DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Hate mealy apples and soggy French fries? Science can help. Restaurants, grocers, farmers and food companies are increasingly turning to chemistry and physics to tack
JAKE COYLE and LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writers The AP’s’ Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr’s picks for 2022’s best movies: JAKE COYLE: “Aftersun”: Rarely does such a delicately crafted tale pack
JONATHAN J. COOPER and LISA MASCARO Associated Press Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Friday she has registered as an independent, a renegade move that could bolster her political b
Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed three plastic reduction ordinances, supported by Reusable LA. These new laws ban the distribution and sale of expanded polystyrene (EPS) products, close loopholes in
Rules are rules. Animal control officials in Southern California have granted permission for a little girl to keep a unicorn at home, provided she follows strict guidelines.
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For most people, reading is second nature – it’s almost muscle memory. As you read the words on this page right now, you likely are not thinking about how you read or the mechanisms our brains use to
By Kristen Hwang Living on the streets of California is a deadly affair. The life expectancy of an unsheltered person is 50, according to national estimates, nearly 30 years less than that of the aver
As we approach the holiday seasons, the Santa Monica High School Orchestra welcomed the spirit with their annual Winter Concert. Performing songs alluding to the upcoming festivities such as Rudolph t
Matthew Hall SMDP Editor A week after warning a new mask mandate was on the horizon, Los Angeles officials are now saying the area may well escape any new Covid rules. Los Angeles County remains sligh
HANNAH FINGERHUT, Associated Press Fresh off his party’s better-than-anticipated performance in the midterm elections, President Joe Biden is facing consistent but critical assessments of his leadersh
MARC LEVY Associated Press Donald Trump’s attacks on fellow Republican David McCormick contributed to the former hedge fund manager’s loss in Pennsylvania’s Senate primary. Now, as McCormick considers
