Company Town
Actress and singer Traci Braxton dies of cancer at 50
Traci Braxton, singer and reality star, has died of cancer at 50.
Lifestyle
From apple cores to zucchini skins: 12 things you can safely add to any compost pile
Here’s a list of things you can safely add to any compost pile, whether it’s homemade or communal.
Awards
How ‘Candyman’ score pulls you in — and gets under your skin
Director Nia DaCosta was looking for something unique and surprising, maybe even a little creepy. She found it in Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe’s work.
World & Nation
Doctors: Cancer patients cured a decade after gene therapy
University of Pennsylvania doctors say they cured two men of leukemia with a gene therapy that transforms a patient’s own cells into cancer killers.
Politics
Biden announces relaunch of federal effort to curb cancer deaths
The relaunch of the cancer ‘moonshot’ comes a year into Biden’s term and in the wake of two major legislative defeats, as Biden seeks a political turnaround ahead of the midterms.
California
Chemical leak in Atwater Village prompts evacuation, hazmat response
Images and videos posted online showed a large white plume over the area, with one uploader describing a “strong electrical odor.”
New reward offered as mystery and outrage over Mitrice Richardson’s death endures
In the years since Mitrice Richardson vanished in 2009, the mystery has only deepened. The discovery of her body in 2010 did little to answer questions.
Giving Back: Philanthropy Issue
Tower Cancer Research Foundation
Tower Cancer Research Foundation advances groundbreaking research and profoundly supports people affected by cancer.
Business
Column: The government could force a price cut for this prostate cancer drug by as much as 80%. Why hasn’t it acted?
Federal law allows the government to force a huge discount on drugs it funded, but it’s hasn’t claimed its rights on the hugely expensive prostate drug Xtandi.
With composting, Californians can take climate change into their own hands
For Teresa Leong and others, composting has become a pathway to growing food, environmentalism and seeing the world in a new way.