Discarded electronics are piling up across West Africa, forcing families to choose between survival and toxic exposure. This article explores the hidden human cost behind the world’s ...

This pivotal spark took Broadway performer Allie Re from Northern California to Michigan and ultimately to New York City to pursue her dreams. Re first entered the world of theatre the moment her mom ...

Los Angeles Times High School Insider is a community of young readers, thinkers and storytellers. The foundation of HSI is this user-generated content platform where young people from around Southern ...

In recent years, the Santa Clarita Valley has been a hotbed of softball talent with girls heading to top-notch colleges like Oregon, Stanford, Tennessee and Oklahoma. One school in particular has been ...

As midterm elections approach, the United States once again faces a familiar problem: too many citizens staying home on election day. If democracy is meant to reflect the will of the people, it ...

The Sudanese Civil War, which has developed into one of the world’s deadliest conflicts, has been met with a striking silence from international media.

Last summer, I began volunteering at a children’s therapy clinic in a nearby city. I didn’t know much about occupational or behavioral therapy, but I did know what it’s like to work with children ...

Balboa Island – or as locals call it, the heart of Newport Beach – offers its visitors a variety of pleasurable experiences. For over a century, the island has stood as the perfect place for a beach ...

With Earth Day taking place today, National Geographic and science communicator Maynard Okereke have been collaborating to create Earth Day content that inspires youth to learn about the importance of ...

Corporate layoffs have become a recurring feature of the tech industry’s response to shifting economic conditions, signaling deeper changes in how companies define efficiency and growth. As firms once ...

Watching your first Broadway performance can be a moment of epiphany, when something clicks and you immediately wish to see yourself up on that stage. Anna Hertel’s love for musical theatre began when ...