Smoglandia: We haven’t always been smoggy, but we’re built that way
It’s late July in 1943. Over the radio, Bing Crosby is crooning, Bob Hope is joking, and news…
Iran calls Trump’s peace plan ‘deceptive’; more troops head to Mideast
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has offered Iran a 15-point ceasefire plan aimed at temporarily halting the war in the…
Eric Idle talks “Monty Python,” “Spamalot” at the Pantages
The last time Eric Idle’s “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” spoof musical “Spamalot” landed at a major…
SoCal military families react as soldiers deploy to Middle East
Tearful farewells played out across Southern California last week as thousands of Marines shipped out to the Middle…
Amid Iran war, gap between market oil prices and consumer costs widens
Three weeks into the Iran war, there’s an ever-growing gap between the price of oil futures and supplies…
Iran targets remote British-U.S. base; Nantanz nuclear site hit again
CAIRO — Iran targeted a joint U.K.-U.S. base in the Indian Ocean, and Iran’s main nuclear enrichment site was struck…
4 killed as Russia and Ukraine trade attacks
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine traded attacks that killed at least four people Saturday ahead of expected U.S.-Ukraine talks…
Pentagon orders 2,500 troops, 3 warships from California to the Middle East
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is reportedly sending three California-based warships and roughly 2,500 Marines to the Middle East, the second…
‘Double Stakes’ review: Stimulating Ukrainian tale of cops and thieves
Even as a not insignificant portion of the nation draws a blanket of isolationism, xenophobia and monolinguality ever…
Contributor: Ukraine’s aid against Iran shows who the U.S. allies really are
Wars truly let you tell friend from foe. With U.S. airstrikes devastating Iran’s dangerous ballistic missile and nuclear…
‘5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche’ becomes an immersive experience in L.A.
Anxieties due to war. A culture inhospitable to LGBTQ+ communities. And an underpinning of loneliness and suppressed yearning.…
Suspending gas tax, reducing refinery regulations pushed by two Democrats running for governor
SACRAMENTO — As gas prices surge in California and nationally due to the war in Iran, two Democrats running for…