Climate & Environment
Gov. Gavin Newsom escalated his conflict with the fossil fuel industry by signing bills Wednesday that will shut down the sprawling Inglewood Oil Field by 2030 and hike the fees that companies must pay to cover the cost of cleaning up 40,000 idle wells across the state.
Sept. 25, 2024
Books
Kelly Bishop reflects on the hit show ‘Gilmore Girls’ in her new memoir, ‘The Third Gilmore Girl.’
Sept. 17, 2024
Tennis star Venus Williams’ new wellness book, ‘Strive,’ consists of tenets she’s gleaned over the course of her 30-year career.
Sept. 5, 2024
Movies
Brace for a storm of melody this fall: “Joker: Folie à Deux,” “Wicked,” “Mufasa: The Lion King” and more. What do all the musicals say about our needs as viewers?
Sept. 6, 2024
Letters to the Editor
Sarcasm alert: An immigrant tells Donald Trump how her insane asylum was emptied back home so she could write a cookbook on dog recipes.
Sept. 12, 2024
A reader says his hands-on job training in high school in Delaware gave him the confidence to start a successful company in Los Angeles.
Aug. 31, 2024
Television
The ‘General Hospital’ decision to part ways with actor Kelly Monaco, who has starred on the daytime drama for more than 20 years, sparks backlash among fans.
Aug. 27, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Alicia Silverstone stoked fan concern when she appeared to eat an unidentified berry off the streets of England. In an update, she says she’s ‘alive and well.’
Aug. 21, 2024
The California agency that regulates oil and gas operations concludes that a law on well-plugging does not apply to a merger of two giant fossil fuel companies, angering the law’s author.
Aug. 22, 2024
Though subtly acted by its star Jay Will, writer-director Chiwetel Ejiofor’s drama streamlines the nonfiction account into a structure that’s more conventional.
Aug. 18, 2024