On ‘The View,’ Leslie Jones and a hot flash steal the show
Leave it to Leslie Jones and menopause to turn “The View” into a more entertaining program. The “Saturday…
Dear Doctor: Intermittent fasting may help with weight loss in some people, but there are risks
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 50-year-old overweight woman (5 feet, 6 inches tall at 240 pounds). So…
Shutdown Politics Left Healthcare Mess Intact
The strangest thing about the recent shutdown fight in Congress is that a quarrel ostensibly about health-care subsidies…
Deputy shooting response on Central Avenue in Albuquerque
Heavy law enforcement activity is being seen on Central Avenue in Albuquerque after a law enforcement shooting. Interact…
Perplexity Is AI’s New Pit Bull
The way Perplexity AI Inc. frames it, the company is something of a freedom fighter for the open…
Gambling Is a Problem for Both NBA and the US
“There’s nothing more important to the league and its fans than the integrity of the competition.” So says…
Emma Thompson AI Rant Is What the Boom Needed
Emma Thompson is very good at many things — acting, screenwriting, penning children’s books — and in recent…
Homework is facing an existential crisis. Has AI made it pointless?
Homework has long been a topic of debate, but in 2025 it is facing an existential crisis: Has…
Ohtani Shows the Economic Power of the Immigrant Superstar
It’s not usual to have a World Series full of baseball superstars, but I think most fans would…
Corvallis-Based Samaritan Health Seeks to Join Larger Washington State Health System
Corvallis-based Samaritan Health Services announced this week it is integrating with a larger health system based in Washington…
Trump’s Hand With China Is Improving, But Enough?
To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here. The US-Chinese trade war has…
Tavares Strachan’s new LACMA exhibit fuses art, science, history and Afrofuturism
Tavares Strachan loves to blur the lines that separate art, science and historical reckoning — as well as…