‘I don’t want any handouts.’ Amid the Angels’ drought, a starry homecoming for Mike Trout
Mike Trout last played in an All-Star Game seven years ago. It’s crazy, really. The best player of the previous...
Home is where the hell is, with slick but diminishing returns, in ‘Evil Dead Burn’
Heard about that fresh new wave of horror dominating the box office and charming even the snootiest of critics? “Evil...
Billionaire exodus? California drew 10 times more venture capital than any other state this year
Despite concerns that California’s costs and regulations are bad for business, the state has attracted an unprecedented pile of capital...
Into big air: paragliding’s extreme frontier
OWENS VALLEY, Calif. — Barry Smith was soaring at 18,000 feet, kept aloft by a flimsy nylon wing, when a crucial piece...
It’s hot when a man drives to me. But would this new guy make the trek from the Valley?
I met Dan on Hinge. He lives in Woodland Hills, and I live in Venice. In Los Angeles, this is...
For the voice actors behind Rogue and Wolverine, ‘X-Men ’97’ made them feel whole again
When the cast members and creators of the 1990s “X-Men: The Animated Series” reunited at the 2019 Hill Country Comicon...
Every Rolling Stones album ranked, from worst to best
In 1975, 31-year-old Mick Jagger told People magazine that “I’d rather be dead than sing ‘Satisfaction’ at 45.” The Rolling...
Trump administration seeks to limit federal funding that doesn’t ‘advance’ presidential policies
A new rule proposed by the White House Office of Management and Budget would fundamentally overhaul the way federal grants...
In bed 23 at Adelanto ICE detention center, a terrified son misses his mom
Wilber Urbina Garcia tossed and turned in bed 23 on the first floor at the Adelanto ICE Detention Center. The...
Even in the heart of L.A., they still rely on old-fashioned landlines and don’t want to lose them
Living high up in the Hollywood Hills, Peter and Nanci Ellis think of their landline as a lifeline. Most days,...
Nail salon owner charged with scheme that bilked fellow Vietnamese immigrants
In the San Fernando Valley’s tight-knit Vietnamese community, Thien “Kim” Nguyen was known as a successful entrepreneur. She ran a...
Los Angeles hotels saved by last-minute surge in World Cup bookings
After showing worryingly weak early interest, World Cup fans showed up at the last minute to boost Los Angeles hotel...
Twice the stink! Two rare corpse flowers at the Huntington are set to bloom
Get ready to catch a whiff of stink. Not one, but two rare corpse flowers are set to bloom at...
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Deidre Hall
For half a century, Deidre Hall has taken on every kind of disaster in the drama-packed town of Salem, Ill.,...
When a young Black man dies mysteriously in the South, assume nothing
This week the loved ones of Nolan Xavier Wells, the 18-year-old college football player who went missing while partying with...
