Between Reassurance And Rhetoric: The High Stakes Of Rutte’s US Diplomacy

When NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte took the stage at the Reagan Institute on April 9, he delivered a message of pragmatism rather than panic: NATO is not a spent force in crisis, but a cornerstone in transition.
Husband arrested in disappearance of American woman in the Bahamas as new questions emerge

Authorities in the Bahamas have taken a 59-year-old American man into custody as the search continues for his missing wife, Lynette Hooker, who vanished during a late-night boat trip near Elbow Cay. The man, identified by his
1 killed, 2 missing after parking garage under-construction in Philly partially collapses

A partial collapse at a parking garage under construction in Philadelphia has left one person dead and two others still missing, as emergency crews continue a difficult and time-sensitive search operation. The incident unfolded around 2:17 p.m.
Chabria: Wipe out a ‘civilization’? Minor stuff compared with what just happened in AI
A real strike on civilization as we know it occurred in Silicon Valley, where a new AI super-brain was locked up because it’s too powerful — and unpredictable.
A baby uses 3,000 diapers a year. Why a state lawmaker wants parents to know how they’re made
Concern has grown over disposable children’s diapers, many of which contain chemicals, plastics and other ingredients linked to health and environmental risks.
SoCal in for a windy, rainy weekend, with possible dust storms at Coachella

A low-pressure system is set to sweep across the Southland, bringing scattered rainstorms along the coast and possible hazardous dust storms to Coachella amid the music festival.
Arellano: Pope Leo’s brave stance against Trump
Rather than cower before a despot who makes the Pharaoh in the Old Testament seem as stable and kind as St. Francis, the first American pope has resisted Trump like a protester at a “No Kings” rally.
GOP’s best shot at California governor’s office in decades mired in angry internal debate

Republicans, who last won the California governor’s office in 2006, angrily spar in their best opportunity to win the seat in two decades.
How thousands of sensitive LAPD files got leaked online — and what happens next
A data breach at the city attorney’s office led to a massive cache of LAPD files being dumped online. Here’s what we know about how it happened, what got leaked and what the fallout could be.
‘The wheels are falling off the bus.’ Parents scrambling as LAUSD strike date nears

A looming LAUSD strike puts many working families in a bind, parents say.