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Lessons from Kendrick Lamar and ‘Not Like Us’ — one year later
I’m not sure any of us, Lamar and Drake included, realized just how much nothing would be the same once “Not Like Us” hit the ...
‘This was not what you promised’: Harvard students have largely backed their school against Trump. That could start to change
As Harvard University students hunker down for spring semester finals, dozens of students rallied on campus on Tuesday urging ...
What Medicaid Cuts Would Do to My Rural Hospital
Small-town America depends on health care systems like mine, but I’m not sure we’ll be able to keep our doors open if ...
Trump turns civil rights upside down in ‘biggest rollback’ since Reconstruction
The government under President Donald Trump is bending the arc of US history in a new direction, away from the civil rights ...
Security cameras are coming to Altadena to combat surge in thefts. Some residents say it’s not enough
The L.A. County Sheriff's Department is seeking to stem burglaries in fire-ravaged Altadena with new security cameras, but ...
Trump tariffs live updates: China says 'door is open' to trade talks with the US
China has said it's evaluating approaches from US officials to start negotiations about tariffs, a potential deescalation in ...
Audio: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's wife asked judge for protection from domestic abuse
Audio from a 2020 court hearing depicts Jennifer Vasquez Sura pleading with a judge for temporary protection from her husband ...
This lakefront Midwestern city has one of the most competitive rental markets in the US — and it isn’t Chicago
Once a sleeper city on the Lake Michigan shoreline, RentCafe shows eight people compete for each apartment, and more than 70% ...
Despair is not a strategy. Reshaping Philly’s budget is.
The mayor and City Council need to go back to the drawing board on the budget to address the impending catastrophic impact of ...
Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can't. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it "blatantly unlawful".
Shopper reveals 'absurd' new cost of a bikini as Trump's import tax takes hold
Trump has pushed tariffs as a long-term strategy to revitalize American manufacturing and chip away at the $35 trillion national debt. He’s supported high import taxes since the 1980s, casting the ...
As Trump attacks higher education, some students avoid U.S. colleges
The U.S. may no longer be the top destination for the best and brightest students in the world amid visa revocations, student ...