California
Two San Bernardino County residents have been found guilty of running a birth tourism operation that helped Chinese women travel to the U.S. to give birth and obtain U.S. citizenship for their newborns.
Sept. 14, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
The Murdoch family will battle in court this month over patriarch Rupert Murdoch’s plan to place eldest son Lachlan in charge of its news companies.
Sept. 16, 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.
Sept. 19, 2024
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.
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
Television
In Screen Gab No. 148, we answer your most pressing questions about Hulu reality show ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,’ plus streaming recommendations for your weekend.
Sept. 13, 2024
World & Nation
Iran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
Books
Jacquie Walters’ debut, ‘Dearest,’ is a horror novel about new motherhood, including the demands of a breastfeeding infant, as well as how postpartum hormones affect a woman’s psyche.
Democrat Lisa Middleton is running to become California’s first transgender lawmaker against Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, the first Republican Latina state senator
Sept. 6, 2024
Food
Appreciation: How did Famous Amos cookies become a ’70s luxury status symbol on par with caviar (said Vogue)? Wally Amos’ family reveals the trailblazer’s baking secrets.
Sept. 3, 2024