An AI-generated music video titled “Nothing Went Foom!” has circulated widely since late September 2026, turning a long-running argument in AI safety circles into a five-minute pop track. Posted by ...

She sounds kinda like Taylor Swift, but she's imaginary. Claude has sung a courtroom speech about why the Doomers are wrong ...

I have known Ben Allen since he was a young intern at the Santa Monica Observer. He grew up here, served on the Santa ...

Santa Monica cops say a husband fatally shot his wife before turning the gun on himself inside their home on the 3100 block of Pico Boulevard. Officers were sent to the residence around 9:40 p.m.

In a world where pop music often feels oversaturated with manufactured stars, every once in a while, a genuine talent emerges that stops you in your tracks. Enter Isabel van Gelder, the 22-year-old ...

A man detained hours earlier on a domestic-violence charge used remarkable flexibility to squeeze through the narrow bars of ...

SANTA MONICA - An 82-year-old woman remained in critical condition Friday after she was struck by a turning vehicle Thursday evening in a marked crosswalk at 5th Street and Wilshire Boulevard, police ...

A 10-year-old child and two women in their 30s died on Monday morning after an overcrowded inflatable dinghy carrying 105 ...

LOS ANGELES - Flea-borne typhus is no longer a rare footnote in Los Angeles County. Public health officials have recorded a ...

Saudi Arabia intercepted at least one Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh and thwarted additional attempts, but the strike on the capital—complete with smoke near King Khalid International ...