By 1968, Nixon had established himself as a foreign policy maven, having undertaken many world tours in the 1960s, and cast himself as an arch, erudite critic of the Johnson administration. His period of vulnerability was briefer, but Mr. Trump today, like mid-’60s Nixon, has reasserted himself as a party kingpin. Now he, too, is […]
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When Senator Dianne Feinstein entered a hearing room this month to reclaim her seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee after a monthslong absence, she was accompanied by a phalanx of aides. Two staff members settled the 89-year-old California Democrat into a chair at the dais as the assembled senators greeted their ailing colleague with a […]
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When more than 11,000 film and television writers in the Writers Guild of America union went on strike this month, they called out deteriorating working conditions, criticized unfair pay and said they worried about losing their jobs to artificial intelligence. One of their demands stood out: Hollywood writers wanted studios to guarantee them weeks of […]
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Stellantis May Deliver Fewer ICE Cars To California And Other U.S. States In Light Of New Standards | Carscoops <!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Stellantis may also increase allocations of electrified vehicles to states including California <!––> by Brad Anderson 1 hour ago <!––> by Brad Anderson <!– –> Stellantis could sell fewer gasoline-powered vehicles in U.S. […]
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Finally, a deal. After a standoff that lasted months over how to keep the depleted Colorado River from running completely dry, an agreement was announced on Monday: California, Arizona and Nevada will each take less water from the river, which supplies drinking water to 40 million Americans, irrigates 5.5 million acres of farmland and helps […]
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The white Toyota Tacoma bumped along the dirt path, up and down hills, brush scratching the sides of the truck with a high-pitched whine. Naomi Fraga, her hair in pigtail braids under a ball cap, drove like a slightly more cautious Indiana Jones guided by an ancient map. She stopped the vehicle on a perch […]
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Former Senator Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa, has put on a suit nine times since 2014, when he retired after serving in Congress for 40 years. He counts. He spends much of his time in the Bahamas now, where he sails and rarely looks back at his years in the Senate with any wistfulness. “People […]
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On her way to get married inside San Francisco’s City Hall, Megan Kracalik Bayar walked past a bronze statue of Senator Dianne Feinstein that honored her years as the city’s mayor. Ms. Bayar had heard on the radio that Ms. Feinstein, a Democratic eminence in California politics for decades, had suffered from brain swelling and […]
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The recommended firing follows a long-standing concern by parents and teachers about district administrators policing expression within the classroom. Waukesha’s Board Policy 2240, “Controversial Issues in the Classroom,” has set guidelines for when the district would “permit” a so-called “controversial issue” to be introduced in the classroom. Along with the innocent Cyrus and Parton song, […]
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Last week, Disney CEO Bob Iger fired a warning shot at Ron DeSantis as the Florida governor continues to retaliate against the entertainment giant for opposing his “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The House of Mouse is already suing DeSantis and has repeatedly thwarted his attempts to take control of the special district where Disney World […]
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The Latest Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, who was convicted last year on charges that she defrauded investors of more than $100 million, has lost her latest bid to stay out of prison while she appeals her conviction. Ms. Holmes, whose case cast a harsh light on Silicon […]
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When she arrived at the Capitol last week after a more than two-month absence recovering from shingles, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, 89, appeared shockingly diminished. Using a wheelchair, with the left side of her face frozen and one eye nearly shut, she seemed disoriented as an aide steered her through the marble corridors […]
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An international rock band’s first U.S. tour is a moment to be celebrated, a sign that years of hard work have paid off. But just a few days into their American debut, the members of Forests, an emo rock band from Singapore, endured another rite of passage for some musicians traveling the United States when […]
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In Western Canada, fire season comes early by American standards — beginning, usually, right around now. In Alberta, by today’s date, only about 1,000 acres have burned in recent years. This season so far, the total is already more than 1.5 million — which would make it the province’s third-worst annual result, just a few […]
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According to news reports, the recent surge of migrants from Latin America flooding our southern border is largely a result of the end of a Trump-era Covid policy. I beg to differ. It’s the result of a new world. And this new world is going to challenge both traditional Republican and traditional Democratic views on […]
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If you’ve paid attention to the beer world over the past decade or so, you know there are a lot of breweries operating in the US. At last count, well over 9,000. And while there are great options all over the country — from Vermont to Washington State — featuring endless styles of beer, you’d […]
