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Monthly payments of $1,000 could get thousands of homeless people off the LA´s streets, researchers say
LOS ANGELES — A monthly payment of $750 to $1,000 would allow thousands of the city's homeless people to find informal housing, living in boarding homes, in shared apartments and with family and friends, according to a ...Read more
Advocates say killing of trans woman highlights shelter needs of Miami LGBTQ community
MIAMI — Andrea Doria Dos Passos felt safe at Pridelines.
At the LGBTQ support center in South Beach, where staff knew her as “Maggie,” Dos Passos could put down her bags, shower, eat and listen to music. After first...Read more
Big rigs in California are getting cleaner -- but can long-range targets for trucks be met?
California policymakers want to clean up the emissions spewed by the trucking industry — and they've passed mandates and established targets to get there.
The federal government recently followed up, creating its own ...Read more
US consumer confidence slumps to lowest level since July 2022
U.S. consumer confidence fell in April to the lowest since mid-2022 as Americans’ views of the labor market and their outlook for the economy deteriorated.
The Conference Board’s gauge of sentiment decreased to 97 ...Read more
From Devo to women's soccer, Doc10 film fest shows us the real world
CHICAGO — They are older women now, their faces flashing across the screen in “Copa 71,” a film that corrects a terrible wrong and celebrates these women and others when they were young athletes out to change the ...Read more
Protesters relocate after UGA official tells them to fill out paperwork
ATLANTA — A little after 11 a.m., a group of about 15 protesters moved from the University of Georgia’s chapel to the Old College lawn, the scene of Monday’s protests and arrests.
Jan Davis Barham, associate dean of...Read more
Bob Wallace hopes second mayoral run convinces voters to support a 'new way, a new day'
BALTIMORE — The last time Bob Wallace ran for mayor, in 2020, Baltimore faced twin crises of a raging pandemic and a fiscal cliff.
Undaunted by the city’s solid-blue voting patterns, Wallace, until then a lifelong ...Read more
Parents of slain UC Davis student unveil 'safe and peaceful space' memorial to honor their son
DAVIS, Calif. — Majdi Abou Najm feels like time stopped a year ago when he learned his 20-year-old son, Karim Abou Najm, was brutally killed on his way home through a Davis park.
His son was a computer science major at ...Read more
'The Idea of You' director Michael Showalter can't help but go for the occasional laugh
It’s a line that sticks with you, Anne Hathaway’s character in “The Idea of You” being told, only somewhat sarcastically, that people don’t like happy women.
“Women who live their lives out loud, who are proud...Read more
San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival to debut, with seed money provided by Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs
SAN DIEGO — Irwin Jacobs, the founding chairman and CEO emeritus of Qualcomm, is giving nearly $400,000 in seed money to help launch and sustain the San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival through its first three ...Read more
New law signed by DeSantis could dismantle Fort Lauderdale's police oversight board
MIAMI — Florida cities were left scrambling earlier this month when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 601, limiting how government-affiliated civilian boards can investigate the behavior of local law enforcement ...Read more
Israel won't join truce talks until Hamas responds, Kan Says
Israel will consider joining cease-fire talks with Hamas only when the militant group responds to the latest internationally mediated proposal for a temporary truce and hostage release, state-run Kan News reported.
Citing...Read more
Japanese American soldiers in World War II fought the Axis abroad and racial prejudice at home
Imagine being forced from your home by the government, being imprisoned in a detention camp under armed guards and behind barbed wire – and then being required to join the military to fight for the nation that had ...Read more
US long-term care costs are sky-high, but Washington state’s new way to help pay for them could be nixed
If you needed long-term care, could you afford it?
For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and little savings, the answer to that question is absolutely not.
Nursing homes charge ...Read more
Former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joins cryptocurrency company Coinbase as adviser
LOS ANGELES — Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa doesn't own any cryptocurrency — at least, not yet. But he's about to become a player in the industry's push for friendlier cryptocurrency rules.
The trading...Read more
Movie review: 'The Fall Guy' a testament to star power, not stunts
In theory, “The Fall Guy” may be former stuntman David Leitch’s loving tribute to stunt professionals, but in practice, it’s a demonstration of the importance of movie star charisma. Loosely based on the 1980s TV ...Read more
What to stream: Crank up the adrenaline with these stunt-filled action films
With David Leitch’s love letter to stunt professionals, “The Fall Guy” hitting theaters, and rumblings of a potential Academy Award for stunts on the horizon (something Leitch has advocated for), it’s the perfect ...Read more
Trump fined $9,000 for gag order violations, held in criminal contempt as hush money trial resumes
NEW YORK — Donald Trump was held in criminal contempt for violating a gag order prohibiting him from commenting on participants in his hush-money case and fined $9,000 as his Manhattan trial entered its third week on ...Read more
Chicago mayor to shift $80 millon in ARPA spending, restart guaranteed income program
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration will change how roughly $80 million in federal pandemic dollars get spent in the coming months to ensure the city doesn’t lose any money for not spending it by the ...Read more
'The Idea of You' review: Boy band-flavored romance fails to keep the beat
Hot on the heels of the controversial 2024 erotic thriller “Miller’s Girl” landing on Netflix — causing lead Martin Freeman to offer a fresh defense of the movie and the age gap between him and his 31-years-younger...Read more
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