Hundreds rally against Trump, Musk in Westwood
When Jesse Ugalde, who served in the Vietnam War, entered a Department of Veterans Affairs building Friday, he noticed a difference.“Already, people are leaving,” Ugalde,…
Ticket platform StubHub files for IPO
Ticket selling platform StubHub Holdings Inc. filed for an initial public offering disclosing revenue growth and a small annual loss for 2024.StubHub had a loss…
Succession, recession and DEI talk. What to expect from Disney’s annual meeting
Last year, Walt Disney Co.’s annual shareholder meeting was fraught with tension as a billionaire activist investor sought to shake up the boardroom and change…
Dodgers hope Tokyo Series trip ‘galvanizes’ team chemistry
TOKYO — It was the overriding theme of last October, an intangible factor that yielded triumphant results.During their run to last year’s World Series, the Dodgers repeatedly…
Spotify removes an Andrew Tate podcast from its platform
Audio streaming service Spotify has removed a “pimping” podcast from controversial online influencer Andrew Tate for violating the platform’s policies, a company spokesperson said.Spotify’s policies…
How Dodgers accomplished their mission to ‘paint Japan blue’
TOKYO — Andrew Friedman remembers the talent, the crowd and maybe most of all, the hats.In February 2023, in the lead-up to the most anticipated World Baseball…
Jake Draper defeats Carlos Alcaraz to reach Indian Wells final
INDIAN WELLS — Jack Draper toppled two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the BNP Paribas Open final.The 13th-seeded Draper will face…
Los Angeles hardcore band Zulu parts with singer after abuse allegations
Zulu, the acclaimed L.A. hardcore punk band, has parted with singer and founding member Anaiah Muhammad after another artist alleged he abused them. This week,…
Why the Dodgers don’t need Shohei Ohtani to pitch to start the season
If there was one big surprise this spring, it was the Dodgers’ decision to have Shohei Ohtani “slow-play” his pitching program over the second half…
Lawmakers call on Trump administration to nix plan to shoot 450,000 owls, citing cost
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers is calling on the Trump administration to cancel a controversial plan to kill up to nearly half a million…
Millie Bobby Brown reveals real name to Chris Pratt
It turns out that Millie Bobby Brown isn’t actually the “Stranger Things” breakout star’s real name. But it is close. The 21-year-old British star this…
Galaxy remain winless after shutout loss to St. Louis City
ST. LOUIS — Roman Burki made eight saves while keeping his third consecutive clean sheet to start the season and St. Louis City kept the MLS Cup…
‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ stumbles at the box office
Director Bong Joon Ho’s sci-fi thriller “Mickey 17” had a slow start in theaters this weekend, amid a sluggish last few weeks for the domestic…
Trump’s address to Congress revived false immigration claims
WASHINGTON — During Trump’s campaign for president, he and his allies repeated misleading or false claims on immigration, including that then-President Biden had secretly flown migrants into…
Jack Dreyer is Dodgers’ Rubik’s Cube master, and potential bullpen arm
PHOENIX — It took some four hours of work, roughly 1,200 Rubik’s Cubes, and years’ worth of knowledge with the six-side, 54-panel puzzle.Ever since high school, minor-league…
2025 Oscars TV audience declines from last year to 18 million viewers
The Oscars dropped nearly 8% to 18 million viewers Sunday, the first year-to-year decline for the ABC telecast since 2021.The decrease is hardly a shock,…
Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring impact of DOGE cuts
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports, in response to questions about…
Can California’s cities pay for what they need without growth?
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that California’s population started growing again last year after three years of unprecedented decline. But don’t let the modest, 0.6%…
Karen Huger of ‘Housewives of Potomac’ sentenced for DUI
“Real Housewives of Potomac” star Karen Huger will spend some time behind bars after she was convicted last year of driving under the influence.A judge…
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy joins the Ohio governor’s race
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Vivek Ramaswamy, the Cincinnati-born biotech entrepreneur who departed the Department of Government Efficiency initiative on President Trump’s first day, launched his bid for Ohio…