Leaders from across the world at the Eightieth United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have adopted the political declaration to combat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health challenges through a fully integrated approach. This is the outcome of the intergovernmental negotiations in advance of and considered by the fourth high-level meeting of the UNGA on the prevention […]
Over the past few months, a troubling pattern has emerged across America’s major cities. As President Donald Trump’s administration dispatches federal agents and National Guard troops to jurisdictions — often over the objections of local residents and leaders — police departments are being forced to navigate an increasingly precarious position. If they embrace federal intervention, […]
Arthur L. Carter poses for a portrait in The New York Observer’s Upper East Side townhouse in New York City on May 16, 1994. Penske Media via Getty Images Except for a few excursions to his crowded Connecticut parties, I really did not know Arthur Carter well at all. I was much closer and friendlier […]
A spacious historic house in the 500 block of Boulevard Way in Piedmont has new owners. The 2,367-square-foot unit, built in 1912, was sold on Oct. 21, 2025 for $1,900,000, or $803 per square foot. The layout of this two-story home includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The property is situated on a lot spanning […]
The era of A.I.-driven branding still belongs to leaders who pair data with cultural fluency, local autonomy and real presence in the markets they serve. Unsplash+ A.I. has upended the playbook for modern brands, promising to flatten geography, automate insight and make physical presence obsolete. But here’s the dangerous paradox: local, cultural understanding isn’t less […]
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Organizers of the Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) Summer Olympics have promised that there will be affordable tickets for the Games that start in less than three years time. On Monday, LA28 announced fans would be able to register for tickets from January 14, 2026 and that at least one […]
The SpaceX Starship lifts off from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on November 19, 2024, for the Starship Flight 6 test. CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images Talk of SpaceX going public is sending the stocks of its partners and investors soaring. After multiple outlets reported earlier this month that SpaceX could pursue an IPO as […]
DEAR MISS MANNERS: How does one handle being offered alcohol when you choose not to drink? I got a DUI two years ago, and I will never drink and drive ever again. I’ve been in numerous situations where I’ve declined a kind offer of a drink and have been pestered as to why. Out for […]
Bernard Muller, CTO of The Scott-Morgan Foundation. Courtesy The Scott-Morgan Foundation When British roboticist Dr. Peter Scott-Morgan was diagnosed with ALS in 2017, he was told the disease would gradually take his voice, his movement and, eventually, his place in the world. But he refused to accept the idea that losing speech should mean losing […]
August Brown, Los Angeles Times Carl Carlton, the funk and R&B singer known for upbeat, era-embodying singles like “Everlasting Love” and “She’s a Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked)” has died. He was 72. Carlton’s son, Carlton Hudgens II, posted to social media confirming the death on Sunday. “RIP Dad, Legend Carl Carlton singer of She’s […]
