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The Biden administration's COVID booster plan for the general population is supposed to start soon, but the FDA still wants to review its safety — and whether kids under 12 should be vaccinated.

Ministries raise millions of dollars with little oversight. One Senate lawmaker wonders whether the lavish lifestyles of the ministers violate the churches' tax-exempt status. Six megachurches have been asked to respond by Dec. 6 to questions about their spending.

"Curious About EVs?" is the topic of a Community Forum that will feature a car show spotlighting electric autos, to be followed by an in-person and online discussion subtitled, "An Introduction to Owning and Driving an Electric Vehicle."

The event will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 27, with an EV car show outside Chalice Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Conejo Valley at 3327 Old Conejo Road in Newbury Park. Attendees will get a close-up look at electric autos in different price ranges and have an opportunity to talk to owners about the experience of owning an electric vehicle.

That will be followed at 7 p.m. by a forum, both in-person at Chalice and online via Zoom, conducted by EV owners from the community. Panelists are Kent Bullard, Brian Pletcher and Spencer Pletcher, EV Field Representatives of EV Advocates of Ventura County. Also presenting will be John Brooks, Senior Sustainability Analyst (Water and EVs) with the City of Thousand Oaks, who will talk about efforts to place EV chargers and how the community can get involved.

Topics of the forum will include: Is an EV right for me? How does charging work? Finding an affordable EV. Incentives for new or used cars and charging equipment. Costs of ownership. Common misconceptions. Road trips, and Expansion of the EV charging network. The discussion will include incentives for buying used plug-in hybrids and how people who don't have convenient access to chargers can thereby benefit and reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.

The event is presented by Chalice Community Forum, a program of Chalice Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Conejo Valley.

To register to attend in person or online via Zoom, visit forum.chaliceuu.org. The forum is free; donations are welcome to support the programs. For information, visit the forum website or contact Randall Edwards via e-mail at forum@chaliceuu.org or by calling the church office at (805) 498-9548.

It's more and more common for debut novels to have elaborate homes on the Web, complete with blogs, chatrooms, videos and games. Often the sites are richly illustrated, almost cinematic.

NPR's pop critic and correspondent shares her favorite albums of this year.

Let’s create live theatre together! Now in its 55th year of Theatre for Youth, the Santa Monica Playhouse Diversity-in-Education Conservatory is delighted to offer two one-week Winter Break Theatre Camps for kids 6 to 14. Activities include theatre games, voice, movement, acting, imagination building, writing, costume creation, self-confidence, making friends and a LIVE PERFORMANCE on the last day. Enrollment is limited. “Thank you for teaching me and helping me grow as an actor and person throughout the years. I am eternally grateful for everything you have done for me.” Diana Silvers (Booksmart, Ma, Space Force)

Santa Monica Playhouse Diversity-in-Education Conservatory alumni include Kate Hudson, Jason Ritter, Jason Segel, Cody Saunders, Rina Mimoun, Shana Feste, Karen Fukuhara, Liz Dean and Gadi Dechter.

Session I: Mon-Fri, Dec 16-20
Session II: Thurs-Sun,, Dec 26-29

Sessions meet daily 9am-3pm

Email education@santamonicaplayhouse.com for more details and to enroll. Let’s create holiday theatre magic together soon!

Let’s create live theatre together! Now in its 55th year of Theatre for Youth, the Santa Monica Playhouse Diversity-in-Education Conservatory is delighted to offer two one-week Winter Break Theatre Camps for kids 6 to 14. Activities include theatre games, voice, movement, acting, imagination building, writing, costume creation, self-confidence, making friends and a LIVE PERFORMANCE on the last day. Enrollment is limited. “Thank you for teaching me and helping me grow as an actor and person throughout the years. I am eternally grateful for everything you have done for me.” Diana Silvers (Booksmart, Ma, Space Force)

Santa Monica Playhouse Diversity-in-Education Conservatory alumni include Kate Hudson, Jason Ritter, Jason Segel, Cody Saunders, Rina Mimoun, Shana Feste, Karen Fukuhara, Liz Dean and Gadi Dechter.

Session I: Mon-Fri, Dec 16-20
Session II: Thurs-Sun,, Dec 26-29

Sessions meet daily 9am-3pm

Email education@santamonicaplayhouse.com for more details and to enroll. Let’s create holiday theatre magic together soon!

It all started one morning in 1949, when White discovered a beautiful web in his barn, glistening with dew. In The Story of Charlotte's Web, Michael Sims explores how White wrote his magical meditation on time, mortality and friendship — for children.

The tiny ray spider uses launches its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice in the superhero world, this ability is actually unusual in spiders.

The Supreme Court considers whether Donald Trump should be disqualified from Colorado's ballot. A U.S. strike in Baghdad kills a leader of an Iran-backed militia.