We had fire drills. Nowadays, kids have active shooter drills.
September 13, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: I am one of the lucky ones. My son was…
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Feeling Anxious About Climate Change? Here Are 16 Books That Might Help
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about climate anxiety, and about the feelings of helplessness that have been simmering in…
Gaza is battling an old scourge: Will the polio vaccination campaign be successful?
KHAN YUNIS, Gaza Strip — A mother, terrified of walking war-torn streets with her young son, but even more terrified…
The pitbull that killed a 4-year-old girl was a “playful” family dog
Zoey Hawkins loved to sing and dance, especially in her Cinderella dress, and she loved playing with the family dog.…
Opinion: When I spoke about my abortion before Roe, other women told stories
In the summer of 1965, the first gynecologist I went to for a diaphragm refused me one. He had every…
Editorial: Georgia teen shot and killed should not be treated like an adult
Our society has utterly failed to address mass shootings, a fact made clear by the justice system's angry and panicked…
Pitbull kills 4-year-old girl in San Joaquin Valley
A 4-year-old girl was fatally attacked by a dog in Visalia this week, authorities said. Officers responded shortly after 8…
Newsom proposes emergency rules to curb intoxicating hemp industry
Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed emergency regulations aimed at curbing the manufacture and sale of illegal hemp products containing intoxicating…
How California's high child care costs are a war on families
In Los Angeles and elsewhere in the country, a home's square footage used to be the ultimate reflection of wealth…
Republican 'pro-life' rhetoric rings hollow after Georgia shooting
September 5, 2024 10:33 am Pacific Time To the editor: There was another mass shooting at a school; this time…