Samantha Josephs’ ‘Carrying’ will leave you gagging, but in a good way

Author Samantha Josephs has just one question for readers of “Carrying.” “Did I leave you gagging?” Yes. Yes, she did. And in ...

Editorial: OC budget hijinks reveal sad lack of transparency

If the county wants to handle those “budgetary pressures” — and operate within the spirit of the state’s open-records laws — ...

US removes Syria from arms export ban as Trump administration draws closer to new Syrian government

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is removing Syria from a list of countries that are not allowed to purchase or import U.S. weaponry, a step that is part of a monthslong process of easing ...

South Korea embraces a huge shark slowly circling a canal in the country’s biggest port city

A huge gray shark named Bukangi has become an honorary mascot in South Korea’s biggest port city while slowly circling a ...

Eating on Route 66: Burgers and Schwarzenegger shakes in Santa Monica

The last dozen miles of Route 66‘s 2,400-plus miles are in Santa Monica. That’s where we are wrapping up our road trip of ...

Mark Carney’s stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzz

TORONTO (AP) — Mark Carney built a global profile in 2026 by standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump. If some ...

Iranians face soaring prices for medicine as the US blockade and sanctions hit hard

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Medication prices are soaring in Iran and some treatments have become hard to find, leaving patients and their families scrambling as a U.S. blockade and stepped-up sanctions ...