What High School Seniors Wrote in Their College Admissions Essays
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What High School Seniors Wrote in Their College Admissions Essays

Some students are still mentioning their race or immigrant status as the Trump administration cracks down on diversity efforts. But many are avoiding sensitive aspects of their identity.…

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Scott Adams, Audacious Creator of the ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68
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Scott Adams, Audacious Creator of the ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68

His chronicle of a corporate cubicle dweller was widely distributed until racist comments on his podcast led newspapers to cut their ties with him. Source link

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Arrest follows Facebook commenter’s threats to shoot up Hanukkah event
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Arrest follows Facebook commenter’s threats to shoot up Hanukkah event

In the lead-up to the Chabad of Thousand Oaks’ annual Hannukah celebration, a Facebook commenter left a series of terrifying messages saying that people would unleash machine guns…

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That Restaurant You Love Will Close One Day. What to Do?
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That Restaurant You Love Will Close One Day. What to Do?

Beloved places to dine out are portals to past versions of ourselves. But they keep disappearing. Source link

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Facing Contempt Threat, Clintons Refuse to Testify in Epstein Inquiry
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Facing Contempt Threat, Clintons Refuse to Testify in Epstein Inquiry

The couple denounced the efforts by Representative James R. Comer, the chairman of the Oversight Committee, to force them to appear, setting the stage for a legal battle.…

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Gourmet Magazine Is Back. It’s Not Exactly Sanctioned.
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Gourmet Magazine Is Back. It’s Not Exactly Sanctioned.

The defunct food publication is re-emerging as a newsletter, with new leadership and zero approval from its original owner. Source link

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L.A. County women’s jail inmates allege sexual abuse by guards
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L.A. County women’s jail inmates allege sexual abuse by guards

Both women say it happened in a blind spot in a dark stairwell. There — out of view of Century Regional Detention Facility’s many security cameras — they…

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As Iran’s Government Tries to Quell Protests, Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge
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As Iran’s Government Tries to Quell Protests, Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge

The Iranian authorities have imposed an information blackout as they try to quell protests, but eyewitness testimony and videos conveying the deadly toll have made their way out.…

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Mike Tomlin, Steelers Made Unfortunate NFL History With Texans Blowout
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Mike Tomlin, Steelers Made Unfortunate NFL History With Texans Blowout

Mike Tomlin is undisputedly one of the best coaches in the NFL and – as often has been shouted from the rooftops of his supporters – has never…

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Beverly Hills psychiatrist Dr. Arnold Gilberg shares secrets in new book
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Beverly Hills psychiatrist Dr. Arnold Gilberg shares secrets in new book

Dr. Arnold Gilberg’s sunny consultation room sits just off Wilshire Boulevard. Natural light spills onto a wooden floor, his houndstooth-upholstered armchair, the low-slung couch draped with a colorful…

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