‘Sinners’: Ryan Coogler reacts to box-office success in letter
As Ryan Coogler basks in the critical and commercial triumphs of his latest film, “Sinners,” he turns a mirror back on the people who helped…
Harvard sues after White House freezes more than $2 billion in grants
BOSTON — Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing the Trump administration to halt a freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution…
Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion to Harvard over activism
BOSTON — The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, since the institution said Monday…
Trump ordered to unfreeze funding in transgender dispute with Maine
PORTLAND, Maine — A U.S. District Court judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze Agriculture Department aid to Maine to comply with requirements under a law aimed…
Letters: Luka Doncic’s amazing return to Dallas had it all
What an amazing performance by Luka Doncic against his former Dallas team. The pregame video montage was compelling to the point it brought Luka to…
California, other states sue Trump administration over clawback of COVID school funds
California and a coalition of other states sued Thursday to block the Trump administration’s attempt to take back hundreds of millions of dollars in federal…
Justice Department seeks to restrict testimony of fired pardon attorney
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is attempting to use executive privilege to prevent its fired pardon attorney from telling Congress about the circumstances of her departure, and…
Trump ends some USAID contracts providing lifesaving aid in Middle East
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has notified the U.N. World Food Program and other partners that it has terminated some of the last remaining lifesaving humanitarian programs…
Fury at Royal Mail over shocking letter to mum whose son’s ashes were lost in post
ROYAL Mail told a mum whose son’s ashes were lost in the post that she could not have compo — as they were worthless.Heartless officials…
Japanese American National Museum calls out DOGE cuts to NEH
The letter to the Japanese American National Museum on Friday morning from the National Endowment for the Humanities read in part: “Due to a change…
Letters: Dodgers display depth and talent in home opener
I’m watching Blake Snell, who started the Dodgers’ home opener, and later Tanner Scott, who pitched the eighth inning, and I’m thinking that maybe I’ll…
FCC chair opens investigation into Disney and ABC for DEI practices
The Federal Communications Commission has launched an investigation into Walt Disney Co. and its broadcast subsidiary ABC over the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs,…
Iran responds to Trump letter on nuclear talks, state media reports | Politics News
Iran’s foreign minister says response sent through Oman, affirms policy that ‘indirect negotiations can continue’.Iran has responded through Oman to a letter from United States…
L.A. budget shortfall close to $1 billion; layoffs ‘nearly inevitable’
L.A.’s financial problems exploded into a full-blown crisis on Wednesday, with the city’s top budget official announcing that next year’s shortfall is now just shy…
Hollywood creatives urge government to defend copyright laws against AI
More than 400 Hollywood creatives, including director Guillermo del Toro and actors Cynthia Erivo and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, are urging the U.S. government to uphold existing…
What to know about tensions between Iran and the U.S.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A letter President Trump wrote to Iran’s supreme leader in an attempt to jump-start talks over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program has…
Tesla raises concerns over retaliatory tariffs in unsigned letter
Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla has joined several other American businesses in raising concerns over retaliatory tariffs that could result from a trade war…
Lawmakers call on Trump administration to nix plan to shoot 450,000 owls, citing cost
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers is calling on the Trump administration to cancel a controversial plan to kill up to nearly half a million…
Clinton’s Counsel Nussbaum Resigns : Staff: President accepts White House lawyer’s letter with ‘deep regret’ as search begins for successor. Talks on Whitewater-related inquiry capped series of political gaffes.
WASHINGTON — White House Counsel Bernard Nussbaum resigned Saturday, bringing to an end a yearlong tenure marked by controversy and accusations that his zealous advocacy of Bill…
Letters to Sports: UCLA basketball coaches draw more scrutiny
The Times has published a couple of my letters criticizing UCLA coach Mick Cronin for berating his players and even the crowd for his team’s…