Former Irvine council member charged with perjury, multiple felonies
Only a few months ago, former Irvine Vice Mayor Tammy Kim had aspirations of returning to the City Council she previously served on for four…
Birmingham’s Antrell Harris captures City Section titles in 100 and 200
Competing in the same stadium he trains at every day, Antrell Harris sought to defend his home turf Thursday at the City Section Track and…
College Football Playoff shifts to straight seeding model
The College Football Playoff will go to a more straightforward way of filling the bracket next season, placing teams strictly on where they are ranked…
‘Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ cast and what else to know
Keiran Culkin is joining “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” as eccentric host Caesar Flickerman. An adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ novel of the same…
CalRecycle introduces revised landmark waste law regulations
State waste officials have taken another stab at rules implementing a landmark plastic waste law, more than two months after Gov. Gavin Newsom torpedoed their…
Won-G Bruny: Was the music promoter’s story too good to be true?
He had the ability to communicate with God, the angels and one of the most powerful spirits in the voodoo religion.This is what Won-G Bruny…
What’s the best place to buy patio furniture in L.A.? We have thoughts
Searching for patio furniture that is attractive, affordable and long-lasting is like seeking the holy grail: We want to believe it exists, but we’re not…
Gerry Connolly, a Democratic congressman and fixture of Virginia politics, dies at 75
RICHMOND, Va. — U.S. Rep. Gerald “Gerry” Connolly, an outspoken Democrat who sought key reforms in the federal government while bringing transformational development to his populous Virginia…
Column: The ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ is a big, ugly mess
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” is one big, ugly mess.We’ve seen false advertising in naming laws before — the Democrats’ 2022 Inflation Reduction Act jumps…
Trump’s ‘beautiful’ bill spans more than 1,000 pages. Here’s what’s inside it
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are getting closer to passing President Trump’s tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) attempts to pass…
Mary Pickford speaks from another age
“Just let me go tell her you’re here.”Former Matinee idol Buddy Rogers bounded by the winding staircase to the third floor of his Beverly Hills…
Three very unlikely Austrian towns hoping to host Eurovision next year
Austria have now won the Eurovision Song Contest three times after victory in 1966 and 2014. Vienna hosted the event following both victories.JJ secured a…
Nathan Santa Cruz takes aim at City Section 400 title
Sitting in the Birmingham High bleachers wearing headphones before running the 400 meters at the City Section track and field prelims, 17-year-old senior Nathan Santa…
Contributor: Does American soft power have a future?
Power is the ability to get others to do what you want. That can be accomplished by coercion (“sticks”), payment (“carrots”) or attraction (“honey”). The…
UC Irvine baseball coach Ben Orloff proving Mike Gillespie right
Mike Gillespie had a premonition about Ben Orloff.The USC and UC Irvine coaching legend guided Orloff for two years as an Anteater, watching Orloff become…
Failure of Skid Row landlord ‘canary in the coal mine’ for other homeless housing in Los Angeles, report says
The failure of one of Skid Row’s largest homeless housing providers represents a dire warning for the viability of supportive housing in Los Angeles, according…
Cannes 2025: Lynne Ramsay on her fiery return with ‘Die, My Love’
CANNES, France — You see and hear the films of Scottish-born Lynne Ramsay long after you first take them in. They have a way of burning into…
FDA sets new rules for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by…
Appreciation: George Wendt, quintessential Regular Guy
George Wendt, who will be famous as long as television is remembered as Norm from “Cheers,” died Tuesday. He passed in Los Angeles, where he…
Reinforcements soon? Injured Dodgers pitchers, including Shohei Ohtani, are finally progressing
Even as their pitching injuries have mounted in recent weeks, the Dodgers haven’t panicked.On multiple occasions, team officials have noted how none of the seven…