More than 30 geographic formations and locales in California no longer will include the word "squaw" due to its offensive nature.

The word "squaw" was declared derogatory by the Department of Interior in 2021. Since then, hundreds of geographic features have been renamed with input from local tribes and Indigenous communities.

Health officials in California confirmed Saturday they have identified the first known case of a more severe form of mpox known as clade I in the United States but said the risk to the public remains low.

BERKELEY, Calif. >> Berkeley, California, long associated with the counterculture of the 1960s, has a reputation for erring on the side of compassion when it comes to the enforcement of drug use and homelessness. The city is such a liberal outlier that Vice President Kamala Harris downplayed her origins there as she tried to appeal to moderate American voters this year.

Kate Linthicum a collaborator for the Los Angeles Times, describes how Car bombs; Shootings, Massacres: Beheadings: The slaying of a Roman Catholic priest; and a Turf War in Sinaloa, are just some of the situations that Claudia Sheinbaum inherited from her political mentor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. A cartel war that has engulfed a major […]The post

U.S. health officials confirmed on Saturday the first case of a more severe strain of mpox that infected an individual who recently traveled to Africa. California health authorities identified the first known case of clade I mpox in the U.S. through laboratory testing. The person was treated in San Mateo County, according to the California...

Over eight decades later and filmmakers are still finding innovative ways to unearth different perspectives of World War II. This time, Oscar winning director Steve McQueen tackles the harrowing subject through the eyes of a young child. [The narrative] makes us refocus our gaze, McQueen said at Deadlines Contenders Film: Los Angeles on Saturday speaking […]

Over eight decades later and filmmakers are still finding innovative ways to unearth different perspectives of World War II. This time, Oscar winning director Steve McQueen tackles the harrowing subject through the eyes of a young child. [The narrative] makes us refocus our gaze, McQueen said at Deadlines Contenders Film: Los Angeles on Saturday speaking […]

The Boston Red Sox have been predicted to sign 2023 National League Cy Young winner Blake Snell away from the San Francisco Giants this offseason.

In The Room Next Door, writer-director Pedro Almodvar builds upon his feminocentric repertoire with some beautiful performances from Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore. As the trio appeared on a panel Saturday at Deadline’s Contenders Film event, the actresses opened up about working with the acclaimed filmmaker on the Golden Lion-winning film that centers a years-long […]

The San Francisco 49ers boast one of the deepest WR groups in the league, but they could be ditching one of their best weapons soon.The post 49ers Star Named Potential Trade Candidate by ESPN Insider appeared first on Heavy.com.

Just past the halfway mark of her first of three Los Angeles shows last night, Sabrina Carpenter cracked a Colgate smile as she arrived at evening’s roulette moment, where she spins a bottle to determine which song she’ll cover. “Do you guys like to play games here?” she said. Recent picks at other dates on […]

Saoirse Ronan said alcoholism was a subject she was always threatening to explore. When she found Amy Liptrots book The Outrun, she decided to also make her producorial debut in developing it. Alcoholism for me was like the monster in the corner that I hadnt dealt with for a very long time, Ronan said. It […]

The real world story behind Im Still Here, which chronicles how a Brazilian family had their life upended when the patriarch, a former congressman, goes missing in the 1970s, held such a deep personal meaning for director Walter Salles he felt compelled to depict it on film. But he never expected that the resulting movie might be […]

City Hall glowed pink and yellow as San Francisco rang in the Festival of Lights with dancing, feasting, and live music.

Kevin Costner said on Saturday at Deadline Contenders Los Angeles that hes not giving up on his sprawling four-part Western film series,Horizon: An American Saga, whoseChapter 2was pulled from a planned August theatrical release afterChapter 1fell short at the box office in July. Im hoping, Im dreaming, I’m meeting all the billionaires that we all […]