Wolder, near the Belgian border, is waiting to see if the skeleton it dug up in a church is Count d’Artagnan, from Alexandre Dumas’s tale. Go to Source Author: Jeanna …
Ex-gubernatorial candidate Stephen Cloobeck arrested in Los Angeles County
The real estate developer who ran for governor before stepping down in November was arrested in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, records show. Read full story Author: Joseph Serna, Summer …
Crisis in ‘Chinese Beverly Hills’: Residents fear a backlash after mayor accused of working with China
Authorities this week said Arcadia’s mayor, Eileen Wang, was acting as an illegal foreign agent of China, a situation that has brought both shock and concern. Read full story Author: …
After the L.A. fires, Altadena’s Little League almost folded. Then, they had the season of a lifetime
A new documentary, ‘Going for Home,’ follows Altadena’s Little League in its historic season following the Eaton fire. A community screening of the film will be held Saturday in Altadena’s …
L.A.’s surging real estate prices have cooled, so why is nobody buying condos?
The number of condominiums sold in Los Angeles County in January and February was the lowest it’s been since 2005. Read full story Author: Roger Vincent
Arellano: How a fast food taco showed us who Steve Hilton really is
The social media blowback exploded like a digital Montezuma’s revenge. Some noted that “street tacos” are made with corn tortillas and bought from a food truck or street stall. Read …
Social media videos take center stage in L.A. mayoral campaign
L.A. mayor candidates Spencer Pratt and Nithya Rama aim to go viral on social media while incumbent Karen Bass buys ads on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Jeopardy.’ Read full story …
Heavier storms and longer dry spells are drying California and the West
As more rain is concentrated in heavier storms, many parts of California and the western U.S. are drying, new research shows. Read full story Author: Ian James
The nation’s students are deep in a reading recession. Here’s how L.A. and California fit in
Student reading scores were declining before the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, the slide got worse. Recent bright spots of progress include Compton, L.A. and Modesto. Read full story Author: Sharon Lurye, …
Orphaned Monrovia bear cubs on path back to wild after state euthanized their mom
After state officials made the controversial decision to euthanize a beloved Monrovia bear, the fate of her cubs was uncertain. Now, the 4-month-old brothers are making promising progress toward returning …
Disabled veterans may be getting a big property tax break in California
Severely disabled veterans in California could be getting an expanded tax break. Proposed legislation would exempt from taxation 50% of the residential property owned by a fully disabled veteran, or …
Scam of elderly man goes so well, con artists strike again. But their timing is horrible
Shaohua Sun of Monterey Park and Yanwen Gu of Rosemead pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit elder abuse. They deceived a Ventura man into giving them $25,000 and were arrested …
Barry Blaustein, comedy writer known for ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘Coming to America,’ dies at 71
Barry Blaustein, a longtime collaborator with Eddie Murphy and former ‘Saturday Night Live’ writer who penned ‘Coming to America’ and ‘Nutty Professor,’ has died. He was 71. Read full story …
With ‘The Boroughs’ and Coachella, Geena Davis plays in a league of her own
Her role as a monster-fighting senior in Netflix’s ‘The Boroughs’ and a cameo at Coachella are the latest headline-making moments for the ‘Thelma & Louise’ and ‘A League of Their …
Coronado’s new hotel is a maximalist dream — with lush lagoons and iridescent clamshell beds
From the hospitality group behind the unapologetically glamorous Lafayette in San Diego’s North Park, Baby Grand is ready to make a splash in stately Coronado. Read full story Author: Christopher …
The 15 TV shows we’re excited about this summer
If a vacation or road trip isn’t in the cards this summer, you can still be transported to far-away places and alternate universes, like in ‘Spider-Noir,’ ‘Little House on the …
Facing headwinds at home, Trump signals eagerness to make deals at China summit
Under pressure from Beijing, the president has indicated an openness to rethinking U.S. support for Taiwan, alarming its backers. Go to Source Author: Michael Birnbaum, Isaac Arnsdorf
1935: Was It the Worst Year in History?
Was 1935 the worst year in history? Why 1935? What happened that year? Very little of significance. And that is precisely why it was such a bad year. Not for …
Social Media Meets the Flat Earth Society
For the better part of two decades, Democrats, journalists, and progressive academics have marshaled data seeming to show that consumption of conservative media (for much of that time, this mostly …
Trump Has Historic AI Opportunity in Beijing–He Must Take It
When Ronald Reagan sat across from Mikhail Gorbachev in Reykjavik in 1986, the stakes could not have been higher. The future of nuclear arms control – and with it, the …