Trump taps housing finance director Pulte as acting director of national intelligence
WASHINGTON — President Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to be the acting director of national...
SoFi Stadium workers to vote on whether to authorize a strike with World Cup looming
Approximately 2,000 hospitality workers at SoFi Stadium will begin voting Thursday over whether to authorize a strike just a week...
‘People are getting hurt’: OpenAI sued by Florida over alleged safety risks
Florida sued OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, on Monday, alleging that the San Francisco tech company failed to...
Meta reveals details about layoffs in Playa Vista and Menlo Park
Meta Platforms announced more details about its latest round of layoffs. As part of its already-announced plans to cut close...
In homage to the original, ‘Alien: Earth’ made a 64-minute ‘Alien’ movie. Here’s how
Dropping a tribute to Ridley Scott’s 1979 “Alien” halfway through his franchise-expanding series wasn’t easy. But Noah Hawley just had...
Your last-minute guide to election day challenges in California’s 2026 primary election
It’s election day in California’s 2026 primary, and you’re headed to the polls — until you realize you’re not sure...
California is at the center of the fight against Parkinson’s
What will it take to cure Parkinson’s disease? It’s one of the first questions I asked when I was diagnosed...
MLB’s wild pitch: Using fan-despised TV blackouts as leverage against players
These are Rob Manfred’s words, from four years ago: “If there is one thing I could wish for, more than...
No single person should have the power to launch nuclear weapons
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” — Donald Trump, April 7, 2026 Too often,...
How a deep-ocean desalination startup hopes to rewrite California’s water future
An elephant standing full weight on a smartphone. That’s the pressure 1,400 feet underwater that a startup hopes to use...
Inside the all-masc lesbian and translesbian revue electrifying L.A. nightlife
At around 1 in the morning at the Sassafras Saloon in Hollywood, four masc lesbians in cowboy hats and chaps...
Monterey Park takes landmark vote on banning data centers
Residents in the city of Monterey Park will be the first in the nation to vote on a permanent ban...
Why a loss for Hilton would be a win for Trump
If the last few weeks have shown us anything, it’s that the gubernatorial primary is an unexpectedly close race among...
World Cup cash grab: Simon Kuper argues politics, greed are strengthening FIFA monopoly
Simon Kuper’s first World Cup memory is of watching the 1978 final in his pajamas from the living room of...
Democratic voters confident California election is secure, Republicans less so, poll finds
California voters are deeply divided over the trustworthiness of state elections heading into Tuesday’s primary, with most Democrats but less...
