Dhillon has been a powerful and divisive figure inside the Justice Department since her confirmation last year as assistant attorney general. Read full story Author: Kevin Rector
‘You have to be delusional’: L.A. film students are prepared for a shrinking Hollywood
Mergers, layoffs, AI and runaway production have shaken Hollywood. Film students at USC, UCLA and LMU explain why they’re pursuing the industry anyway. Read full story Author: Cerys Davies
Harold Greene, beloved L.A. news anchor, dies at 82
Beloved Los Angeles news anchor Harold Greene has died, his daughter announced via Facebook. He was 82. Greene worked the majority of his career at ABC 7 before leaving in …
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault in U.K. trial
Russell Brand was convicted of rape and sexual assault charges in a London courtroom on Thursday, years after a damning investigation by British media. Read full story Author: Alexandra Del …
Man who allegedly put hidden cameras on his shoes to record women is arrested in Berkeley
Noah Stein of Oakland was arrested Friday after multiple reports of a man apparently using a concealed camera attached to his shoe to record footage under the skirts of women …
First, ‘meatball sub,’ and now ‘deli meat.’ Even Justin Herbert’s passes are getting the Subway treatment
Justin Herbert said he was unaware of comments by Rams safety Quentin Lake, who said on a podcast that the Chargers quarterback was “throwing deli meat” during the teams’ game …
Culver City teen voting measure trailing in early returns
A Culver City ballot measure that would give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in municipal and school board elections was trailing Thursday. Read full story Author: Hailey Branson-Potts
Pregnant ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ star Jen Affleck files for divorce from husband Zac
Jen Affleck, MomTok influencer and reality TV star, has reportedly filed for divorce from her husband, Zac. She is pregnant with their fourth child. Read full story Author: Tracy Brown
LIV Golf’s bid to survive collapses as investors and top players pull out
A lack of funding and player commitments prompted LIV Golf to tell a bankruptcy court it will liquidate its assets and halt plans to relaunch the league. Read full story …
The L.A. Phil’s post-Dudamel future with Daniel Harding includes a leadership shakeup
Gustavo Dudamel has taken his final bow as the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s music director, but the orchestra has no plans to slow its world-class roll. Here’s what’s next under Daniel …
Bryan Adams is thinking about war with America (in 1814)
“It’s about respect,” said Adams, whose new album reflects Canada’s conflicts with President Trump. “Have some respect for the past, and not just decide one day, ‘Oh, this is better …
This rock musical based in downtown L.A. was filmed by Spike Lee, but never produced here, until now
‘Passing Strange,’ a 20-year-old rock musical about a striving musician in downtown L.A. has gone to Broadway and been filmed by Spike Lee — but it has never been produced …
Anthony Ippolito on becoming Stallone and going the distance for ‘I Play Rocky’
Ippolito excels as the then-unknown Stallone, who, while broke, parlayed his original screenplay for “Rocky” into a starring role and an acting career. Read full story Author: Kara Warner
The Machine, and the Messaging, That Won Texas for Democrats
Years of organizing met a moment of voter discontent, as James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa offered Texans a vision of economic relief and political change. Go to Source Author: J. …
How Democrats Won Across the South
They won Senate races in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, with a Mississippi race still too close to call. Their wins lifted down-ballot candidates too. Go to Source Author: …
How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call
Scott Colom, a Democrat, ran a viral ad and courted Republicans at a Trump rally before winning virtually the same number of votes as Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican. Go …
Across the South, Black Voters Help Propel Democratic Wins
Democrats in the South used anger over redistricting, cuts to key federal programs and attacks on Black history to help galvanize a crucial bloc of voters to the polls. Go …
Stocks Erase Post-Midterm Elections Rally, Dragged Down by Tech
The S&P 500 slumped to its worst daily decline in more than a year, dragged down by the technology sector as investors fretted about the durability of the A.I. build-out. …
Tech Billionaires Face Tricky Political Waters After Democratic Midterm Sweep
Many donated money to President Trump’s favored causes and became his allies. Now that political alignment may be a liability. Go to Source Author: Eli Tan, Theodore Schleifer and Erin …
Newsom Commutes the Sentences of California’s 548 Death Row Inmates
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is expected to run for president, called capital punishment morally objectionable. Though California hasn’t executed anyone for 20 years, that represents about a quarter of death …