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Tanner Horner will spend life in notorious Texas prison after death sentence for murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand: ‘A form of torture’
Convicted child killer Tanner Horner will spend the rest of his life at one of the most brutal death row prisons after being sentenced to die by a Texas jury this week. Horner will rot away at the Polunsky Unit, an infamously restrictive prison outside Houston where the state’s death row inmates are housed in…
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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn moved to Los Angeles almost exactly 30 years ago. “I remember it was May 16, 1996 — maybe three weeks after I graduated from Syracuse,” says the singer and songwriter known for his smart, tender folk-rock stylings. “Which means I’ve lived here longer than anywhere else. But when people ask where I’m from,…
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‘Just a Love Tap’: Trump Insists Cease-Fire With Iran Is Holding Despite Ongoing Attacks Traded
Stickers critical of the U.S. and Israel are pictured beside Iranian national flags and portraits of Iran’s late and current Supreme Leaders, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a state-run religious rally in downtown Tehran, Iran, on April 29, 2026. —Morteza Nikoubazl—NurPhoto/Getty Images The U.S. and Iran have traded fresh blows, testing the…
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We Asked Coffee Pros to Blind Test Coffee Machines. The Results Were Surprising
What do you love about coffee? Is it the caffeine boost in the morning, the creamy sweetness of a cappuccino or latte, the bucket of filter coffee you can sip on all day, or the quick kick of a good espresso? Or is it the zen-like ritual of it all, the measuring of beans and…
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Obama should stop politicking and go enjoy retirement
In 1921, Woodrow Wilson, the first of America’s four transformative progressive presidents, became the first president to remain in Washington and make the nation’s capital his permanent home after leaving office. In very mild defense of the man who did more than any other to establish the administrative state and thus pervert America’s carefully constructed…
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The old tech that could help stop the next airborne pandemic
It’s hard to imagine modern life without glycols. They are used in cosmetics, fog machines, and food. As you read this, you’re almost certainly wearing or drinking from something they were used to produce — polyester fabric or plastic bottles, for example. If you brush your teeth with toothpaste or top your salad with bottled…
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Billie Eilish Doesn’t Know if There Will Ever Be Another Billie Eilish
Nearly a decade ago, Billie Eilish, then 13 years old, put “Ocean Eyes” on SoundCloud and catapulted to global superstardom. It was the kind of ascent aspiring singers dream of, propelled by a platform that at the time wasn’t known for unearthing pop stars. But if you ask her now, even Eilish, now 24, doesn’t…
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NY leaders desperately try to stop billionaire bigs from fleeing city over Mamdani
Don’t break up because of that Mam! New York leaders are desperately trying to stop billionaire bigwigs from hightailing out of the Big Apple with their cash, businesses and thousands of jobs — as fears mount that Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s policies will accelerate the Empire State’s nation-leading loss of wealth. The splashy one-two punch of…
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What to Know About the Canvas Cyberattack That’s Affected Thousands of Schools
The Widener Library on the Harvard Campus in Cambridge, Mass., on June 4, 2025. —Cassandra Klos—Bloomberg/Getty Images It’s finals season across many U.S. schools and universities, but for some students and teachers, the already stressful period has been aggravated by a cyberattack on a widely-used learning system that could put at risk the personal information…
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The Wilshire subway should be a slam dunk for L.A. But luring riders may be a challenge
On paper, the D Line should be a slam-dunk for Los Angeles mass transit. It runs through the heart of the city, covering some of L.A.’s densest communities as well as landmarks like LACMA and the Academy Museum. Its stations are only a few blocks from the Grove and Beverly Center. But getting Angelenos out…