Dominique Morisseau

In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV – a 69-year-old Chicago native – shared a message of peace. He is the first American pope.

Kerry Washington talks “Shadow Force,” Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck talk “Freaky Tales,” and James Mangold has The Treat.

The Huntington Beach City Council is considering investigating the nonprofit Friends of Huntington Beach Library over campaign donations.

“ Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity ” opens today at the Skirball Cultural Center.

After the Eaton Fire, experimental art space Trade School brings music and performance back to Altadena, to make sure artists are not “erased from the space.”

Musician Lucia Micarelli discusses her new album, film scholar Sir Christopher Frayling speaks on his new Sergio Leone book, and Ke Huy Quan has The Treat.

Former OC Supervisor Andrew Do pleaded guilty last year to bribery. Some supervisors say his plea deal with the federal government is too lenient.

Israel’s cabinet approved plans that include “conquering the [Gaza] strip,” which would displace over a million Gazans. It could lead to long-term Israeli occupation of the territory.

The Trump administration’s scorched-earth media strategy has claimed new casualties at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, including Sony Film Chief Tom Rothman.