Rob Schneider’s daughter, Elle King, wasn’t trying to ruffle any feathers when she revealed details of her challenging relationship with her dad. King, 35, shared last month that she would go “four or five years without talking to” her father, while chatting with Jelly Roll’s wife, Bunnie XO, on her “Dumb Blonde” podcast. In addition, … Read more
An encampment of students protesting the war in the Gaza Strip is seen at USC on April 27. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: David N. Myers and Nomi M. Stolzenberg are trying to determine what makes make a campus protest antisemitic. (“Can legitimate campus protest be distinguished from antisemitism? This guide … Read more
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance has defended his campaign’s amplification of false stories about Haitian immigrants in Ohio. (Steve Helber / Associated Press) To the editor: As a Jew whose father went through World War II and the invasion of Normandy, I have a red-alert siren inside me that starts blaring in the … Read more
Taylor Swift walks on the field in Baltimore after an NFL playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens on Jan. 28. (Nick Wass / Associated Press) To the editor: I am an octogenarian Swiftie and proud of it. (“Donald Trump’s politics of hate have come for Taylor Swift,” Opinion, Sept. 18) Ever … Read more
Kylie Minogue announced new songs and a global tour in 2025 (Picture: Erik Melvin) It’s all systems go as the woman, the myth, the legend herself, Kylie Minogue, gears up for her global tour in 2025 after releasing Tension II next month. The Padam Padam hitmaker, 56, skyrocketed up the UK charts after the release … Read more
A student works on a geometry problem at Compton Early College High School in 2022. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) Reversing the disproportionately low representation of Black and Latino students in science, technology, engineering and math courses and careers is one of the most formidable challenges in education. The problem starts well before college … Read more
Members of the Oath Keepers on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Participants in that group, the Proud Boys and others have been prosecuted for their role in the attempted insurrection. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / Associated Press) Remember during the 2020 presidential race when Donald Trump refused to … Read more
Jiff the Pomeranian, who has more than 6.1 million followers on Instagram, does publicity for a movie. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) There are all kinds of jobs today that wouldn’t be possible without social media. One surprisingly lucrative gig: posting pet photos on Instagram. A sponsored post — one in which your … Read more
Los Angeles Times News Quiz this week: The stumper questions most people missed This marks the 38th week I’ve been slinging the News Quiz at you, and because Sept. 22 marks the first day of fall, I thought I’d dig back into the last 370 questions to find the ones most folks have “fallen” for. … Read more
Sean M. Kirkpatrick testifies last year before a Senate subcommittee about his findings as head of the Pentagon’s UFO-hunting agency. (Department of Defense) Trained as a physicist, Sean M. Kirkpatrick has spent most of his career in government, much of it as an intelligence and technology expert for various Pentagon agencies, culminating in an 18-month … Read more
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