A Texas oil firm is pushing revive drilling off Santa Barbara
More than 50 years ago, a catastrophic oil spill along Santa Barbara’s coastline served to galvanize the modern environmental movement and also helped to usher…
How ‘torpedo’ bats became the fascination of baseball — even for ex-Dodger Eric Gagné
In his playing days, Eric Gagné’s objective was simple.“My job was to break bats,” the former Dodgers closer, and 2003 Cy Young Award winner, joked…
South Korean company launches political meme coins amid impeachment turmoil
DYC’s founding CEO Lee Da-yeon has a meeting at the company’s office in Seoul. The company rolled out unique political meme coins earlier this year.…
Disney plans to vacate storied Fox lot in Century City by year’s end
Two of entertainment’s most famous brands, Fox and Disney, are parting ways in Century City.Walt Disney Co. acknowledged Tuesday that it will be vacating the…
Trump-loving network Newsmax is a hot stock on Wall Street
Conservative cable news channel Newsmax is getting a Trump bump on Wall Street.The Boca Raton, Fla., outlet‘s stock price surged after its initial public offering…
Trump’s tariffs have wider effects on manufacturing in Asia this time
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The first time that President Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese goods in 2018, it set off a scramble among manufacturers who had long relied…
Alvin Ailey dance company performing ‘Sacred Songs’ in Los Angeles
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s “Sacred Songs” is a homecoming of sorts. It was initially conceived to celebrate the 60th anniversary of “Revelations,” the seminal…
Sources: White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor
A federal prosecutor in Los Angeles was fired Friday at the behest of the White House, after lawyers for a fast-food executive he was prosecuting…
Elon Musk’s AI company acquires his X social media platform in $33B Deal
Elon Musk attends a meeting with President Donald Trump and members of his Cabinet at the White House in Washington on Mondsay. On Friday, Musk…
FCC chair opens investigation into Disney and ABC for DEI practices
The Federal Communications Commission has launched an investigation into Walt Disney Co. and its broadcast subsidiary ABC over the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs,…
Flow Capital Announces $1.5 Million of Follow-On Investments to a Fintech Company
Article contentTORONTO, March 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flow Capital Corp. (TSXV:FW) (“Flow Capital” or the “Company”), a leading provider of flexible growth capital and…
Jen Salke to step down from her role at Amazon MGM Studios
Jennifer Salke will step down from her role as head of Amazon MGM Studios, the company said Thursday in an internal email viewed by the…
ESPN’s L.A.-based ‘SportsCenter’ is leaving and heading east
ESPN’s “SportsCenter” is leaving L.A.The Walt Disney Co. unit’s flagship sports highlights program will have its last edition from the ESPN Los Angeles Production Center,…
Modular housing may finally have its day — as solution to wildfire rebuilding
The sense of loss Sue Labella feels after the Pacific Palisades home she’d lived in for almost 50 years burned down in January’s wildfire is…
Trump cuts have hit government agencies investigating Elon Musk’s businesses. Here’s a breakdown
Elon Musk owns the country’s most successful electric car maker in Tesla. His SpaceX rocket company is one of NASA’s biggest contractors, relied upon to…
California in settlement talks with Uber, Lyft over wage theft claims
In early 2020, thousands of drivers — led by Southern California advocacy group Rideshare Drivers United — filed claims with the state against Uber and…
The 2025 box office is off to a terrible start. Is the problem supply or demand?
The first quarter of 2025 has been bleak for the movie theater business. The year that many analysts thought would be the one when the…
Live Nation settles lawsuit over claims it misled investors about legal risks
Live Nation has agreed to a $20-million settlement with investors over claims the company didn’t disclose the risks of business practices that exposed the firm…
Voice actors say AI voice clones pose threat, reduce jobs
Nick Meyer said $100,000 would have changed his life. The 26-year-old actor said it would have “taken a lot of weight” off his shoulders and…
Gerardo Ortiz testifies against Del Records exec in federal court
Gerardo Ortiz appeared in a Los Angeles federal court Wednesday to testify against his former boss and CEO of Del Records Angel Del Villar.The music…