World & Nation
Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite militant group backed by Iran, appears to have hit the lowest point in its more than 40-year history.
Sept. 24, 2024
Opinion
Last week’s remote explosions led to a series of deadly escalations. President Biden must press harder for a cease-fire in Gaza to end what could become a regional conflagration.
Sept. 23, 2024
Proposition 36 won’t end homelessness or crime waves. It will only refill prisons, push more people to the streets and erase criminal justice reform progress.
Sept. 22, 2024
Politics
Hood County, Texas, has been shaken by a civil war between traditional Republicans and a far-right faction of the party energized by Donald Trump’s brash brand of politics.
Sept. 19, 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.
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
Israel says that halting Hezbollah’s attacks in the country’s north to allow its residents to return to their homes there is now an official war goal as it considers a wider military operation in Lebanon.
Iran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
Sept. 14, 2024