Taylor Swift is the antihero of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
Taylor Swift has spent years warning us not to believe everything we hear about her. As the biggest star of pop music’s parasocial age, she…
The Tortured Poets Department updates — Taylor Swift shares ‘creepy’ trailer for Fortnight music video with Post Malone
Taylor is worth billions Taylor Swift is a self-made billionaire because her music has been the main source of her enormous riches. In addition to…
All we know about Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’
It’s the dawn of a new era — a new Taylor Swift Era, that is. This week, the 14-time Grammy Award-winning artist will release her…
L.A. ethics panel approves fine for Leslie Moonves over LAPD interference
Former CBS President Leslie Moonves will pay $15,000 to settle a Los Angeles city ethics complaint over his role in an alleged cover-up of sexual…
News publishers’ alliance calls on feds to investigate Google
The News/Media Alliance, a journalism trade organization and advocacy group, on Tuesday asked federal government officials to investigate Google after the tech giant said it…
Man arrested in Marina del Rey after a shooting from a rooftop
A man was arrested Saturday night after allegedly shooting multiple rounds of gunfire from the top of a Marina del Rey apartment building, scaring neighbors…
New law gives Iowa authority to arrest and deport migrants
DES MOINES — A bill signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday makes it a state crime for a person to be in Iowa…
Justice Department blasts GOP effort to hold attorney general in contempt
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Monday blasted Republicans’ effort to hold Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland in contempt over his refusal to turn over unredacted materials…
Newsom resists pressure to close more California prisons
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom went far beyond the promise he made in his first year in office to close at least one California state prison.…
L.A. park agency may lose 341 vacant jobs under new city plan
A plan to get rid of nearly 2,000 unfilled Los Angeles city jobs would cut especially deep at the Department of Recreation and Parks, resulting…
State Department ‘deeply concerned’ about candidate registration for Venezuela election
1 of 2 | Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido demonstrated with a Venezuelan national flag as they waited for his return in Caracas…
Former L.A. Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan found guilty in corruption case
Former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan was found guilty Wednesday of racketeering, bribery, fraud and giving false statements to investigators in a sprawling corruption…
Justice Department, 16 AGs sue Apple for monopolizing smartphone market
1 of 3 | The Apple logo hangs outside of an Apple retail store in SoHo in New York City on Thursday. The U.S. Justice…
Transportation Department launching probe of major airlines’ privacy policies
1 of 2 | The Department of Transportation announced Thursday it is launching a probe into the privacy practices of the major U.S. airlines. File…
Energy Department grants $2.26B loan for Nevada lithium project
Lithium Americas has received conditional approval for a multi-billion-dollar loan from the U.S. Department of Energy to help fund a massive development project in Nevada.…
Justice Department, FTC support renewing consumer repair rights
The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission Thursday weighed in on urging renewal of copyright exemptions allowing consumers to repair products they own.…
Former L.A. deputy mayor goes on trial a second time in bribery case
Federal prosecutors launched their second attempt at convicting former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan on corruption charges this week by portraying him as a…
State Department announces ‘Best Practices’ to retrieve Nazi-looted art
1 of 5 | Nicolas de Largilliere's "Portrait of a Lady as Pomona" went up for auction at Sotheby's in New York City in 2022,…
Catherine Herridge: Fox News defends journalist held in contempt
A court ruling found veteran TV news correspondent Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to identify sources related to a 2017 investigation she reported…
Authorities name mother’s boyfriend as person of interest in slaying of 3-year-old boy
Authorities have released the identity of a 3-year-old boy who was killed in his Lancaster home on Tuesday night and described his mother’s boyfriend as…