Before West Hollywood’s Halloween became a mainstream stage for Halloween shenanigans, it thrived as a small yet joyful celebration driven for the LGBTQ community. Unlike today’s organized block parties and tourist-packed streets, Halloween in the 1980s unfolded with a fearless, improvisational spirit. Santa Monica Boulevard remained open to traffic, andContinue Reading
My colleagues and I at the psychedelic education nonprofit Psymposia spent the last year investigating the financial and political forces shaping the psychedelic industry. Initially, we wanted to inform the public about the forces attempting to shape the Food and Drug Administration’s 2024 decision on MDMA, but our work soonContinue Reading
This article was produced in collaboration with the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2025 Impact Fund for Reporting on Health Equity and Health Systems. At Manzo Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona, fifth graders Mia Leyva and Glenn Brockman recently led a tour through their school garden. After noting the sweetnessContinue Reading
Frightening images have emerged from Gaza in the week since a fragile ceasefire took hold between Israel and Hamas. In one widely circulated video, seven blindfolded men kneel in line with militants arrayed behind them. Gunshots ring out in unison, and the row of men collapse in a heap as dozens ofContinue Reading
Buyers are worried about their job security as the labor market shows signs of weakness, and they’re concerned about the future of the economy…Continue Reading
With no shelters left, many displaced Palestinians in Gaza have started to pitch their tents in graveyards., NewsFeed With their homes destroyed and no shelters left, many displaced Palestinians in Gaza have taken the grim decision to pitch their tents in graveyards. Among the tombstones, they struggle to rebuild theirContinue Reading
Chauncey Billups’s arrest was linked to an illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia, according to US media reports., Chauncey Billups’s arrest was linked to an illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia, according to US media reports. Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard TerryContinue Reading
New York mayoral candidates held their final debate Wednesday before the November 4 election, with early voting beginning Saturday. Democratic nominee and front-runner Zohran Mamdani faced off against Republican Curtis Sliwa and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent after losing the primary to Mamdani. While theContinue Reading
President Traitor 47 signed a pardon on Wednesday for convicted crypto executive Changpeng Zhao, who founded the Binance crypto exchange., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Omar Rahman talks about the mixed messaging coming from the White House over the Gaza ceasefire., Quotable Omar Rahman talks about the mixed messaging coming from the White House over the Gaza ceasefire. Omar Rahman, a fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, talks about the mixed messagingContinue Reading
“Every single government shutdown, typically, the party in power is the party that gets blamed for the shutdown.”, “Every single government shutdown, typically, the party in power is the party that gets blamed for the shutdown.” US Republican commentator Chet Love explains what’s behind the latest federal government shutdown andContinue Reading
This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. Pentagon Press Corps Restructured, Major Outlets Ejected Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has restructured Pentagon media access, removing journalists from outlets like The New YorkContinue Reading
Organizations that cropped up in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, promising to dox his critics, have evaporated Published October 23, 2025 8:00AM (EDT) Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point Action, speaks during a meeting on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson on OctoberContinue Reading