BET Awards: Here’s Usher’s full speech after muting backlash
Usher’s confessions about the gratitude he feels for family, friends and fans fell victim to the mute button at the BET Awards on Sunday. When…
The 1999 novel that predicted our (traumatic, relentlessly bleak) future
South African author J.M. Coetzee’s Booker Prize-winning ‘Disgrace’ stacks crisis atop crisis — and depicts its characters learning to live with it anyway. Sound familiar?…
Hidden fees, gun taxes, date-rape testing kits: New California laws
California’s legislators pass hundreds of new laws each year, most of which take effect in January. But a handful kick in on July 1, the…
Gabriella Charter Schools bring dance classes to K-8 students
The Angelus Temple megachurch in Echo Park was the unlikely venue (and largest to date) for the Gabriella Charter Schools’ year-end dance recitals. Friends and…
Jimmy Humilde’s record label Rancho Humilde is having a moment
Jimmy Humilde, photographed at the Los Angeles Times in El Segundo on Nov. 13. Jimmy Humilde, founder of L.A.’s trailblazing regional Mexican record label Rancho…
Why is July the hottest month of the year? | Climate News
EXPLAINERThe world has faced its 12th straight month of historic heat, with this summer on track to be among the hottest yet. While summer has…
Blumhouse’s latest strategy to scare the hell out of you: video games
Over the last 15 years, Blumhouse has built a reputation for success by producing low-cost, original indie horror films. Now, the studio best known for…
Divisive Trump ally Nigel Farage is shaking up the British election
CLACTON-ON-SEA, Britain — In a sludgy, slow-motion trajectory, the pale yellow milkshake found its mark: Far-right political candidate and Donald Trump acolyte Nigel Farage, on the…
Fecal fears pile up as L.A. hiking mecca reopens — minus half its toilets
Joanie Kasten remembers peering out the kitchen window of her 108-year-old cabin in the Angeles National Forest and seeing a woman “going potty” near a…
Comedian, actor and painter Martin Mull was always right for the job
For anyone lucky enough to have experienced the long arc of his career, the death of droll, dry, deadpan Martin Mull, Thursday at 80, feels…
Newsom signs budget to close California’s $46.8-billion budget deficit
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed California’s budget to close an estimated $46.8-billion deficit through $16 billion in spending cuts and temporarily raising taxes…
Kings acquire Tanner Jeannot in NHL draft trade with Lightning
LAS VEGAS — The Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals were active Saturday during rounds 2-7 of the NHL draft, each making multiple moves to shake…
Diiv on addiction, shoegaze and ‘Frog in Boiling Water’
Two days before they’re due to play the first date of a headlining theater tour, the members of the rock band Diiv are sitting around…
I got married less than a year ago but have 5 wedding regrets – a money-saving option cost us more than we had thought
SOMETIMES the best day of your life can leave you with some of the biggest regrets. A bride has shared how she paid the price…
March for Nahel Merzouk a year after his killing by French police | Protests News
Honourary rally comes a day before France heads to the polls in the first round of the snap elections with racism taking centrestage in the…
10 of L.A.’s best Persian dishes, from kebabs to spiced cookies
On an early evening in mid-March, I relaxed into a dinner that has become an annual tradition.The meal — celebrating Nowruz, the ancient rite of…
How Biden resets his campaign since he’s likely not going anywhere
President Biden’s widely panned debate performance Thursday night in Atlanta has many prominent Democrats asking a simple question: What do we do now? Swapping out…
Kevin Costner talks ‘Horizon,’ ‘Yellowstone’ with Gayle King
Kevin Costner is finally, albeit reluctantly, shedding light on his “Yellowstone” exit. Costner, who portrayed Montana rancher John Dutton III in the first four and…
Pressured by cops, a mom made a false murder confession. Now, her sons can prove she’s innocent
PLACERVILLE, Calif. — The dead body in the bedroom told a story of savagery and rage. Twenty-nine stab wounds, including some through the skull — one…
Newsom praises Biden, shoots down post-debate questions about replacing him
President Biden’s lackluster performance in the first debate of 2024 with former President Trump ended with harsh questions about whether Biden should end his campaign,…