Find free child care on election day at these L.A. centers
Parents in Los Angeles don’t need to let child care costs prevent them from voting in person Tuesday — especially with the future of child…
Portland, Ore., mayor’s race centers on homelessness
PORTLAND, Ore. — A lot of political changes are coming to Portland, Ore.The open mayoral race in the state’s most populous city features 19 candidates —…
Amazon, Google make dueling nuclear investments to power data centers with clean energy
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Google announces $1 billion investment in new data centers in Thailand
The view of the Google sign at its headquarters in Mountain View, California on January 5, 2010. Google said it will make a $1 billion…
‘Crisis pregnancy centers’ sue Massachusetts for targeting their anti-abortion practices
BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey launched a $1-million taxpayer-funded initiative in June designed to discourage people from seeking help from “crisis pregnancy centers” that are…
Nearly $1 billion left unspent by centers for disabled Californians
Nearly $1 billion allocated for regional agencies that purchase supportive services for Californians with developmental disabilities went unspent in a recent year and was ultimately…
‘Lady in the Lake’ centers the women at the core of the story
The seeds of “Lady in the Lake” were planted in 1969 with the disappearances and deaths of an 11-year-old Jewish girl and a 33-year-old Black…
Netflix to open retail centers with live ‘Bridgerton’ ‘experiences’
Netflix said it will open retail complexes next year in Dallas and in King of Prussia, Pa., a major step for the streaming giant as…
DOJ investigating alleged civil rights abuses at Kentucky youth detention centers
May 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Justice is conducting a civil rights investigation at eight Kentucky youth detention centers and one youth development…
Voting centers open in L.A. County, across California for primary
With California’s March 5 primary election less than two weeks away, Los Angeles County voters can now begin to cast early ballots in person at…
Lulu Wang’s ‘Expats’ centers the lives of women and a changing Hong Kong
I still remember ugly crying after watching Lulu Wang’s breakthrough feature, “The Farewell,” with my dad, an immigrant. I saw myself in Billi, a Chinese…
Flexibility is key at Perelman PAC and Lincoln Center’s Geffen Hall
New York — The first concert I saw after the pandemic lockdowns was a recital staged by the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles in May 2021. Two…
UAW announce strikes at 38 GM, Stellantis distribution centers across country
United Auto Workers strike outside an entrance to the Stellantis's factory where the Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator are built in Toledo, Ohio on Monday. More…
Presidential centers unite to warn of fragile U.S. democracy
WASHINGTON — Concern for U.S. democracy amid deep national polarization has prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries dating to Herbert Hoover to call for a…
Houston ISD to convert libraries into disciplinary centers
Dr. Seuss children's books are on display and for sale at Strand book store in New York City on March 2, 2021. File Photo by…
Los Angeles opens three vote centers for District 6 runoff election
Three vote centers are now open for the June 27 Los Angeles City Council runoff election between two candidates hoping to replace former Los Angeles…
Even in California, anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ seem to be untouchable
ROSEVILLE, Calif. — At Sierra Pregnancy and Health, Executive Director Cary Wilcox beams with pride holding a plastic model of what will soon be a new…
U.S. to set up migrant centers to curb border arrivals
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States will establish regional processing centers for migrants in Colombia and Guatemala in an effort to reduce arrivals at the southern…