Wait, it’s a candle? Her beeswax fruit and veggie ones look so real, you’ll want to take a bite
Jessica Gonzalez hustles behind her booth at the recent Renegade Craft Fair, frantically ringing up sales, answering questions and packaging...
Even in ugly times, the bicentennial united us. America 250 still can
America 250” is no “Spirit of ‘76.” For those of us who remember the bicentennial, the semiquincentennial is a complete...
Night shifts are deadly, not just inconvenient
During his 26 years as a night-shift nurse, Ed Collum watched colleagues nod off mid-conversation, battle chronic illnesses and, too...
Mexico ends World Cup knockout round drought, defeats Ecuador to reach Round of 16
MEXICO CITY — Mexico once again enjoyed a night of celebration with its fans, this time after defeating an old nemesis —...
Walter Alston, Dave Roberts and everyone in between: The 10 managers in L.A. Dodgers history
1 p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> The Dodgers’ storied history has allowed many a manager to thrive. In the nearly 70 seasons since...
Woman tumbles the length of 5 football fields down a California volcano. She’s OK
Over the weekend, the U.S. Forest Service rescued a 31-year-old woman who fell some 1,500 feet down Mt. Shasta. Somehow,...
How Airbnb uses AI to thwart disruptive parties during the Fourth of July holiday
With the Fourth of July weekend comes fireworks, hot dogs, parades and parties. For Airbnb, the short term rental platform,...
Board offers $3-billion settlement to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances announced Tuesday that it has offered a $3-billion...
Newsom signs off on 100% California tax for money from Trump’s $1.8-billion ‘slush fund’
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed off on a 100% state tax on money any Californians receive from Trump’s $1.8-billion “anti-weaponization”...
A historically hot Paris Fashion Week photographed with a kid’s camera
I took a kid’s camera to Paris Fashion Week, because was it ever really that serious? Yes and no. This...
British sitcom star Penelope Keith, star of ‘The Good Life’ (a.k.a. ‘Good Neighbors’), dies at 86
LONDON — Penelope Keith, a comic performer who shone as flinty but lovable upper-crust characters in British sitcoms “The Good Life,” which...
Democrats’ newest ideas have been failing for centuries
Last week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a citywide freeze on rents. The response from economists can be...
Marine missing after training activity off San Diego is declared dead
The U.S. military identified a Minnesota Marine stationed in Southern California who went missing off San Diego last week, and...
Clippers trying to finalize deal to trade Kawhi Leonard to Toronto
The Kawhi Leonard era might soon be over in Los Angeles. A deal to send the seven-time NBA All-Star forward...
When three presidents died on the Fourth of July, Americans saw the work of God
On July 4, 1831, James Monroe died from heart failure and tuberculosis at his daughter’s house in New York City....
