Underworld Turns

Trump to Mass Death: ¯_(ツ)_/¯

In the week since launching Operation Epic Fury, President Donald Trump’s war without an apparent endgame has killed 787 Iranians, a death toll the administration has made clear it is hellbent on expanding. It includes at least 175 Iranians, mostly young children, who were killed at Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school as US strikes targeted a […]
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Violent. Anti-Abortion. Anti-Trans. Posts From Trump’s New DHS Pick Preview More of the Same.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, President Donald Trump’s next pick for Homeland Security secretary, consistently uses his social media platforms to share anti-abortion and anti-trans content.  Mullin, a former MMA fighter who has long championed Trump and thinks of him as a “true friend,” has repeatedly referred to abortion as “murder.” Last month, he shared […]
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L.A. County transforms vacant buildings into ‘mental health treatment village’

Los Angeles County leaders are breaking ground Friday on a new mental health treatment complex that will transform long-vacant buildings on a historic Norwalk hospital campus into a “village” for care and supportive housing. County Supervisor Janice Hahn, state Sen. Bob Archuleta and other state and county officials are scheduled to take part in the […]
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Trump rules out talks without Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as Israel strikes Lebanon

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to rule out talks with Iran absent its “unconditional surrender.” Israeli warplanes bombed Beirut and Tehran as Iran launched more retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries on the seventh day of the war. The strikes in Lebanon were the heaviest since a 2024 ceasefire ended […]
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Deputies seek tips after teen, infant vanish in Los Angeles

Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help finding two “critically missing” children. Kiara Johnson, 15, and Suede Johnson, 6 months, were last seen around 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles, in the 1200 block of East 67th Street, according to the Century Sheriff’s Station. […]
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U.S. loses 92,000 jobs in February as unemployment rises

The U.S. labor market unexpectedly lost 92,000 jobs in February, pushing the nation’s unemployment rate up to 4.4%, according to new data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The drop signals a potential slowdown in hiring after the economy added about 130,000 jobs in January, continuing what had already been a relatively […]
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Santa Ana winds knock out power to hundreds in Porter Ranch

A new round of strong Santa Ana winds sweeping across Southern California has left hundreds of residents without electricity and raised concerns about additional outages as gusty conditions continue. Nearly 400 households in Porter Ranch woke up without power Friday morning as crews worked to restore electricity, KTLA’s Carlos Herrera reports. The outages come as […]
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