Fake actor deepens anxiety over AI in Hollywood
Scary. Terrifying. Deeply misguided.Those were among the visceral reactions this week from Emily Blunt, Whoopi Goldberg, Natasha Lyonne and many other actors and filmmakers over…
Australian scientists have tested bite-resistant wetsuits by letting sharks bite them at sea
PORTLAND, Maine — Australian scientists tested the strength of bite-resistant wetsuits by allowing sharks to chomp the materials at sea and found that the suits can help…
Trump’s Pentagon demands media agree not to reveal ‘unauthorised’ material | Media News
United States President Donald Trump’s administration has announced new restrictions on media outlets’ reporting of the country’s military, including a requirement that journalists pledge not…
Heathrow Airport terminal evacuated over ‘possible hazardous material’ as firefighters respond to incident – The Sun
HEATHROW airport has evacuated passengers and shut down a terminal as fire crews rush to the scene.Emergency services were called to the major airport at…
Anthropic’s $1.5-billion settlement signals new era for AI and artists
Chatbot builder Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to authors in a landmark copyright settlement that could redefine how artificial intelligence companies compensate creators.The San…
Federal funding for sex education in California is cut over ‘radical gender ideology’
The Trump administration has canceled a sexual education grant to California worth about $12.3 million on the grounds that it included “radical gender ideology” after…
‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley’ review: An unsettled life finds focus
Short, pained lives marked by achievement and promise and then abruptly gone leave a restless afterglow. Youth is supposed to fade away, not become one’s…
Trump sues Dow Jones and Rupert Murdoch over alleged Trump letter to Epstein
WASHINGTON — President Trump sued Dow Jones and its owner, Rupert Murdoch, for libel on Friday, striking back against the publication of a bombshell story in the…
Trump orders production of more Epstein material after pressure
US President Donald Trump says he's ordered the US Justice Department to produce "all pertinent" grand jury testimony related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "Based…
Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims ‘tens of thousands’ of videos
WASHINGTON — It was a surprising statement from Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi as the Trump administration promises to release more files from its sex trafficking investigation of…
L.A. artist finds charming rental after being evicted from apartment
After living in her two-bedroom apartment in Los Feliz for more than a decade, Debra Weiss encountered a problem experienced by many renters in Los…
State composting law took aim at greenhouse gases. Illegal dumping was a byproduct
Lancaster — A California law aimed at reducing the amount of climate-harming greenhouse gases at landfills is exacerbating the problem of illegal dumping in the Antelope Valley,…
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…
Hollywood creatives urge government to defend copyright laws against AI
More than 400 Hollywood creatives, including director Guillermo del Toro and actors Cynthia Erivo and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, are urging the U.S. government to uphold existing…
The coziest things to do in L.A. to warm your soul
The first cat cafe opened in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1998, but the concept really took hold in 2004 when the first Japanese cat cafe, “Cat’s…
Judge blocks Musk from accessing Treasury Department material
A federal judge early Saturday blocked Elon Musk’s team from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank…
Yakuza crime boss pleads guilty in the U.S. to trying sell Iran nuclear material
1 of 2 | Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, of Japan pleaded guilty Wednesday in a Manhattan courtroom to charges of drug, weapons and nuclear material trafficking.…
Japanese crime boss admits to conspiring to sell nuclear material to Iran | Crime News
Takeshi Ebisawa faces a maximum punishment of life in prison after pleading guilty to six counts in a Manhattan court.A Japanese crime boss has pleaded…
Jim Gaffigan talks about Hulu special ‘The Skinny,’ playing Tim Walz on ‘SNL’
Jim Gaffigan is experiencing a major glow-up lately. He’s looking slim, trim and well-styled in a hip suit and glasses on a recent morning in…
Gardena Serra press box damaged by early morning fire
Gardena Serra football coach Scott Altenberg was supposed to be in class on Wednesday teaching. Instead, he was joining other teachers sweeping up material from…