‘Dune 2’ box office: Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet reign
Warner Bros.’ “Dune: Part Two” easily sandwormed its way to the top of the domestic box office this weekend, grossing $81.5 million and securing the…
Where L.A. D.A. candidates stand on death penalty, juvenile justic
Polls show nearly two-thirds of voters remain undecided in the Los Angeles County district attorney’s race. With a historically large field of a dozen prosecutors,…
Newsom’s office calls allegations about Panera Bread franchisee ‘absurd,’ says company is not exempt from law
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spokesperson refuted a Bloomberg News story that alleged the governor pushed to exempt bakeries from the state’s fast food wage law to…
Judge orders Trump off Illinois primary ballot
CHICAGO — A Cook County judge ruled Wednesday that the Illinois State Board of Elections must take former President Trump’s name off the state’s March 19…
Julio Torres’ ‘Problemista’ skewers visa office, art world
To apply for a work visa in the United States is to set out on a biblical odyssey through a glacial, bureaucratic process renowned for…
L.A. County D.A. campaign contributions: Hochman and other rivals out-raise Gascón
One week out from the primary, 12 candidates for Los Angeles County district attorney have raised nearly $6.8 million combined, according to campaign finance filings.…
Manhattan D.A. wants gag order for Trump in hush-money trial
NEW YORK — Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s New York hush-money criminal case asked a judge Monday to impose a gag order on the former president ahead…
San Francisco will start prosecuting drug dealers for murder
SAN FRANCISCO — County by county in California, as fentanyl overdoses escalate, local prosecutors are turning to a novel legal strategy to stem the spiraling death…
Republicans to launch new long-shot effort to recall Newsom
SACRAMENTO — A group of Republicans involved in the failed 2021 recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that they plan another attempt to remove him…
Box office doldrums continue, but ‘Dune: Part Two’ looms
As the industry held its collective breath awaiting Friday’s opening of “Dune: Part Two,” North American moviegoers continued to largely ignore new releases. Last week’s…
UK weather: Brits brace for travel chaos as Met Office issues 18-hour rain warning from TODAY after rivers burst banks – The Sun
MILLIONS of Brits face travel bedlam on Monday as 18-hours of torrential downpours threaten to cut off major routes. The Met Office fears up to…
Part of $4M in HUD grants will study conversion of office space to residential housing
A homeless man walks across the street in Los Angeles in February 2023. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said it has awarded…
L.A. Times and consumer group seek to unseal DWP scandal records
The Los Angeles Times and Consumer Watchdog asked a federal court Wednesday to unseal evidence related to the criminal investigation of former City Atty. Mike…
Ewen MacIntosh: Watch Big Keith’s iconic scotch egg scene from The Office
Actor and comedian Ewen MacIntosh, best known for his role as "Big Keith" in The Office, has died aged 50.His character Keith Bishop was a…
Ewen MacIntosh death updates — Keith Bishop from the Office dies aged 50 as heartbroken fans pay tribute
Heartbroken fans pay tribute Fans of the Office have flooded social media with tributes to Ewen Maclntosh. One fan wrote: "Very sad news today about…
California brothers scam USPS out of $2.3 million
Two Riverside County brothers pleaded guilty last week to mail fraud after scamming the United States Postal Service out of more than $2.3 million, according…
Trump wants to fire thousands of government workers. Liberals are preparing to fight back if he wins
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump has plans to radically reshape the federal government if he returns to the White House, promising to deport millions of immigrants…
Inside creepy abandoned ghost town once home to hundreds – with church, a post office and school left to rot
AN urban explorer has discovered an abandoned ghost town – with a church, a post office and several homes all left to rot. Dave, known…
In D.A. race, who can break out of the pack to challenge Gascón?
The candidates vying to become L.A. County’s next district attorney could barely fit on stage together for a debate. Scrunched into a dozen studio chairs…
Venezuela expels ‘colonialist’ U.N. human rights office
The office of Venezuelan President Nicholás Maduro on Thursday ordered the expulsion of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights from the county. The move…