Nigerian musician, activist Fela Kuti believed ‘music could topple a government'
Plus, a multimillion dollar donation from a Trump benefactor to pay troops during the shutdown, UCLA makes a proposed $1.2 billion settlement with the Trump administration public, and sports betting in California.
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The ‘vague, ambitious’ new phase of the Gaza ceasefire
Plus, the future of U.S.-Japan relations under new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, our film critics review the new Bruce Springsteen biopic, and Evan Kleiman schools us on the history and delicacy of dates.
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Toppled Confederate statues transformed, reimagined as art in ‘Monuments’
Plus, the immigration judges who actually work for the Department of Justice. The government shutdown could soon affect federal food assistance and Covered California. And the future of male birth control.
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For decades, CA students were taught the wrong way to read
Plus, President Trump and Colombia’s president spar over strikes on alleged drug traffickers, a $650 million Hollywood Ponzi scheme, and why the Louvre heist is different from other famous art thefts.
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'Like this best friend': How violinist Sudan Archives explores new sounds
President Trump may invoke the Insurrection Act to send troops to San Francisco. And the Los Angeles Dodgers return to the World Series behind a legendary performance from Shohei Ohtani.