×

Local columns

Exactly what business are we in with measles?

Measles is a "cost of doing business," says a highly placed official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I'd like to know what business that is. To be fair, let me finish the CDC principal deputy director's quote. Ralph Abraham said that measles is a cost of doing business ...

Journalist Don Lemon charged in anti-ICE church protest

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. Lemon was arrested overnight in Los Angeles, ...

Almanac for Jan. 31, 2026

Today is Saturday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2026. There are 334 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2020, the United States declared a public health emergency over the new coronavirus, and President Donald Trump signed an order to temporarily bar entry to foreign nationals, other ...

Politicians make things worse

Home prices keep rising. One reason is that today's houses are bigger. Buyers now want more rooms, washers and dryers and air conditioning. But even if you adjust for the improvements, houses cost more today. Why? Politicians blame big companies like Blackstone, Invitation Homes and ...

House GOP proposes voting changes ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are proposing sweeping changes to the nation's voting laws, a long-shot priority for President Donald Trump that would impose stricter requirements, including some before Americans vote in the midterm elections in the fall. The package released Thursday ...

Almanac for Jan. 30, 2026

Today is Friday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2026. There are 335 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was shot and killed in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist. Also on this date: In 1649, England's King ...