ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Reporting Highlights Vacuum: As President Donald Trump guts the main federal office dedicated to preventing terrorism, states say they’re left to take the lead in spotlighting threats. Gaps: Some state efforts are robust,…
Boredom can sometimes feel like a bygone luxury in an age of screens and constant distractions—yet even with all the content in the world at our fingertips, tedium manages to creep in. Not only does it sneak up on us in waiting rooms or on airplanes; we also encounter it while scrolling idly at home….
On Saturday morning, about 20 L.A. Times subscribers attended our fourth Times subscriber hike, this time a 3.5-mile trek to Sycamore Canyon falls in Point Mugu State Park. It was a crisp, cloudy day, and I was heartened to meet Times subscribers who traveled near and far to attend, including a family from Fullerton with…
A federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s efforts to bar Harvard University from enrolling international students. Sophie Park/Bloomberg hide caption toggle caption Sophie Park/Bloomberg A federal judge said that she would issue a preliminary injunction that would allow Harvard to continue enrolling international students — halting, at least for now, the Trump administration’s efforts to…
DuPage forest preserve district holding free kids fishing derby A free fishing derby for children ages 15 and younger will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. Sunday, June 8, at Silver Lake in the Blackwell Forest Preserve, near Butterfield and Winfield roads in Warrenville. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s “Just for Kids…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. A Chattanooga, Tennessee, public charter school has agreed to pay the family of an 11-year-old boy $100,000 to settle a federal lawsuit claiming that…
The debate over President Donald Trump’s tariffs often focuses on whether they are prudent. Defenders insist that Trump’s tariffs will help make America great again and boost national security. Critics counter that they’ll wreck the economy. But the strongest argument against the tariffs is actually that they are unlawful. Neither the Constitution nor any statute…
WASHINGTON — President Trump issued a series of pardons on Wednesday, awarding them to a former New York congressman, a Connecticut governor, a rapper known as “NBA YoungBoy,” a labor union leader and a onetime Army officer who flouted safety measures during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump’s actions mixed his willingness to pardon prominent Republicans and other supporters,…
How has the biggest artist in country remained so challenging to talk about? By staying committed to ambivalence. Morgan Wallen’s fourth album, I’m the Problem, continues his run of commercial success following a string of controversies. Spidey Smith hide caption toggle caption Spidey Smith The documentary Hands on a Hardbody is one of the most…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malasia (AP) — El Manchester United comenzó una gira de partidos amistosos después de su peor campaña en la Liga Premier y nada cambió, perdiendo 1-0 su primer partido contra un combinado de estrellas del sudeste asiático en Kuala Lumpur. Las reacciones no tardaron, incluyendo a las más altas esferas del país. El…