Power lines suspected in Eaton fire needed ‘ignition risk’ repairs
As investigators work to determine the cause of the Eaton fire, the focus has narrowed to several parallel power lines just outside Altadena owned by…
Paramount+ gains altitude from streaming bets. Can it compete long term?
When Paramount+ launched in 2021, there were plenty of reasons to believe the service with the self-proclaimed “mountain of entertainment” would end up relegated to…
Bill Ackman’s Pershing raises $1.4 billion in Universal Music Group stake sale
A group of Universal Music Group shareholders affiliated with billionaire Bill Ackman’s hedge fund Pershing Square raised more than $1.4 billion from the sale of…
How Dodgers fans in Japan can get a break on high ticket prices
Shohei Ohtani is coming home as a World Series champion, and demand for tickets to the Dodgers’ season-opening series in Tokyo is fierce.Want one? The…
‘Pokémon Go’ sells to Culver City-based Scopely in $3.5 billion deal
Scopely, a Culver City-based mobile game developer and publisher, will acquire the games portfolio of developer Niantic, including “Pokémon Go,” “Pikmin Bloom” and “Monster Hunter…
Disney’s ‘Snow White’ has become a hot-button film
Almost from the beginning, Walt Disney Co.’s “Snow White” live-action remake became a political lightning rod.First, it was the racist backlash to the casting of…
British motor company reveals its first EV sports car that weighs under a tonne and is going for just £65k
A NEW motors company has revealed its first EV sports car - and it weights under a tonne.British manufacturer Longbow is set to launch the Roadster…
Column: Trump’s reversal of race and gender progress faces an obstacle
The Trump administration is hell-bent on “restoring” this country to an entirely fictional time when white people succeeded based purely on merit, people of color…
Jetline Travel holiday company goes bust and it's bad news for thousands of Brits
The Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed that a UK travel company has gone bust potentially leaving thousands of Brits at risk of losing out on…
Paramount says Trump’s CBS ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit seeks to ‘punish’ network
Paramount Global has asked a federal judge to toss President Trump’s $20-billion lawsuit over edits to a “60 Minutes” interview, alleging Trump’s legal effort was…
Daddy Yankee sues his ex-wife for $250 million in business lawsuit
Daddy Yankee is trying to take his ex-wife Mireddys González to court again, but this time for business reasons.According to court documents reviewed by The…
Fed up with U.S. politics, some Californians plan to move abroad
WASHINGTON — Mykel Dicus, 54, is finished with the United States. In September, the Hayward, Calif., resident toured Spain with a company that specializes in scouting trips…
U.S sanctions Houthi leaders and one company for weapons smuggling
The U.S. Treasury Department Wednesday sanctioned Houthi leaders and one company for alleged weapons smuggling and procurement. They have also allegedly recruited Yemenis to fight…
Rancho Humilde, Sony Pictures set to release film ‘Clika’
Music mogul Jimmy Humilde’s record label Rancho Humilde is teaming up with Sony to release the film “Clika” later this year. Rancho Humilde is going…
‘Anora’ director Sean Baker’s ‘battle cry’ for theaters may fall on deaf ears
Sean Baker, the now four-time Oscar-winning filmmaker behind best picture champion “Anora,” made the most of the moment when he accepted the trophy for directing.Speaking…
‘The White Lotus’ critiques luxury tourism while also promoting it
When it premiered back in 2021, “The White Lotus” was a sharp class satire aimed at skewering high-end tourism and the elite one-percenters willing to…
As tariffs loom, this is what Mexico is doing to placate Trump
MEXICO CITY — Facing a Tuesday deadline, the government of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is once again mounting a full-court press to dissuade President Trump from implementing…
‘Free parking courtesy of Luka’ Doncic: Fans come to see new Laker face Mavs
When the Lakers acquired Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks this month, fans in Los Angeles knew they were getting a phenomenal young player who…
Trump sees ‘a thirst’ for his ‘gold card’ visa idea with $5-million potential path to U.S. citizenship
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Wednesday that he plans to start selling a “gold card” visa with a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship for $5 million, seeking…
Apple to fix iPhone dictation glitch that suggests replacing the word ‘racist’ with ‘Trump’
LONDON — Apple is fixing a bug within the dictation feature on some iPhones that briefly suggests the word “Trump” when a word with an R consonant…