Bob Filner, Mayor of San Diego Who Left Amid Scandal, Dies at 82
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Bob Filner, Mayor of San Diego Who Left Amid Scandal, Dies at 82

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Bob Filner, a progressive Democrat who served two decades in Congress and then successfully ran for mayor of San Diego, promising to shake up City Hall — but whose career imploded within months amid a storm of sexual harassment charges — died on…

Pierre Audi, Eminent Force in the Performing Arts, Dies at 67
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Pierre Audi, Eminent Force in the Performing Arts, Dies at 67

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines He was educated at the University of Oxford, where he directed a production of Shakespeare’s “Timon of Athens” in 1977. A few years before, Mr. Audi had led a group that purchased an early-19th-century building in the Islington neighborhood of London that, over…

Poised to Expand Gaza Offensive, Israel Calls Up Thousands of Reserve Soldiers
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Poised to Expand Gaza Offensive, Israel Calls Up Thousands of Reserve Soldiers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israel will mobilize thousands of reserve soldiers to bolster its campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Saturday night, as the country appeared poised to expand its offensive in the Palestinian enclave. The move prompted fear in Gaza, where…

Trump Administration Sues Colorado and Denver Over Immigration Policies
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Trump Administration Sues Colorado and Denver Over Immigration Policies

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration sued Colorado and Denver on Friday, accusing the state, city and their leaders of impeding federal immigration actions, the latest salvo in the White House’s fight to compel local governments to help carry out deportations. The lawsuit, which was filed…

No Country for Old Politicians? Some California Democrats Want an Age Cap.
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No Country for Old Politicians? Some California Democrats Want an Age Cap.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As Democrats grapple with how to recover from their losses in November, an uncomfortable question has emerged in California, the state that has long set trends for the party. Are their leaders simply too old? Some party activists, pointing to several examples where…

How Misinformation and Partisan ‘New Media’ Changed a California Town
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How Misinformation and Partisan ‘New Media’ Changed a California Town

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines With its horse-trodden roads, endless fields of almond blossoms and cowboy heritage, the 20,000 person town of Oakdale, Calif., fits the American West of imagination. And for decades, its media diet was classically all-American, too. Nightly news broadcasts played on living room televisions….

Opinion | What Kennedy Gets Right, And Wrong, About Antidepressants
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Opinion | What Kennedy Gets Right, And Wrong, About Antidepressants

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Like every psychiatrist, I have patients for whom antidepressants are transformative, even lifesaving. But I also see a messier, less advertised side of these medications. There are patients with sexual side effects that they hadn’t known could be caused by their antidepressants because…

Chicago Museum Director Under Investigation After Airplane Incident
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Chicago Museum Director Under Investigation After Airplane Incident

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines James Rondeau, the president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago, has taken a voluntary leave from the museum after an incident on board a flight to Germany last month. During the incident, which occurred on April 18 and was first reported…