Oakland ordered to hand over documents on Duong family, Mayor Thao and his partner
Federal investigators are ordering the city of Oakland to turn over documents involving a prominent and influential local family that…
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Joe Bonsall dies: Oak Ridge Boys country singer was 76
Joe Bonsall, the singer who spent more than 50 years with the Grammy-winning country and gospel quartet Oak Ridge Boys,…
Advice from a 40-year-old urban property owner
In 1984, a determined entrepreneur named Jules Dervaes Jr. brought his wife and children from a 10-acre farm in rural…
A tragedy in the Los Angeles County welfare system
To the editor: The accidental death of Justin Bulley is a terrible tragedy. For me, as a court-appointed special advocate…
Zara Tindall 'shocked' by her mother Princess Anne's amnesia
Zara Tindall, Princess Royal Anne's only daughter, is taking her mother's recent health scare seriously. Princess Anne was hospitalized on…
The Paramount-Skydance deal is back on. What happened and what's next?
A storied film studio and television network are poised for a generational changing of the guard that could dramatically transform…
'Despicable Me 4' review: swirls of over-plotting mania
“Despicable Me 4” should come with a subtitle: “The Kitchen Sink.” That’s because this latest installment in Illumination’s blockbuster animated…
The FAFSA is a nightmare for homeless students. Why haven't we fixed it?
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is an annual requirement that most enrolled and college-bound students dread. But…
$32 for a cigarette? In Gaza, even a dose of nicotine is hard to come by
BEIRUT — In Gaza, in times of war, life's consolations are few and far between. Even the momentary comfort of…
Los Angeles to pay over $21 million for failed fireworks display
Three years after Los Angeles police blew up a South Los Angeles neighborhood by setting off a firework display, the…