Soboroff bows out as L.A. fire recovery czar, with some parting shots
In his last week as L.A.’s fire recovery czar, Steve Soboroff said he was shut out of high-level planning almost from the start, raising questions…
Texas company fined $18 million for oil work on California coast
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — In an action cheered by state environmentalists, the California Coastal Commission has voted to fine a Texas-based oil firm $18 million for failing…
Steven Spielberg honors the late Marvin Levy: ‘One of a kind’
Steven Spielberg is paying tribute to his longtime publicist and advisor Marvin Levy, the only marketing professional to earn an Oscar for his work. Levy…
Luka Doncic drew inspiration from Tim Marovt’s harrowing story
Luka Doncic heard the story and barely could believe it.Tim Marovt also was once a prodigy, identified early as one of the best athletes in…
What are tariffs, how do they work and why is Trump using them?
Watch: What is a tariff? The BBC's Adam Fleming explainsUS President Donald Trump's latest sweeping tariffs against America's trading partners have taken effect.Goods imported from…
Australia’s opposition scraps pledge to end remote work for public servants | Elections News
Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton says election pledge was a ‘mistake’.Australia’s main opposition party has scrapped election pledges to end remote work arrangements for public…
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…
Questionable auction of soon-to-be-saint’s relics called ‘Satan’s work’
Pope Francis appears during the Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on March 31, 2024, where the Catholic Church will canonize its…
Will Israel’s starvation policy work in Gaza? | Gaza
There are growing warnings that food supplies in Gaza will soon run out.The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is getting worse by the day. The United…
7th Ave Garden, L.A.’s urban arts oasis, celebrates its impermanence
The work of L.A.-based conceptual artist David Horvitz has never been easy to categorize. For the last two decades he’s worked across media, from video…
The White Lotus fans ‘work out’ link between deaths in earlier seasons ahead of finale
The White Lotus fans are eagerly awaiting the season 3 finale.*Warning - This article contains spoilers for all 3 seasons of The White Lotus.*The buzz…
Hollyoaks fans ‘work out’ truth about Tommy’s brother – and Joel ‘didn’t do it’
Hollyoaks fans are convinced they have worked out what happened to Tommy Odenkirk's brother Billy after the Channel 4 soap revealed the link between him…
Death row inmate auctions his San Quentin journals, art for $80,000
SAN FRANCISCO — In early 2020, Albert Jones was sitting in his cell on San Quentin’s death row, as he had every day for nearly three decades,…
Musk-funded group spends big in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Elon Musk and his political operatives have tried to shape the closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race in ways that are not immediately…
Kennedy Center slashes social impact team, and why it matters
Last week, the Kennedy Center’s new leadership, recently appointed by President Trump, laid off at least five employees working on its social impact team, including…
L.A. programs that help drug users await fate during Trump era
Samson Tafolo’s final count read 119.For 45 minutes, he had tugged a wagon packed with mini water bottles, hemp cigarettes and miscellaneous hygiene products around…
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…
Can you work out which family member broke the vase? Your answer reveals a lot about your hidden character
THINK you know who broke the vase? The scene below appears to show a mum and four children, gathered around the broken china. 5Who you…
Comedian Paul Rodriguez arrested, accused of narcotics possession in Burbank
Comedian and actor Paul Rodriguez was arrested after police allegedly found narcotics in his vehicle during a traffic stop on Friday night in Burbank. Burbank…
Jeremiah Watkins and Avery Pearson join comedic forces to go a Thousand Percent
The lengths comedians will go — and the places they’ll perform — in hopes of a big break should be the subject of a scientific…