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Samara Joy is shown looking at the camera. She has brown skin and curly dark brown hair, and is wearing a collared, white shirt. The photo is washed with an orangey, sepia glow.

5 classical and jazz concert picks in San Diego this fall

Our top picks for classical and jazz music in San Diego this season: Samara Joy; a binational jazz fest; legendary French band Cortex; folk-inspired compositions with the La Jolla Symphony; and contemporary, experimental composer Sarah Hennies.

Show up to your next book club meeting with these 12 reading recommendations

Sometimes you finish a book and just have to talk about it with someone else. If your book club is looking for its next conversation-sparking title we have a dozen for you!

A bell, center, that Olympic medalists rang at the Paris Games, is seen before being installed in Notre Dame Cathedral, ahead of the monument's grandiose reopening following a massive fire and five-year reconstruction effort, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 in Paris.

Notre Dame welcomes arrival of 3 new bells as cathedral reopening nears

The delivery of the bells comes just one month ahead of Notre Dame's reopening, which is scheduled for December 8.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked.

'Gladiator II' and 'Wicked' are lavish spectacles — but are they another Barbenheimer?

Two big-budget films are set to battle at the box office: Wicked offers a gravity-defying origin story for the Wicked Witch of the West, while Gladiator II revisits the violence of ancient Rome.

Michel Houellebecq says Annihilation will be his last novel.

A polarizing, provocative French novelist says he’s written his last book

Michel Houellebecq is a controversial literary superstar. His new book, Annihilation, centers on a middle-aged Paris bureaucrat in a sexless marriage. It's slow to start, but still holds surprises.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Bryce Jordan Center on Oct. 26. in State College, Pa.

Trump rallied at Madison Square Garden in New York days before election

Former President Trump has said 'we are going to win New York' despite double-digit losses in previous elections.

People gather at a women's rights march in Chicago on the second anniversary of the Dobbs decision, the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and struck down federal abortion protections.

Why abortion referendums are also about the economy

Abortion is on the ballot in 10 states. The vote results will have consequences beyond women's reproductive rights.

Little Crabtree Creek is littered with storm debris and vehicles, on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, three weeks after Hurricane Helene flooded the South Toe River and adjacent creeks near Micaville in Yancey County, N.C.

Undocumented people are among most vulnerable to climate-fueled disasters

Many undocumented people are not eligible for federal financial disaster aid and several remain fearful even when help is offered.

Genetic scientist and Native Hawaiian Keolu Fox stands with the Pacific Ocean and Blacks Beach, a favorite surfing spot, in the background. Sept 27, 2024

Scientist looks for DNA evidence to trace the migration of his Polynesian ancestors

Native Hawaiian Keolu Fox makes the case that Polynesians were history’s greatest seafaring people.

Dayton, Ohio, launched an effort in 2011 to become more welcoming to immigrants. Backers say the newcomers have benefited the city, which was losing population for decades.

Without immigrants, America's job growth would have stalled

Springfield has become a lightning rod in a pitched battle over immigration. Meanwhile, Dayton has welcomed immigrants for more than a decade, to fill vacant jobs and revitalize old neighborhoods.

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