World & Nation
If you’re thinking about what kind of birth control to use, you might want to thank Bill Baird — who won a Supreme Court decision that legalized contraception for unmarried women.
July 18, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Famed video artist Bill Viola, who died Friday, was influenced by, and made a significant contribution to, music — all with a little help from L.A.
July 16, 2024
California
The new law shields teachers from retaliation for supporting transgender students and prohibits school policies that require “forced disclosure” of youth gender decisions to their families.
July 15, 2024
Artist Bill Viola, whose pioneering work with video since the 1970s opened the door to what would become a major artform internationally, has died. He was 73.
July 13, 2024
Politics
Vice President Kamala Harris, if she wins the nomination, will have big challenges in starting a presidential campaign, a process that normally takes months.
July 21, 2024
Food
Restaurant and bar service fees were about to be outlawed before Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 1524, which allows the charges as long as they’re listed for customers.
June 29, 2024
Letters to the Editor
When a reader’s mom tried to buy a home using the GI Bill, she was told that the houses weren’t sold to “people of her kind.”
June 27, 2024
Malaysia’s Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar is officially installed months after being sworn in for a five-year term under a unique rotating monarchy system.
July 20, 2024
After an emotional and combative debate, California lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom that would ban schools from requiring that changes to a student’s gender identity be flagged to their parents.
Opinion
My grandfather used the GI Bill to buy a home. But discrimination barred most other Black veterans from these benefits. Will the U.S. provide reparations?
June 23, 2024