World & Nation
The federal government is warning that allowing people to bet on the outcome of U.S. elections poses too much of a risk to be allowed in the U.S.
Sept. 16, 2024
The U.S. has responded to Venezuela’s disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicolás Maduro.
Sept. 12, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
USC’s School of Cinematic Arts hosted a cohort of African filmmakers this summer as part of a State Department program for film diplomacy.
Sept. 19, 2024
Politics
Just hours after it began, legal betting on the outcome of U.S. congressional elections was put on hold by a federal appeals court
Sept. 13, 2024
Letters to the Editor
‘The California Legislature should drop its reparations efforts or prepare for another Trump presidency,’ says a reader. Another wants reparations for Native Americans.
Sept. 9, 2024
Eight Russian military planes and four navy vessels, including two submarines, have come close to Alaska in the past week.
Sept. 18, 2024
California
An industrial chemical used in plastic products has been cropping up in illegal drugs from California to Maine.
The lawsuit filed in Maryland provides the most detailed account yet of the series of failures on the Dali cargo ship that left its crew helpless.
Like the rest of the nation, voters on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington appear evenly split between the two. Many in Clallam County — the last presidential bellwether county in America — can’t fathom how anyone thinks differently.
Business
Americans spent a bit more at retailers last month, providing a small boost to the economy just as the Federal Reserve considers how much to cut its key interest rate.
Sept. 17, 2024