Judge Richard Stone ordered Uber to pay $40 million to the parents of Emily Normandin-Parker, concluding that the company is responsible for its driver’s conduct, according to a news release …
Chris Brown speaks up after lawmaker walks back public honor: ‘How about y’all leave me … alone’
On Sept. 12, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Texas Rep. Venton Jones honored Chris Brown and Usher during their concert in Arlington, Texas. The incident sparked public backlash because of …
Kit Harington defends his role in HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ series amid backlash
Kit Harington defends decision to join HBO’s “Harry Potter” TV reboot despite ongoing calls to boycott author J.K. Rowling over her transgender comments. Read full story Author: Emily St. Martin
Silicon Valley day spa was a brothel, and business was brisk, D.A. says
A Cupertino massage spa has been busted for allegedly providing sexual services to about 30 customers daily, authorities said. Read full story Author: Fedor Zarkhin
Peter Max, pop artist known for his colorful psychedelic style, dies at 88
Peter Max, the pop artist and hippie icon who helped define the colorful psychedelic style of the 1960s, has died. He was 88. Read full story Author: Tracy Brown
Tone Capone, “I Got 5 On It” producer, dead at 59
“I Got 5 On It” entered the canon of west coast hip-hop, hitting the Billboard top ten and resurfacing in Jordan Peele’s 2019 horror film “Us.” Read full story Author: …
Inside Skywalker Grill, the Lucas Museum’s rooftop restaurant that is already impossible to book
In “Star Wars” creator George Lucas’ newly unveiled Lucas Museum, Skywalker Grill is a rooftop destination serving the filmmaker’s favorite foods sourced directly from his ranch. Read full story Author: …
San Pedro powers past Bell on its unmowed grass field
Pirates quarterback Seth Solorio completes 13 of 17 passes for 303 yards and four touchdowns, two to Braeden Villegas, on Friday night. Read full story Author: Eric Sondheimer
These 13 California destinations are splendid in the fall — and now’s the time to book a trip
From Joshua Tree and Cambria to Borrego Springs and Mendocino, here are our picks for where to travel as the weather cools down. Read full story Author: Christopher Reynolds
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Orville Peck
Meditation, laps at the pool and Vietnamese food at the Sisters Cafe are part of the plan for the masked country singer. Read full story Author: Eric Ducker
How a 1931 church became Silver Lake’s glamorous new boutique hotel
There’s a cross on the roof, stained glass in the windows and a choir loft upstairs, but this historic building is no longer a house of worship. Read full story …
Kelly Osbourne on cutting ties with her older sister, Aimee: ‘She was embarrassed of us’
Kelly Osbourne didn’t hold back when discussing the fractured relationship she has with her big sister, Aimee Osbourne, telling ‘We Need To Talk’ podcast that the two will never reconcile. …
Op-comic: When friendship is a long-distance affair
Romantic partners will give up everything to forge a life together. Why won’t we do that for friends? Read full story Author: Joy Alicia Raines
Contributor: The one question to ask anyone running for office
My father, Ronald Reagan, said he served because he earnestly felt that he could help make the world a more peaceful place, a more civil place. Read full story Author: …
Goldberg: The war in Ukraine is becoming very inconvenient for Trump
It is utterly dishonorable to watch the president excoriate and victim-blame Ukrainians on a geopolitical scale. Read full story Author: Jonah Goldberg
Contributor: David Ellison won Washington. He’s losing Hollywood
If the billionaire’s son wants to carve out his own story, he should be courting Hollywood talent and not Washington bureaucrats. Read full story Author: Chris Yogerst
‘Convenient scapegoats’: Boyle Heights warehouse company fights fire backlash
The company that operates the vast cold storage warehouse scorched in a June blaze that plagued neighbors in Boyle Heights with smoke and stink said it doesn’t deserve the pummeling …
Hiltzik: Why are workers feeling so stressed? Maybe because labor’s share of the economy is at a record low
While corporate profits are soaring, labor’s share of the gains is shrinking. Read full story Author: Michael Hiltzik
FCC approves foreign owners for a merged Paramount-Warner Bros.
Royal families of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi will own nearly 50% of the equity of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Read full story Author: Meg James
Ratings for the Sunday premiere of ’60 Minutes’ see steep drop from last year’s opener
Despite a major promotional push, the program drew 7.9 million viewers, well below last season’s average. Read full story Author: Stephen Battaglio