U.N.’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
THE HAGUE — The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion Wednesday said countries could be in violation…
White House’s first big pitch on Trump’s new law
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday made the Trump administration’s first big pitch to sell the public on…
Contributor: Good riddance to those green-energy tax breaks. Now keep closing other loopholes
The “Big Beautiful Bill” did a lot of things, not all of them good. One positive step was…
The U.S. has long wanted to sell more cars in Asia. Do Asian consumers want them?
SEOUL — In the early 2000s, an observant driver might have noticed an unusual sight on South Korean streets: Some…
California, epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agency
After years of soaring rents, increasingly out-of-reach home prices and an enduring homelessness crisis that touches every corner…
South Korea struggles with uncertainty over U.S. trade negotiations
SEOUL — As the Trump administration has been churning out trade threats this week, South Korea, a crucial trading partner…
Contributor: When Darrow took on Bryan 100 years ago today, science got the win. Or did it?
Before O.J. Simpson’s “trial of the century,” another courtroom clash riveted America and merited that title. In the…
Belly Laughs spotlights Asian comedy and cuisine at L.A. Live
“Never more than two.” That’s Kumail Nanjiani’s general assessment of the modest serving of Asian performers on a…
Texas flood highlights deadly climate risk at crucial moment
The tragic Fourth of July flash flood in Texas that has killed at least 78 people is shining…
Vatican launches American-style campaign to help erase a $58-million deficit
ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday celebrated a special feast day traditionally used by the Roman Catholic Church to…
Where to eat this 4th of July weekend? Our critic has suggestions
However you might be feeling about the state of our country this long holiday weekend (me: angry, troubled,…
USAID elimination could contribute to 14 million deaths in next 5 years
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the end of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Tuesday…