Chinese AI model rivals ChatGPT, jolting Silicon Valley
Another powerful new artificial intelligence model from China took the U.S. tech industry by surprise Friday, the latest sign that...
JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting vice president in more than 150 years
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, announced the birth of their fourth child, the first...
Customer with concealed firearm confronts, kills man with knife inside BBQ restaurant
A man who ran through a restaurant with a knife in Cerritos was shot and killed Sunday afternoon by a...
A wave of student loan borrowers have entered default since pandemic-era protections lapsed
Defaults on student loans have surged across the United States, reaching record levels as borrowers struggle to keep up with...
Andy Burnham becomes the U.K.’s seventh prime minister in a decade after Starmer resigns
LONDON — Prime Minister Andy Burnham acknowledged his precarious perch Monday as the seventh British leader in just over a decade as...
Why Dodgers aren’t panicking over their $60-million bet on Kyle Tucker
NEW YORK — He is baseball’s invisible man. Remember when the Dodgers signed Kyle Tucker? The prophets of doom wailed. The Dodgers...
U.S. military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iranian attack on Jordan as from Texas and Hawaii
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military on Monday identified two soldiers killed in action last week as part of the war with Iran....
Trump, long a critic of ‘forever wars,’ may be stumbling into one with Iran
BEIRUT — President Trump long railed against forever wars. For years, whether as president or candidate, he flayed electoral opponents and...
L.A.’s must-try kebab master is back in Glendale
There should be no open real estate on your table at Adana, the nearly 30-year-old Persian Armenian restaurant in Glendale....
U.S. airstrikes at sea are killing Mexican citizens
LA CRUZ DE HUANACAXTLE, Mexico — Before dawn one morning in mid-February, two boats carrying eight fishermen set out from Mexico’s...
Unhappy with Kaiser’s medical dispute process, some patients push for state reform
Wilfredo Engalla, a 51-year-old Filipino immigrant, alleged in a medical malpractice case that Kaiser doctors misdiagnosed him with colds and...
Despite some irritating flaws, 2026 World Cup a rousing success for FIFA, U.S. and fans
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The largest, longest and most complex World Cup in history came to a close Sunday, with Spain beating...
Want cheaper car insurance? You might get it under a bill that allows insurers to track your driving habits
After experiencing the loss of three friends in auto accidents, Assemblymember Tina McKinnor decided she needed to take action. She...
Heat wave to hit SoCal just as waves from Tropical Storm Elida slam beaches
Southern California will face a double threat this week of a dangerous heat wave and, along the coast, hazardous high...
One of the world’s great opera voices hails from an unexpected place
MUNICH, Germany — Nicholas Brownlee had just fallen in love with opera and was eager to see if his emerging bass-baritone voice...
