Hamdan Ballal’s ‘No Other Land’ co-directors skewer film academy for silence on attack, detainment
Israeli journalist and 'No Other Land' filmmaker Yuval Abraham alleges the academy, which oversees the Oscars, 'felt no need to…
Category: Global
‘Inbox from hell’: Environmental groups outraged after EPA says polluters can email for exemptions
Donald Trump's EPA says coal plants and other industrial polluters can ask to bypass provisions of the Clean Air Act…
Will Trump kill programs that help drug users? L.A. harm reduction groups await fate
Programs that offer services to support drug users and decrease overdose deaths worry the Trump administration's sweeping federal overhaul will…
Lessons from the Myanmar earthquake: Disaster preparedness
The 7.7 Myanmar temblor raises questions about earthquake preparedness in Southeast Asia — and California. What can the rest of…
Column: What will Trump’s tariffs ‘liberate’ us from?
During the years of our supposed economic captivity, the American economy became the envy of the world. So now we…
‘Misguided mission’: Senators blast detaining migrants at Guantanamo
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was among a delegation of senators who visited the migrant detention operation at Guantanamo. ...
White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor on ex-Fatburger CEO case, sources say
Adam Schleifer, a longtime financial fraud prosecutor, was dismissed from the U.S. Attorney's office in L.A. on Friday. He was…
Is Taiwan the happiest place in Asia
Taiwan has surpassed Singapore as the happiest place in Asia, according to the World Happiness Report. But what do residents…
California-Mexico border, once overwhelmed, now nearly empty
Trump's immigration crackdown has slowed migrant crossings to a near halt. Humanitarian aid groups, with few people to serve, are…