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September 28, 2026, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time

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Beaches Are Disappearing in Southern California as El Niño Bears Down

Beachfront homeowners and beachcombers are watching the sand vanish into the ocean as torrid waves strike the coast.

Best and Worst Moments of the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards

Madonna ruled on Sunday night as the ceremony tried to recall VMAs of the past.

Washington Taxed Its Millionaires. Now the Rich Want It Repealed.

Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke the state’s taboo against levying income taxes.

Bonding and Battling: The College Life of a Bollywood Dance Team

“For a lot of South Asians, dance is the way we connect,” said a member of the team at U.C.L.A. Our photographer captured glimpses of the team, from audition to competitions.

Muscles, Mayhem and Middle Age: Screen Heroes Let It Fly

Michael Douglas and Sylvester Stallone are among the tough (and tough-ish) guys getting personal in memoirs this fall.

As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind

The gap between technology and policymaking has gotten wider than ever with artificial intelligence, leaving a global policy vacuum as A.I. models rapidly advance.

Why Does The Times Care About Mark Zuckerberg’s Style?

For our chief fashion critic, Vanessa Friedman, the Meta chief executive’s choice of clothes reveal, perhaps inadvertently, pieces of his psyche.

‘Typical George’ Kittle Is Feeling Like Himself Again, and the 49ers Offense Is Humming

The San Francisco 49ers are 3-0, yet tight end George Kittle says, “I don’t feel like I’m 100 percent yet. I’m still getting my legs underneath me.”

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