California
The state’s legal weed industry faces a wave of turmoil, allowing other states to gain ground.
Sept. 21, 2024
California’s legal weed industry is reeling over whistleblower lawsuit claims, key departures and fear over slumping sales
Sept. 18, 2024
Music
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs won’t have to pay $100 million to an inmate as a judge tosses out last week’s default judgment. He still faces a sex-trafficking indictment.
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
World & Nation
The resignation of Eric Adams’ chief legal adviser is the latest sign of instability in his administration as it deals with multiple federal investigations.
Sept. 15, 2024
Responding to a challenge from red states, a federal judge in Texas pauses Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal immigration status.
Aug. 27, 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
Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.
Aug. 23, 2024