Southern Californians shaped the nation’s biggest political problems
Voters rank the economy and inflation as the most important issues facing the country, and in spite of good news on both fronts, discontent over…
These 3 strategies could determine if Kamala Harris can overtake Trump
WASHINGTON — Almost everything has gone right for Vice President Kamala Harris in the initial days of her sudden presidential campaign — rapid consolidation of support…
Egypt Through the Lens: Leaders | Politics
How photographers captured Egypt’s leaders, from early images of Egypt’s royal family to the country’s first presidents.Egypt Through the Lens is a four-part series about how…
Please, Kamala, give us something to believe in
Hello and happy Tuesday. There are 104 days until the election and today I fell out of a coconut tree and landed on Kamala Harris.…
No, replacing Biden as the nominee is not an attack on democracy
Before the coronation of Kamala Harris is complete, I want to ask a question: What’s wrong with the Democratic Party picking a candidate without putting…
101 best tacos to try right now in Los Angeles 2024
Robert Barajas Jr. wakes up every morning at 2 a.m. to start making birria horneada — “ovened,” he says. “We used to make it in…
Kamala Harris: What to know about Biden’s endorsed successor
Kamala Harris’ life has been filled with milestones.Her elementary school class in the 1970s was the second one to integrate Berkeley schools. Harris was the…
Bernice Johnson Reagon, singer and activist, dies at 81
Bernice Johnson Reagon, the civil rights activist and singer behind vocal groups like the Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died. She…
Democrats are moving to replace Biden on the ticket. Will it work?
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Thursday finally got the full-on, adoring convention celebration he never achieved in 2016 or 2020, proclaimed as a “real American hero”…
You may not know the name, but Bill Baird is ‘father’ of birth control
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Bill Baird has been called many things: butcher, murderer, pied piper of sex, unholy deviant. It’s hard to imagine the 92-year-old man on…
The vibe at the Republican convention is worse than you can imagine
MILWAUKEE — Hello and happy Thursday. There are 109 days until the election and Lord help me, I’m in Milwaukee. Nothing against cheese curds and it’s…
Gaza is ‘most documented genocide in history,’ says Palestinian UN rep | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeed“What is happening in Gaza is going down as the most documented genocide in history,” Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour told a UN Security Council…
Location, events, history: All to know about the Paris 2024 Olympics venues | Paris Olympics 2024 News
The Paris Olympics 2024 will see the Games return to the French capital after 100 years, making it the second city after London to host…
Are calls for unity real, or politics?
Hello and happy Tuesday. There are 111 days until the election and man, what do you even say at this point?Like most of us, I…
Amid calls for an Olympic ban, Israeli athletes focus on Paris Games
Israel is sending 88 athletes to Paris this month, the second-largest Olympic team in the country’s history. And they’re going to France against the backdrop…
Is U.S. Foreign Policy a Prisoner of History?
Trapped in a time-worn narrative, the United States is a nation haunted by the echoes of its 20th-century historical preeminence. Nowhere in Washington can you…
‘Confessions of a Good Samaritan’ review: Need that kidney?
When documentary filmmaker Penny Lane chose to donate a kidney to a stranger — the dramatic crux of her new “Confessions of a Good Samaritan”…
Biden backers risk deluding their party into defeat
WASHINGTON — I’ve covered presidents for 35 years. One lesson above all sticks with me: Reality is always worse than what you see.There’s good reason for…
Taiwan to stop ‘worshipping authoritarianism’ at Chiang Kai-shek statue | Politics News
Changing of guard ceremonies in memorial hall for island’s first president will be moved outside from next week.Taiwanese honour guards will no longer perform changing…
UEFA Euro 2024 Spain vs England preview: Five best final matches in history | Football News
Spain and England will bring to a close a month of festival football at the Euros, where current and former icons have fallen while new…