Read More If you’ve paid attention to the beer world over the past decade or so, you know there are a lot of breweries operating in the US. At last count, well over 9,000. And while there are great options all over the country — from Vermont to Washington State — featuring endless styles of beer, you’d […]
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Jacklyn Zeman, an Emmy-nominated actress who for nearly a half-century played the role of Bobbie Spencer, a nurse on the long-running soap opera “General Hospital,” died on Tuesday in California. She was 70. Her death, at Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, came after a “short battle” with cancer, according to her family. […]
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The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a California law that sought to address cruelty to animals, saying the state could require pork sold there but produced elsewhere to come from breeding pigs housed in spaces that allow them to move around freely. The decision was badly fractured and featured competing rationales, but the basic vote […]
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California is set to pay $24 million after reaching a settlement with the family of Edward Bronstein, who died in police custody three years ago after repeatedly yelling, “I can’t breathe,” while an officer knelt on his back, lawyers said on Tuesday. California Highway Patrol officers pulled over Mr. Bronstein, who was 38, on March […]
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Last year, on a spring evening, a 28-year-old man confronted a woman on a San Diego bus who was filming him with her cellphone, according to court documents. Edward Hilbert, 56, another rider, decided to intervene. He grabbed the man, Anthony J. McGaff, 28, put him in a chokehold and held him for eight minutes, […]
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As social justice protests swept the country in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd, California took a first-in-the-nation step in the name of racial equity. The state created a task force to study and recommend reparations for Black Californians, putting into motion an idea that had stalled for decades at the federal level. The […]
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Kenya Barris, left; 50 Cent, Shaquille O’Neal.Photo: Erik Voake for MNRK Music Group/Tommaso Boddi for STARZ/Ethan Miller (Getty Images) It looks like three new players have entered the chat when it comes to the conversation of who exactly will be the new owners of BET: Kenya Barris, 50 Cent, and Shaquille O’Neal. How To Get […]
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LOS ANGELES — Standing less than a mile from Dodger Stadium on a recent Saturday afternoon, Vincent Montalvo could hear the roar of the crowd inside the ballpark. It was Jackie Robinson Day, and more than 50,000 fans were nestling into their seats for a matchup against the Chicago Cubs. But Montalvo had no plans […]
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Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer, who is one of two state lawmakers on the panel, said he had spoken with Mr. Newsom in recent weeks and expressed optimism that legislation would be approved based on the panel’s report. “The reality is Black Californians have suffered, and continue to suffer, from institutional laws and policies within our state’s […]
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Without Senator Dianne Feinstein, there might never have been an assault weapons ban in 1994. Or the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994. Or the revelatory report on the C.I.A.’s torture program in 2014. She has had a distinguished career in the U.S. Senate, but her infirmities and illness now force her — and Senate leaders […]
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DAVIS, Calif. — A 21-year-old man, who was a University of California, Davis, student until last week, has been arrested in connection with a harrowing series of three stabbings in the college town, the police announced on Thursday. The man, Carlos Dominguez of Davis, was detained and booked on suspicion of murder after residents called […]
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The early 2000s are back! And we’re not talking about chocker necklaces. Hollywood writers are back on strike demanding fair pay and better working conditions. The strike began on Tuesday after contract negotiations failed, effectively calling lights out on major films and television productions nationwide. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Is Our TV Pick Of […]
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The early 2000s are back! And we’re not talking about chocker necklaces. Hollywood writers are back on strike demanding fair pay and better working conditions. The strike began on Tuesday after contract negotiations failed, effectively calling lights out on major films and television productions nationwide. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Is Our TV Pick Of […]
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It’s been five months since he died, but Los Angeles residents still can’t seem to shake their obsession with the mountain lion known as P-22. Fans wear pins and T-shirts that feature his wide-eyed stare. The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a composition in September — at the Hollywood Bowl — that it commissioned […]
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This article is part of our Design special section about making the environment a creative partner in the design of beautiful homes. Eleven years ago, Sally Liu, a water-resources engineer, and her husband Bay Chang, then a senior research scientist for Google, bought a 0.84-acre lot for $2.675 million in suburban Hillsborough, Calif. Avid environmentalists […]
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