The 2026 calendar marked a busy period for Bryan Cranston, who returned to the screen as Hal in Hulu’s revival of “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair. ” However, one of his darker projects is on the brink of a major shift. The crime drama “Your Honor, ” which had enjoyed a presence on Netfl
Los Angeles city council member Nithya Raman walks through a silent film set, telling voters that the city’s once‑busy studios have shrunk since 2018. She says her own family ties to the industry make the issue personal, and she vows to keep Los Angeles as a global filming hub. The production slu
Researchers used special cameras that can see many wavelengths of light to study how different drinks leave marks on surfaces. They set up a fake crime scene and collected images of nine types of beverage stains: papaya, coffee, pomegranate, orange, tea, wine, whisky, rum, and brandy. The camera cap
He grew up here, so he knows the city well. For about eight or nine years, and especially in the last four, he says Los Angeles has fallen apart. He tells of a homeless woman who smashed his car with a rock, and he felt powerless to help. He wonders if arresting her would fix anything or ju
A film set in 1986 follows the Pearl family from Queens. Irwin and his wife Hester live a modest life raising two boys, Ben and Scott. Scott is about to turn 18 and head off to college, a moment the family celebrates. Enter Gary, an ex‑police officer who has settled into retirement. He vis
President Lai Ching‑te recently told a celebration in Taipei that the phrase “Taiwan independence” simply means the island is not part of China and that its people alone should decide what happens next. He repeated a stance his party has held since 1999: Taiwan is already a sovereign state called
The coronavirus crisis forced European health systems to rethink how they work together. When hospitals, laboratories and public‑health agencies started talking in sync, the country that could share information fastest saw better outcomes. Countries that had formal plans for emergency cooperat
The story begins in a small South Carolina town where the state’s transportation office decided it would not negotiate with local leaders. Instead, it pushed a single road design that promised to cut crashes by 70 percent—an estimate that seemed to silence any debate. The town’s officials, elected b
In a month devoted to mental health, people from many walks of life shared how the current political climate feels like a constant pressure on their minds. The stories show that for many, politics takes up most of the time they spend in therapy or counseling. Parents say their anxiety has wors
A new movie called The Mandalorian and Grogu will open in theaters on May 22, 2026. It follows the adventures of Din Djarin and his child after three seasons on Disney+. This is the first new Star Wars film in theaters since 2019. The head of Lucasfilm, Dave Filoni, talked about how the fra
