Opinion: Before Los Angeles gets a new police chief, here’s what we need to know
The next chief of the Los Angeles Police Department will need to be a turnaround wizard. But she or he is unlikely to be handed…
Disneyland characters move to unionize with Actors’ Equity
Disneyland’s costumed characters and parade performers have announced their intent to unionize. Calling themselves “Magic United,” cast members in the Anaheim resort’s Characters and Parades…
5 ways Supreme Court could rule for Trump on 14th Amendment
WASHINGTON — Now that the Supreme Court has heard arguments in the case of President Trump and the 14th Amendment, it seems clear which side will…
US Federal Reserve member Loretta Mester joins central bank chorus pushing back on rate cut hopes
A voting member of the US Federal Reserve has joined the chorus of central bank officials pushing back against the prospect of interest rate cuts…
Crew member dies on the set of Marvel Studios’ ‘Wonder Man’
A crew member died Tuesday morning on the Los Angeles set of a Marvel TV series after falling from the rafters, a Marvel spokesperson has…
NLRB official: Dartmouth basketball players are school employees
A National Labor Relations Board regional official ruled on Monday that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the school, clearing the way for an election…
Why California’s slavery reparations plan is so disorganized
On Thursday morning, state Sen. Steven Bradford sat down alone at a table inside the Capitol in Sacramento. He fiddled with a stack of papers…
Former L.A. City Council member draws 13-year federal prison sentence
Former Los Angeles City Council member Jose Huizar was handed a 13-year prison sentence by a federal judge on Friday following his conviction in a…
California board approves EV charging plan despite complaints
After ripping into Electrify America’s latest public EV charger spending plan for its perceived inadequacies, members of the California Air Resources Board approved it unanimously.…
Proud Boys member gets 6 years for Capitol riot role after berating judge
WASHINGTON — A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with fellow Proud Boys extremist group members was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison after he…
New NATO member Finland set to pick president after 12 years of Niinisto | Elections News
Finland, Europe’s easternmost liberal democracy and a new NATO member, is bracing for an important presidential election. The Nordic nation controls the European Union’s longest…
At Birch Society headquarters, looking for roots of conspiracy theory in U.S.
APPLETON, Wis. — The decades fall away as you open the front doors. It’s the late 1950s in the cramped little offices — or maybe the…
Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted 6 police officers sentenced
A Florida man described by prosecutors as one of the most violent rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday…
EU blacklists Hamas’ political leader over Oct. 7 attack, posing threat to member states
The European Union on Tuesday sanctioned Hamas' political chief Yahya Sinwar. File Photo by Ismael Mohamad/ UPI. | License Photo Jan. 17 (UPI) -- European…
Emmys 2023 best moments: Photos from behind the scenes
As the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards hit screens across the U.S., Times photographers looked for moments unfolding amid the flashy festivities, both on and off…
Kansas Proud Boys member gets 55-month sentence for Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Proud Boys member William Chrestman, 51, of Olathe, Kan., is depicted during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol while carrying an ax…
Actors can start selling AI voice clones to game companies under this new deal
Recording new voice-overs without speaking a word: For a busy voice actor, it might sound like a dream — unless that actor is worried about…
ITV The Masked Singer's Bubble Tea 'revealed' as huge noughties girl band member
The Masked Singer fans think they have worked out the identity of Bubble Tea after they dropped a major clue about being in an iconic…
Why was Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospital stay kept secret?
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress and Pentagon leaders were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had been hospitalized since Monday, U.S. officials…
What we learned from Hollywood’s year of strikes
Writers dropped their pens and picked up megaphones. Movie and TV stars walked picket lines instead of red carpets. A sitcom legend became the face…