From beats to ballots: What political rap lyrics tell us | Music
What role has hip-hop played in activism? From the 1980s, hip-hop has essentially enabled marginalised voices to break through to the mainstream. The song Girl…
Space cowboys: The maverick pioneers of galactic travel | Space
The 1987 order from the German government was clear: Shut down your operations in Libya. For Lutz Kayser, this marked the heartbreaking finale to his…
A Reel War: Israeli filmmaker’s search for stolen Palestinian films | Israel-Palestine conflict
An Israeli filmmaker uncovers seized PLO archives, raising questions about Palestinian heritage and identity.Was Palestinian history carefully recorded by the earliest 20th-century filmmakers as a…
Filipino American political candidates made history in recent election
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Dakota Smith, with an assist from Julia Wick, giving you…
Trump orders removal of ‘improper ideology’ from top US museums | Donald Trump News
Trump’s new executive order targets what he describes as the spread of a “divisive, race-centered ideology” at museums.United States President Donald Trump has announced plans…
SCOTUS says if you build it, it’s still a gun
Hello and happy Thursday.On Nov. 14, 2019, a 16-year-old student with a homemade “ghost gun” walked onto the campus of Saugus High School in Santa…
South Korea says wildfires worst in its history, death toll rises to 26 | Wildlife News
Firefighters are struggling to contain the wildfires, which continue to grow rapidly in size, fuelled by strong winds and dry conditions.South Korean authorities have declared…
Grand Designs house branded ‘worst in the show’s history’ as fans devastated
Grand Designs fans took to Facebook, X and other social media to blast a renovation, which left a house that Kevin McCloud described as "Darth…
England v Australia: Shaun Wane seeks new history as Ashes revived
Securing the Ashes series this autumn gives England the chance to test their mettle against the world champions, after an eight-year wait.That last meeting was…
Meet the 14-year-old set to make history after World Snooker Tour offer him two-year professional tour card
MICHAL Szubarczyk has been nominated for a two-year tour card after reaching the final of the 2025 EBSA European Championship in Turkey.The Polish 14-year-old is…
How India’s $14bn Muslim endowments are being plundered, even by government | Religion News
Bhopal, India – In January this year in Ujjain, a city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, authorities bulldozed nearly 250 properties, including…
Secret signs Tiger Woods was dating Vanessa Trump weeks before announcement as her wild dating history is revealed
TIGER Woods and Donald Trump Jr.'s ex Vanessa Trump dated in secret for months before announcing their romance to the world.Woods and Vanessa reportedly started…
Newsom’s dilemma after providing Medi-Cal to undocumented immigrants
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In…
How does Freddie Freeman process his place in World Series history?
Freddie Freeman contemplated the question, stared quietly into the distance, then struggled to articulate an answer.Five months after the fact, his swing for the ages…
Inside incredible £500m plans for England’s first INDOOR cricket stadium that could change Test history
CRICKET chiefs are ready to change Test match history by building an indoor stadium in the UK.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are set…
Japan, S Korea, China meet to strengthen ties at ‘turning point in history’ | Politics News
The trilateral meeting in Tokyo is an accomplishment for Japan, which has historical and territorial disputes with China and South Korea.The foreign ministers of Japan,…
Contributor: The American Revolution has not ended … yet
The ironies abound. As the United States looks forward to the 250th anniversary of American independence, the sitting president is pictured wearing a crown and…
‘Lunatic’: Trump’s long history of abusing judges who oppose him | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump has doubled down on his criticism of a federal judge, calling him “radical left” for blocking the deportation of Venezuelan…
Will California save Tesla? – Los Angeles Times
Hello and happy Thursday. The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, which I’ll say again is not a real government entity, is continuing its…
Trump administration releases thousands of files on JFK assassination | History News
Scholars and historians are likely to spend months sifting through records for answers about former US president’s killing.United States President Donald Trump’s administration has released…