The Los Angeles Post
U.S. World Business Lifestyle
Today: April 30, 2025
Today: April 30, 2025
Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Staff Writer

Latest From Los Angeles

Health|Science

Whooping cough is making a comeback, but the vaccine provides powerful protection

Rates of the bacterial infection have gone up by 500% since last year, with babies and young children most at risk.

Whooping cough is making a comeback, but the vaccine provides powerful protection
Economy|Education|Finance|Opinion|Political

Endowments aren’t blank checks – but universities can rely on them more heavily in turbulent times

Most institutions of higher education have more freedom to spend from their endowments than they may realize.

Endowments aren’t blank checks – but universities can rely on them more heavily in turbulent times
Science|Technology|US

US earthquake safety relies on federal employees’ expertise

The US experiences violent earthquakes, but the damage and death toll is much lower than in many countries because of the work of federal seismologists and engineers.

US earthquake safety relies on federal employees’ expertise
Opinion|Political|US

Tyrannical leader? Why comparisons between Trump and King George III miss the mark on 18th-century British monarchy

Britain’s George III has gotten a bad rap. He was not the all-powerful monarch that President Trump allegedly aspires to be.

Tyrannical leader? Why comparisons between Trump and King George III miss the mark on 18th-century British monarchy
Economy|Health|Political|US

A brief history of Medicaid and America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net

Left out of FDR’s New Deal, the health insurance program for the poor was finally established in 1965.

A brief history of Medicaid and America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net
Education|Political|Science|US

Trump’s first term polarized teens’ views on racism and inequality

A social scientist tracking adolescents’ beliefs and behaviors over time was uniquely positioned to document changes in teens’ worldviews after Trump’s 2016 election.

Trump’s first term polarized teens’ views on racism and inequality

Follow