By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States is in talks with Cuba and expects to reach a deal with the communist-ruled country soon. Trump told reporters
By Haika Mrema Contributing Writer Hollywood’s biggest night concluded Sunday with director Paul Thomas Anderson’s sweeping drama “One Battle After Another” emerging as the dominant film of the 98th Academy Awards, collecting six
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The effectiveness of vaccines against influenza dropped during the 2025-26 virus season, officials said on Thursday, about two months after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped recommending flu vaccination for all children. Vaccine effectiveness for late 2025 and early 2026 against outpatient visits and hospitalization was pegged at 14% to 48% among children, Dr. Lisa Grohskopf with the CDC’s Influenza Division told a meeting
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer U.S. regulators have expanded the approval for GlaxoSmithKline’s vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus, the company said last week. Adults as young as 18 can now receive
From beach escapes to international adventures, travel is still a top priority for millions of Americans, particularly during the warm-weather seasons. However, in light of evolving global events – and
By Kate Orlando Only in California Those who seek peace and calm can find it in Pine Cove, California. Located just a few miles north of Idyllwild, this peaceful and
By David Hegg If we are not careful, the chaos and madness of our world can overwhelm our thoughts and leave us emotionally numb or worse. I feel it. We
Re: Jack Crawford, letters, Jan. 30, “Red-Tainted Lenses.” I would sooner characterize Nicole Good and Alex Pretti as “weekend warriors” than peaceful protesters exercising their First Amendment rights. Why did
Before there was antisemitism, there was evil. Long before we developed specific categories of hatred, the human capacity to harm, destroy and dehumanize already existed. The Bible describes this reality
I read with shock that our U.S. House of Representatives, in a decisive 357-65 vote, chose to keep taxpayer-funded sexual assault settlements involving members of Congress secret. This vote is
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech was the longest in history at one hour and 47 minutes. He needed that much time to enumerate all of the legislation,
Protesting in favor of a regime that kills protesters is a special kind of stupid, but since the same folks protest law enforcement for enforcing the law, it’s very on-brand.
Question: Hi Robert, my name is Lisa and I’d like to know if you can tell me what to do about a planter I have against my home. During these last rains it
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Friday that there is no evidence that Iran is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. When asked in a
By Chris Summers Contributing Writer All six crew members aboard a U.S. military refueling aircraft have been confirmed dead after it crashed in western Iraq, military officials said. In a post on X, U.S.
Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo backed Assembly Bill 1955, a law allowing schools to hide critical information from parents. The U.S. Supreme Court has now blocked its enforcement. Parents should never be
This week — as the conflict between the U.S. and Iran raged and gasoline prices soared due to disruption in the global oil trade — a political war erupted in
By Evgenia Filimianova Contributing Writer Iran’s newly appointed leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz must remain closed for leverage and vowed retaliation for Iranians killed in the conflict,
By Jacki Thrapp Contributing Writer Police responded to an active shooter incident at the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township in Michigan on Thursday. “FBI personnel are on the scene
“Music comes out of silence and at the end it goes back to it. It’s a journey. You see?” — Rachel Joyce, “The Music Shop” In Santa Clarita, connection to our neighbors, our shared experiences and our