COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff
SAN FRANCISCO — One desperate California school district is sending flyers home in students' lunchboxes, telling parents it's “now hiring." Elsewhere, principals are filling...
California man charged with perjury in Hollywood execs suit
NEW YORK — A Los Angeles man has been charged by New York federal prosecutors with perjury for allegedly falsifying emails to support his...
Met season to open with first-ever opera by Black composer
NEW YORK — Charles Blow recalls being in the audience at the premiere of the opera based on his memoir, “Fire Shut Up in...
Rihanna takes time with album while unveiling lingerie line
LOS ANGELES — Rihanna might be extremely consumed with rolling out her popular lingerie line, but finishing her forthcoming album is still a priority....
Netflix buys Wonka author Dahl’s catalog
LONDON — Netflix has acquired the works of Roald Dahl, the late British author of celebrated children's books such as “Charlie and the Chocolate...
Suspects in Kristin Smart disappearance could face trial
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — When the sheriff of San Luis Obispo County hailed the arrests in April of a father and son in...
Woman found dead in freezer was ex-LA sheriff’s detective
LOS ANGELES — An 87-year-old woman found dead inside a freezer in the garage of her Southern California home was a retired homicide detective...
California now has nation’s lowest virus transmission rate
LOS ANGELES — California has the lowest coronavirus transmission rate of any state following a sharp decline in cases and hospitalizations after a summer...
University to pay $1.6M to students assaulted by employee
SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose State University has agreed to pay $1.6 million to 13 female student-athletes whose complaints about being sexually assaulted...
Sequoia National Park’s Giant Forest unscathed by wildfire
THREE RIVERS, Calif. — The ancient massive trees of Sequoia National Park’s famed Giant Forest were unscathed Tuesday even though a wildfire has been...