Newsletter: Today: ‘That Horrible Club of Schools.’ The Big Smog Check.

I'm Davan Maharaj, editor of the Los Angeles Times. A deadly school shooting in Oregon; healthcare for  immigrants here illegally; and late-night TV stages a comeback. Here are some story lines I don't want you to miss today.

TOP STORIES

'That Horrible Club of Schools'

Gunshots. Blood. Mourning. Questions. A gunman at an Oregon community college went on a rampage in one of the worst mass school shootings in two decades. It fit a pattern that President Obama called "a political choice that we make — to allow this to happen every few months in America." Live coverage is here. Plus: A devastating Times graphic of school shootings since Sandy Hook and timeline of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings since 1984. 

Healthcare for Immigrants

For immigrants here illegally, getting low-cost, government-run medical care is becoming easier in California. Forty-eight counties provide it, up from 11 a matter of months ago. Voters aren't so sure; a recent USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll found them evenly split. Other states could follow suit. 

The Big Smog Check

It's time to clear the air: The Environmental Protection Agency has adopted a stricter smog limit. Public health advocates say it isn't enough; industry groups say it goes too far. Either way, California will be affected the most, because it has the nation's worst air quality. Don't hold your breath, though: The EPA will give the Golden State until 2037 to meet the new standards.

Apple's Midstream Pause

When the free music stops, how will Apple Music stand up? It's not musical chairs, but it is a high-stakes game for Apple. Millions of people are deciding whether to continue with the 90-day trial version of its streaming service. Jimmy Iovine is betting they will.

Late-Night Renaissance

Watch out, late-night TV is back. "Yes, it's still a bunch of men in suits talking at you," TV critic Mary McNamara writes, "but now there's a man in a suit for every mood." The bounty is all the more remarkable, given that feuds, host turnovers and digital alternatives were threatening to make nighttime talk shows irrelevant not so long ago.

CALIFORNIA

-- "We can't relax our guard," a state water official warns, as conservation efforts dip.

-- Authorities determined a fire at a Thousand Oaks Planned Parenthood facility to be arson.

-- L.A.'s response to domestic violence is underfunded and disjointed, an audit finds.

-- Prosecutors examine an assault allegation against Bill Cosby at the Playboy Mansion. 

NATION-WORLD

-- Russian strikes in Syria don't appear to be limited to Islamic State.

-- Why Tom Steyer's latest fight against climate change involves raising his own cattle.

-- The U.S. has funded artists and intellectuals for a half-century, but it's a perennial fight.

-- An asteroid that killed the dinosaurs had help from volcanoes, according to a study.

-- Book review: "Black Flags: The Rise of Isis" explains Islamic State's gruesome excesses.

BUSINESS 

-- How a $500 UCLA hospital copay turned into a $3,900 bill, for one injection.

-- Ski resorts are offering deals if the predicted El Niño doesn't pan out.

-- Don't like the way that Fitbit looks? There's a solution for that.

SPORTS

-- Here's what Lakers camp in Hawaii is like.

-- Past Raider greats like what they see from the current Raiders.

-- The Dodgers' Yasiel Puig is making a "miraculous" and "legendary" recovery.

ENTERTAINMENT

-- Kenneth Turan reviews "The Martian," starring Matt Damon. Plus: A brief history of movie and TV Martians. 

-- Janet Jackson has "lots to talk about" on her first new album in seven years.

WHAT OUR EDITORS ARE READING

-- How do high-income Texans live in public housing meant for low-income families? (Texas Tribune)

-- Meet the 23-year-old high school dropout who is CEO of a biotech start-up in China. (Foreign Policy)

-- What generous people's brains do differently. (Harvard Business Review)

ONLY IN L.A.

The band: Los Lobos. The setting: a former mortuary in East Los Angeles. The occasion: a record release party. "This used to be a funeral home, and up until now there has only been sorrow in it," singer-guitarist-accordionist-songwriter David Hidalgo told the crowd. "So c'mon!" 

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