Why your nose could be the perfect window into your mental state

It is probably no surprise to you that stress is a major driver of illness, including mental health conditions like anxiety and depression and physical ones such as heart disease. We urgently need simple, objective and non-invasive ways to study and measure it. The temperature of someone’s nose – most prominently, on the tip – … Read more

Florida Aims to Become the First State to End All Vaccine Mandates

Florida’s Surgeon General, Joseph Ladapo, announced on Wednesday that the state would end all vaccine mandates, likening them to slavery. Lifting the mandates would mean children would not be required to be vaccinated in order to attend school in Florida. It would be the first state to withdraw from the practice, which has been credited … Read more

Jon Voight, Sylvester Stallone and entertainment groups lobby Trump for tax provisions

So-called Hollywood ambassadors Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone joined with a coalition of entertainment industry groups for a letter delivered this week to President Trump urging him to support tax measures and a federal tax incentive that would help bring film and TV production back to the U.S. The letter is signed by Voight, Stallone, … Read more

Embattled Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses her political future: ‘I ain’t going anywhere’

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer drew a huge crowd to USC’s Bovard Theater at the L.A. Times Festival of Books on Sunday, where she addressed her recent photo-op with President Trump and her potential presidential run in 2028. “People often ask me, ‘How did you get elected in a state like Michigan?’” Whitmer told an attentive … Read more

A lifeline for Hollywood jobs or a corporate giveaway? The film tax credit debate returns

It’s showtime for Hollywood at the California Capitol. The state’s entertainment industry has spent months begging for help from Sacramento to stem the decline of film and TV production and save thousands of jobs. This week, after months of speeches and promises from public officials, two bills meant to boost the beleaguered business cleared their … Read more

Stay in LA campaign holds rally to encourage local film production

Stay in LAthe grassroots campaign aimed at boosting film and television production in Los Angeles, held a rally in Sun Valley on Sunday to draw attention to the struggling local entertainment industry. The rally at SirReel Studio Services featured a series of speakers from across the entertainment industry as well as state and national politicians … Read more

No More Broadband Delays, State Legislators Urge DC

Any changes to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment should be optional rather than mandatory, a group of 115 state legislators from 28 states said in a letter on Thursday to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. It comes after BEAD recently lost its top director, who departed with a scathing letter alleging an impending shift in … Read more

Unity to acrimony: Tone of U.S.-Canada-Mexico World Cup changes with tariffs, 51st state talk

Seven years ago, when a joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico was awarded the 2026 World Cup, rifts created by tariffs — yes, back then, too! — and a proposed border wall were glossed over because of the neighbours’ longstanding political and economic alliances. “The unity of the three nations was the … Read more

With Canadian captain and coach, Ohio State seeks women’s Frozen Four repeat

Jenna Buglioni wants to throw her gloves and stick in the air in celebration as a Buckeye one last time. The 23-year-old from Port Moody, B.C., leads defending champion Ohio State into the women’s Frozen Four seeking a hockey championship repeat and a third title in four years. In her fifth and final year of … Read more