fire and hostage deal in Gaza.
Global methane emissions have risen faster than ever over the last 5 years, with at least two-thirds of annual methane emissions coming from human activities.
San Bernardino County coroner officials have identified the remains found underneath the home of a man suspected of murder a husband and wife at a nudist resort as those of the couple. The suspect, Michael Sparks, has been charged with two counts of murder.
Sept. 6, 2024
Housing & Homelessness
Step Up On Second Street helped inspire California’s Project Homekey to convert hotels into housing; now it denies responsibility for missing money and failed projects.
Sept. 17, 2024
Opinion
The suburban sprawl and landscape destruction that helped fuel the fires around Athens apply in Southern California too.