Oscars benefit L.A.’s economy. Here’s how
For more than 20 years, Sherman Oaks florist Mark’s Garden has designed the towering greenery and blooming displays seen at the Oscars.Getting that Hollywood awards-season…
Why Pokémon Go is still drawing people out in droves
On the golf course just outside the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, thousands of people stride across the grass, phones in their hands and eyes on…
Gene Hackman dead: Two-time Oscar winner found dead in Santa Fe home
Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning actor who brought a flinty menace to films such as “Bonnie and Clyde,” “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven,” was found dead…
Panama to formalize smuggling boat route to handle ‘reverse flow’
PANAMA CITY — Panama said Tuesday that it’s working to formalize a route long favored to smuggle migrants on the way to the United States, which is…
10 best Black-owned dessert spots and bakeries in Los Angeles
“I just need a little something sweet.” It was a predictable post-dinner refrain growing up, stated matter-of-factly by my mother, Southern grandmother or aunts, as…
Rebecca Black talks new record ‘Salvation’ and viral pop classic ‘Friday’
Rebecca Black has lived the majority of her life online.Her name is one that’s hardly escaped the internet’s consciousness since she was 13 — or…
Former ABC News executive Tom Ciabrowski tapped as president of CBS News
Tom Ciabrowski, who oversaw ABC’s “Good Morning America” during one of its most successful eras, is joining CBS News as president and executive editor.The storied…
Source Energy Services Reports Q4 2024 and Year End Results
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Dodgers Dugout: Here’s what you might have missed from spring training so far
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell. It’s hard to believe the first real Dodgers game of the…
Zelensky says framework economic deal with U.S. is ready but security guarantees undecided
KYIV, Ukraine — A framework economic deal with the United States is ready, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday, but U.S. security guarantees that Kyiv views as…
Oscars 2025: Our critic chooses what should win, what’s AWOL
I’ll let you in on a secret: I lose my play-along Oscar ballot every year. Hey, I’m a critic who can’t help voting her heart…
Amid budget chaos, more than 700 national parks employees take buyout
As the Trump administration continues its campaign to slash the federal workforce, more than 700 year-round National Park Service employees have taken buyouts, according to…
Ojai is California’s spiritual center. Try these 6 spots to recharge
There are many reasons to visit the Ojai Valley — the hiking, the vistas, the sweet-smelling orange groves. But for the last 100 years, this…
Donald Trump, Elon Musk are coming for your summer vacation
According to travel experts, early spring is the ideal time to begin planning your summer vacation. Some of the more anxious among us (OK, me)…
Mercury’s Diana Taurasi retires after 20 WNBA seasons, 3 titles and 6 Olympic golds
PHOENIX — Diana Taurasi is retiring after 20 seasons, ending one of the greatest careers in women’s basketball history.The WNBA’s career scoring leader and a three-time league…
U.S. judge blocks Trump’s effort to halt refugee admissions system
SEATTLE — A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday blocked President Trump’s effort to halt the nation’s refugee admissions system.The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by…
Join the L.A. Times on a winter hike in Elysian Park
Hi — I’m Deborah Vankin, a wellness writer for the L.A. Times. I’m not sure about you, but 2025 has been a whopper of a…
‘The Talent’ author on the chaotic Oscar season and writing fiction
On the Shelf The Talent By Daniel D’AddarioGallery/Scout Press: 336 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission…
You’ll feel like you’re in Oz at Carlsbad’s magical flower fields
There’s a big bloom coming to the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch, along with many tiny flutters.On March 1, the property alongside I-5 opens for…
Wu-Tang Clan announces final North American tour
Wu-Tang is for the children, but as a touring act, it’s soon to be for the history books. The era-defining New York rap group announced…