But I would award the Bread and Circuses Societal Distraction Award to Operation Varsity Blues, a multiyear production of the US attorney’s office in Boston. Varsity Blues, which exposed the illegal college admissions machinations of the super-rich,

A landmark bill to slash single-use plastic waste by 75% in California by 2032 was approved by the state Senate Sunday, Aug. 30 and is expected to win a final vote from the Assembly today, Aug. 31. The measure would address both packaging and disposable products like utensils,

The Battle of Beverly Hills continued this weekend, as supporters of President Donald Trump and advocates of Black Lives Matter again faced off in a confrontation on Saturday. One person was

For mountain lions, the number of fatal crashes fell by 58% between 10 weeks before the order and the 10 weeks after it was lifted. “Anywhere that you have busy roads and highways, you have threats to large predators like mountain lions that have to move large distances,

Danai Gurira said her Black Panther co-star, Chadwick Boseman, was a real-life king in a lengthy Instagram post honoring Boseman's life.

Anxiety and depression brought on by coronavirus isolation and uncertainly are "alarming," according to UC Berkeley researcher.

Authorities announced a reward of up to $5,000 Tuesday for information leading to the arrest of a person responsible for starting fires at several businesses in Santa Monica. Several blazes were

A suspicious package was reported near a protest that was declared an unlawful assembly Saturday at Beverly Gardens Park.

A young mountain lion and a bobcat that were both part of wildlife studies in the Santa Monica Mountains have died after ingesting rat poison, National Park Service biologists said Thursday. The

The California Legislature abandoned a bill to extend a fee on utility customers to generate $500 million for wildfire projects.