By Seema MehtaLos Angeles Times(TNS)LOS ANGELES — Sen. Bernie Sanders, a political hero among liberals and populists, next week will formally kick off the campaign to place a new tax on billionaires on California’s November ballot. The tax proposal, which Sanders previously endorsed on social media, is proposed by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West. Supporters of the tax argue it is one of the few ways the state can backfill major federal cuts to healthcare services for California’s most vulnerable residents. More than 200 billionaires in Californians would be affected if the proposal qualifies for the ballot and is approved. Both men were major supporters of President Donald Trump.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGOnce upon a time, the Super Bowl halftime show was purely defined by spectacle. Between one’s pointed political statement and the other’s celebratory message of Boricua resilience, each laced with historically specific symbolism, the bar for cultural resonance on the Super Bowl stage has been officially raised high. AdvertisementChris Brown’s Instagram story on Sunday during the Super Bowl. If it was, it raises larger questions about what the Super Bowl halftime show could, and perhaps should, become in the wake of the model that Lamar and Bad Bunny have set. Audiences have already seen what’s possible when creativity, culture and courage collide on the Super Bowl stage.

The fallout from Trump-era tariffs A new report finds tariffs imposed during the Trump administration cost the average American household about $1,000 last year.

Those are words uttered by two different high school soccer coaches describing the Southern Section playoff pairings produced using a computer algorithm under the competitive equity system. The Southern Section's new way of putting together pairings continues to receive mixed reviews. How do you explain Newbury Park's girls' soccer team with a 10-5-2 record and wins over No. Competitive equity does work to produce closer playoff results, but lots of tweaking still needs to take place, including education. The problem for schools is once they approved the Southern Section's use of competitive equity playoffs, there's no way of going back.

'GMA' takes on the Winter Games ABC News' Lara Spencer and James Longman travel to Lake Placid to see where the U.S. team trains and try out winter sports, including the luge.

Deals and Steals on brands we love, part 1 Tory Johnson, joined by guests from "Dancing with the Stars," shares big savings on products from brands including Baggallini, Oak Essentials and more.

The Nancy Guthrie disappearance case is about to explode wide open. They have someone in their crosshairs, and they believe this person holds the key to finding Nancy Guthrie. This surveillance capture could be the breakthrough that transforms a missing person case into something far more concrete and actionable. Someone out there recognizes this person, and that recognition could be the difference between Nancy Guthrie remaining a missing person statistic or finally getting the answers her case demands. The clock is ticking, and federal investigators are betting everything on what the public sees in this photograph.

The Fox News congressional correspondent will anchor a new 90-second news brief that will air on 18 TV stations that are owned and operated by parent Fox Corp., and be made available to affiliates of the Fox broadcast network. Popular on VarietyFox News provides other types of programming to Fox stations, including the first run of “Fox News Sunday,” the newsmaker interview program that is anchored by Shannon Bream. Bream and Bill Hemmer have on occasion provided breaking-news coverage or coverage of important national events like the annual State of the Union speech for Fox stations as well. The new “cut in” shows Fox News working to give a new generation of reporters, anchors and correspondents added exposure. Melugin joined Fox News in May 2021 as a correspondent based on the west coast.

Catching up with Team USA speed skater Jordan Stolz on road to Olympics ABC News' Maggie Rulli sat down with Stolz before the Olympics to talk about his journey to the Winter Games, what he's most excited for and his favorite pump-up song.

The growing presence of content created by artificial intelligence has many individuals and music artists concerned about whether they are consuming music made by humans or by machines. While AI can be a compelling tool for creativity, the rise of AI artists is already doing immeasurable harm to the music community and the listeners who trust the cultural economy of sound. Popular music artist Xania Monet is a prime example of AI hiding in plain sight. Artists like Enlly Blue and Juno Skye are just a few more examples of AI making its way into the music world, according to billboard.com. If used properly, it can be a crucial steppingstone toward new ideas that could benefit the music world.

Remote tribe in Amazon rainforest captured up close on video for 1st time Conservationist Paul Rosolie recalls the dangers when he came face to face with the Mashco Piro tribe deep in Peru’s jungle.

"If I Had Legs I’d Kick You" and "Ella McCay" are among the top movies streaming this week. Read on for more trending shows across streaming services, including Netflix, HBO Max and Prime Video. 1 movie on Prime Video. “Relationship Goals” is also a top movie on Prime Video right now. While she tries to stay focused on her career, their undeniable chemistry soon threatens to spark old flames.

Analilia Mejia, a U.S. House candidate for New Jersey, speaks to supporters and members of the media at Paper Plane Coffee Co. in Montclair, New Jersey, on Jan. 29, 2026. AdvertisementMejia campaigned with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), and had the backing of a host of other left-wing groups and figures. Tahesha Way, who received millions of dollars of outside support and was the preferred candidate of pro-Israel groups. Mikie Sherrill and consists of suburbs in northern and central New Jersey, is not like most other districts represented by progressives. While the race served as a preview to the upcoming Democratic primary season, elements of Mejia’s win may be difficult for the left to replicate elsewhere.

This information should exist in public spaces as well — spaces like the slavery exhibit at the President’s House site in Philadelphia. That contradiction is deepened by the fact that the President’s House is only steps away from Independence Mall. Signs hang last month on the locations of the now-removed explanatory panels that were part of an exhibit on slavery at the President's House Site in Philadelphia. The city of Philadelphia recently filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration in hopes of restoring the President’s House and once again including the stories of the nine enslaved individuals who lived there. He is a Public Voices Fellow at The OpEd Project, in partnership with the National Black Child Development Institute.

The real people behind Bad Bunny’s big performance Bad Bunny incorporated real-life figures and cultural heroes into his Super Bowl performance, celebrating Puerto Rican and Latin American influence in American culture.