70+ of the best gifts for Dad
Which gifts are best for dads? Father’s Day is coming up. With it comes the opportunity to show your father how much you care. Giving a gift isn’t necessary, but…
10 festivals and conventions to keep on your summer radar
While summer usually means dusting off your beach chairs or finding the nearest pool, there are other ways to spend the sunny season in Southern California. It may not be…
Pay or Die: The scare tactics behind LA County’s Measure ER tax increase
Measure ER in Los Angeles County is a one-half percent sales tax increase to pay the cost of providing full health insurance to illegal immigrants. It was placed on the…
Texas briefly expanded gambling to online sales. One tribe reeled them back in
During the 2025 legislative session, heated debate in Austin illustrated how politically savvy one Texas Native American tribe had become. The debate centered on a decision by the Texas Lottery…
Casino revenues reshape the fortunes of tribal communities in Texas
In two weeks, Brandy Vickery will load up his Bobcat with just the right mix of dirt that will lie beneath the foundations of nine homes in the Big Thicket.…
The sun sets on ‘Jersey Shore.’ For now, anyway.
One warm March afternoon, Jenni Farley sat on a lawn chair in a park in Holmdel, New Jersey, watching her son, Greyson, play soccer. To a generation of TV viewers,…
Teens embrace social media and influencers for news but remain skeptical
By DAVID BAUDER and LINLEY SANDERS NEW YORK (AP) — Teenagers are more inclined than their elders to get news from nontraditional sources such as social media and influencers, heralding…
Teens embrace social media and influencers for news but remain skeptical
FILE – A woman walks by a giant screen displaying the Google logo at an event at the Paris Google Lab on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in…
Roblox gaming platform reaches $12 million settlement with Nevada enhancing youth protections
By JESSICA HILL LAS VEGAS (AP) — The interactive gaming platform Roblox will implement increased protections for young users and pay more than $12 million to the state of Nevada…
Seaside brews, live music, and fireworks | Things to do
Seaside music and brews, high-flying circus tricks, an explosion of J-fashion and anime cosplay, and the nation’s first staged comedy at the Drake. If this sounds like a fantasy, then…