Both blue and red areas affected by $8 billion in cuts for energy projects
The Trump administration this week escalated its efforts against renewable energy when it announced the cancellation of $7.56 billion in funding for projects in 16…
Feds reimburse Florida $608 million for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ costs
Federal officials on Friday confirmed that Florida has been reimbursed $608 million for the costs of building and running an immigration detention center in the…
Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to pursue its goals
NEW YORK — President Trump is openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign, as one of its architects…
Chaminade getting close to building its new sports complex
It’s getting close.Chaminade Prep in West Hills expects to begin demolition soon of the 4.8 acres of buildings it acquired in 2018 that will become…
Chile’s Supreme Court revives mining project after 12 years of review
A protester demonstrates against the controversial Dominga megaproject for the extraction of iron and copper concentrate, outside the Ministry of the Environment, in Santiago, Chile,…
L.A. backs $2.6-billion Convention Center expansion
L.A. political leaders on Friday took what their own policy experts called a risky bet, agreeing to pour billions of dollars into the city’s aging…
Citing budget fears, L.A. council committee rejects $2.7-billion Convention Center plan
A $2.7-billion plan to expand the Los Angeles Convention Center is in jeopardy after a narrowly divided City Council committee opted on Tuesday to recommend…
Downton Abbey star teases spin-off project despite ‘finale’ film
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is being released this week and despite the subtitle of the film, it's already been teased that the story may…
Inside Laura Whitmore’s life from famous husband to latest project
Laura Whitmore is set to return to screens next week with a brand new harrowing true crime seriesLaura Whitmore is poised to grace our screens…
Can L.A. afford the ever-growing cost of Convention Center expansion?
For the last year, Los Angeles political leaders have searched for a way to upgrade the downtown Convention Center without also delivering cuts to core…
State legislators heed L.A. mayor, spurn McCourt on gondola legislation
Frank McCourt will have to pursue his proposed Dodger Stadium gondola without legislation that would have limited potential legal challenges to the project.After The Times…
Singapore’s Yinson Issues Record $1.2B FPSO Project Bond
Singapore-headquartered Yinson Production recently issued a record-breaking $1.168 billion bond for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit in Brazil. This marks the largest…
Poll finds partisan split in California on U.S. direction under Trump
California voters are heavily divided along partisan lines when it comes to President Trump, with large majorities of Democrats and unaffiliated voters disapproving of him…
Trump halts work on New England offshore wind project that’s nearly complete
The Trump administration halted construction on a nearly complete offshore wind project off Rhode Island as the White House continues to attack the battered U.S.…
House committee investigates California high-speed rail project
A bipartisan congressional committee is investigating whether California’s High-Speed Rail Authority knowingly misrepresented ridership projections and financial outlooks, as alleged by the Trump administration, to…
‘Superman’ star Isabela Merced is owning her power onscreen — and IRL
Last year, Isabela Merced was living a double life. By day, she was running around the set of “The Last of Us” in Vancouver —…
Shohei Ohtani ‘focused on what the team is doing,’ not real estate lawsuit
Shohei Ohtani’s name is in headlines again.And, for the second time in two years, not for baseball reasons.News emerged this week that Ohtani, the Dodgers’…
Shohei Ohtani and agent accused of sabotaging real estate project
A Hawaii real estate investor and broker are suing Shohei Ohtani, claiming the Dodgers’ star and his agent got them fired from a $240-million luxury…
‘Last of Us,’ ‘White Lotus’ explainer shows get Emmy love too
In an age of changing media consumption (and work-from-home) habits, the phrase “watercooler television” may be something of an anachronism. But as anyone following shows…
Salvaging a crumbling California coastline required some radical thinking
When the fires this year upended Los Angeles and put into question what it even means to return to normal, I was reminded of a…