Communities across the globe commemorated World AIDS Day, reaffirming a commitment to end an epidemic that has killed more than 44 million. But this year, for the first time in decades, the U.S.

The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.” By Apoorva Mandavilli ...

Telisha “Nikki” Jones grew up steeped in gospel, blues and R&B. She sang in a choir and wrote poetry. But becoming a full-time artist was “never a dream of mine,” she said. That all changed in ...

The book by Omar El Akkad stems from a viral tweet. A book about Jewish refugees won the young people’s literature award. A provocative essay collection about the West’s response to the Gaza war and a ...

A small act of kindness can have a significant impact on someone's day, and that's what World Kindness Day is all about. Holding the door open, offering a compliment, paying for someone's coffee, or ...

The song has been streamed over 3 million times in under a month. A song created through artificial intelligence has made history topping a Billboard country music chart, but it has also sent ...

The 40th Anniversary reissue of Prince’s 1985 Around the World in a Day album includes B-sides and remixes. Recording engineer Susan Rogers, art director Laura LiPuma, and artist Doug Henders discuss ...

Chile’s Miss World contestant Ignacia Fernández went viral for performing a death metal song at the Miss World Chile talent competition last weekend. The 27-year-old lead singer of Chile’s progressive ...

Ignacia Fernández, 27, model, vocalist, and founder of Chilean progressive death metal outfit Decessus, turned the Miss World Chile 2025 semifinal on its head last Sunday, November 2, by unleashing a ...

From the season opener in Tokyo, to the Game 7 drama in Toronto, the Southern California News Group was covering every big moment of the Dodgers’ historic 2025 season and second consecutive World ...

Jimmy Eat World seemed like they were on the verge of a followup to 2019’s Surviving when the now-unsigned band dropped two back-to-back singles in 2022–the Bleed American-esque singalong anthem (and ...

“Dynasty,” a new Los Angeles Times’ book, chronicles the Dodgers’ dramatic run to the ninth World Series title in franchise history. The 160-page coffee table book features The Times’ award-winning ...