The Troubling Disappearance of ‘El Gallito’

Ernesto Gonzales liked to hold court in the morning from a corner booth of El Rancho in Harlingen, a busy local eatery festooned with multicolored…

In Orange County, six-figure salaries now qualify as ‘low income’

With OC rents and home prices soaring, the state says individuals making up to $104,200 per year are now eligible for “low-income” housing.

The Parties Have Very Different Priorities

Why We Changed Our Code of Ethics to Address Prediction Markets

The post Why We Changed Our Code of Ethics to Address Prediction Markets appeared first on ProPublica.

Monopoly Round-Up: The Pope and a Silicon Valley Trillionaire Fight Over God

Elon Musk is a trans-humanist, the ultimate expression of the Chicago School philosophy. The Pope offers a different vision about how limits make us human.…

Why the 1986 World Cup was a turning point for me

LAist correspondent Adolfo Guzman-Lopez remembers the year his life was changed — by the U.S. government, by his own tenacity — and a Mexican soccer…

He’s been making 1-inch soccer players out of gum wrappers since age 10 — see them at LACMA

Fútbol Is Life meticulously recreates historic moments from men’s and women’s soccer... with miniatures.

Homicides are on decline in LA but shooting deaths of unhoused people remain disproportionately high

LAPD data shows at least 278 unhoused people have been shot and killed in Los Angeles since 2015. An investigation by LAist and The LA…

To loved ones, murder victim Zackery ‘Turdle’ Melton was far more than just ‘unhoused’

Turdle was the 16th unhoused person to be shot and killed in Los Angeles last year, an investigation by LAist and The LA Local has…

Documenters report: New track & field coming to Camden High School

In a brief meeting, the Planning Commission approved permits for the new facility. They again postponed a vote on the new Democracy Center, which will…

Lowlights and glimmers of optimism from a new St. Paul housing study

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis offers complex findings from an analysis of the city’s much-debated housing policies.  The post Lowlights and glimmers of optimism…

Documenters report: Minneapolis school board approves budget for next school year

With almost no discussion, the board passed resolutions on school transformation, the proposed new building for Anishinabe Academy and the budget for next year. The…

D.C. Memo: Postal service seeks voter lists from states — or else

Minnesota is among several states suing the USPS, which says it won't deliver mail-in ballots without the lists. Plus: Finstad, Emmer and other GOPers are…

On Flag Day, consider America’s ongoing experiment

The hope has always been that the red, white and blue could someday create enough room for all of us to live and work and…

Mumford & Sons Kept Wrigleyville Up Late — Triggering Fines — But Neighbors Say They Didn’t Mind

Severe weather delayed Thursday night's concert until nearly 11 p.m., but residents said late-night noise comes with living next to Wrigley Field.

In Tense Congressional Hearing, CPS CEO Fields Questions On Gender And Sexuality Policies

It’s the latest in an ongoing back-and-forth between Republican federal officials and Chicago Public Schools.

City Working ‘Tirelessly’ To Fix Storm Damage, Mayor Says, As Thousands Await Restored Power

As of Friday, about 10,000 trees were reported for safety concerns across the city, according to the Department of Streets and Sanitation. The department's commissioner…

District says 61 boys the Trump administration found on girls’ sports rosters were mascots, managers

“Some teams had male managers, trainers, or mascots — not athletes." The post District says 61 boys the Trump administration found on girls’ sports rosters…

Every opening and closing this week:  One chain leaves, another reappears

Denver also gained a pair of zero-proof bars. The post Every opening and closing this week:  One chain leaves, another reappears appeared first on Denver…

AZ Legislature ends 2026 session after late-night GOP push to send conservative agenda to voters

The Arizona Legislature adjourned for the year early Saturday morning, after four days of rapid-fire votes on hundreds of pieces of legislation and a marathon…