US legislators harden stance on China, Brazil bans Musk’s X
The U.S. continues to take a firm stance on China. When does censorship go too far? Plus, California’s gas inventory may hurt its neighboring state, Nevada.
You can hear the essence of great jazz vocalists like Carmen McRae, Nina Simone, and Sarah Vaughan in the sound of NYC’s Afro-Boricuan group duendita .
Will the Fed’s interest rate cut lower LA’s housing costs?
The Federal Reserve announced a half-a-percentage point cut in interest rates on Wednesday. Mortgage rates had already been falling, but the median home price in LA is $1 million.
‘Entitlement’ novel tackles race, power, real estate
Best-selling author Rumaan Alam’s new novel follows a young Black woman who starts working for an elderly billionaire at his philanthropic foundation, then starts to covet his…
New CA laws target deepfakes. Opponents say this violates free speech
Gov. Newsom signed several AI bills on Tuesday that protect Hollywood actors, and try to prevent voters from being duped by deepfakes ahead of the November election.