Why the effort to stop the Olympic Games stands little chance
If you browse through social media, it’s easy to find commentary about canceling the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.There are Angelenos who lack confidence in the…
More Californians say ‘yes’ than ‘no’ to temporary redistricting
What Californians think about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to temporarily redraw the state’s congressional districts has been a source of hot debate.Republicans rallied around polling…
Former Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested on misuse of funds charges
1 of 2 | Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, after giving a statement related…
Pew: ‘Unauthorized immigrants’ population hit 14 million in 2023
Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Pew Research Center released on Thursday found that "unauthorized immigrants" in the United States hit a record high in 2023 of…
More than 700 HHS staffers tell Kennedy to end fake info spreading
Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Hundreds of staff from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told Congress that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.…
Qantas ordered to pay record fine over COVID-19 layoffs
Qantas has been ordered to a nearly $60 million fine over mass layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic. File Photo by Brent Winstone/EPA-EFE Aug. 18 (UPI)…
Californians find cheap housing, less traffic, happiness in Tulsa
If you’re a Gen Xer or younger, there’s a good chance you’ve contemplated moving out of California.The reasons are obvious. It’s expensive and difficult to…
CDC director: Misinformation ‘lead to deadly consequence” in Atlanta
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta was attacked by a gunman on Friday. File Photo by Erike S. Lesser/EPA Aug.…
Buy-now-pay-later apps target young, debt-laden consumers
WASHINGTON — Alana Voechting, a 27-year-old nursing student, had never heard of Klarna when she noticed its bright pink logo while checking out at Sephora.com with $165…
RFK Jr. tours CDC headquarters following deadly shooting
Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has visited the CDC headquarters in Atlanta where a police officer was…
CDC union calls on Trump officials to condemn vaccine misinformation
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. Union representing thousands of CDC workers is calling on the Trump administration to…
Time for something new: Here are 21 new L.A. bars to check out
While cuisine often takes center stage in Southern California, at L.A. bars it’s also quite possible to “have it all.”And we all have our favorites:…
Fewer Califorians are visiting Sin City. Here’s what the number say
If you spend any time on social media, it’s hard to avoid the scorching hot takes about Las Vegas’ recent financial struggles.Vegas critics say the…
Kennedy ends federal mRNA vaccine projects over experts’ objections
1 of 3 | US President Donald Trump, left, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), who announced the…
The cookies that unite California’s politicians, no matter their party
Fox 11 anchor Elex Michaelson is one of the nice guys in L.A. media. His tough-but-fair-and-especially-polite lines of questioning made him a natural to help…
Medicaid searches, 10,000 new agents and immigrant arrest numbers.
News about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and arrests seems to flow as if emanating from an unending tap.That makes it difficult, at times,…
Air and Space Center features slides, revealing view of space shuttle
Along with the stars on Hollywood Boulevard and the Universal Studios theme park, a new celestial attraction is set to debut in Los Angeles.The Samuel…
North Korea suspends foreign tourism to new beach resort
North Korea has suspended foreign tourism to its massive new Wonsan Kalma beach resort just weeks after the "world-class" facility's opening, a state-run tourism website…
Direct flights between Pyongyang and Moscow to begin this month
Russian airline Nordwind will begin direct service between Moscow and North Korean capital Pyongyang later this month, Russia's Transport Ministry announced. Ties between the two…
Salvador Bagüez, The Times’ first Latino superstar with ‘the soul of an artist’
There are multi-talents, and then there was Salvador Bagüez.Hollywood used him as a bit actor in 1950s B-movies and classic Western television series from “Death…