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Juliet La Sala

Juliet La Sala

jlasala@washingtontimes.com

Juliet La Sala is a New York–based journalist and culture reporter for The Washington Times, where she covers events and issues shaping public life. She has written for Westchester Magazine, NYCity News Serivce and the Mott Haven Herald, and the Hunts Point Express, where she covered immigration, education and local government in the Bronx and greater New York area. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. She can be reached at jlasala@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Juliet La Sala

An Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 21, 2015. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

Oscars to leave Hollywood for downtown Los Angeles in 2029

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the Oscars will leave its home of the past 27 years at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and relocate to the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles beginning in 2029.

March 27, 2026
People demonstrate in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, June 30, 2023, after a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loan debts for millions of Americans. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Americans are defaulting on their loans at a record rate

A record 7.7 million federal student loan borrowers had defaulted on $181 billion in loans by the end of 2025, and at least 3 million more borrowers are three months behind in payments, according to Education Department data.

March 20, 2026