My boyfriend and I swore off marriage. Then I found the perfect wedding dress
In June, while prepping for an egg-freezing procedure, I was hopped up like a chicken on hormones and I was...
After local outcry, stalled Destination Crenshaw project sees movement
Destination Crenshaw has taken so long that neighbors have their own name for it: Procrastination Crenshaw. Pitched in 2016 and...
A 15-year-old killed Pop Smoke — then got caught smuggling fentanyl into juvenile hall
A man who was previously convicted of murdering the rapper Pop Smoke was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison...
Twist cap maker announces layoffs as California’s wine industry struggles
A California wine cap maker is laying off more than 60 employees at a Modesto facility. The company, G3 Enterprises,...
From deadly floods to twin quakes, a Venezuelan coast wonders how much more it can bear
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — His mother, father and two sisters were among those entombed somewhere in the wreckage. He pitched a tent...
Ordinary Americans struggle to fund their 401(k) plans while plutocrats fill theirs with tax-free millions
For a half-century, Congress has been offering middle- and working-class Americans options for tax-advantaged individual retirement savings, largely to compensate...
It could soon be harder to see the full price of a plane ticket. Here’s why
Travelers are accustomed to seeing an all-inclusive price for airfare when browsing flights online, but they may soon need to...
Dave Roberts and Dodgers need to stop using Edwin Díaz in high-leverage moments
Put away the trumpets. Pack them up, put them in the attic, let them collect some dust. Nobody wants to...
‘Winging it has served us well’: How one band pushed through wildfire loss to unveil its debut album
In the beginning of 2025, Taylor Olin had decided she’d seen enough of Echo Park and decided to relocate to...
The racism in America’s rearview mirror is closer than it appears
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — There is nothing wrong with this country that cannot be cured by what’s right with it. This state’s...
COVID becoming a California summer staple as winter outbreaks fade
Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic upended the world, experts in California say the disease appears to be becoming more...
Another Edwin Díaz meltdown dooms Dodgers in loss to first-place Brewers
Again, it was the slider that betrayed Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz. He put one on the inside edge of the...
New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln
WASHINGTON — The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental...
Cameron Brink injured as Sparks fall to Liberty despite 40-point fourth quarter
NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu scored 20 points and the New York Liberty avoided one of the biggest collapses in WNBA history,...
Authorities in Vietnam discover more than a ton of concealed ivory illegally shipped from Africa
HANOI — Authorities in Vietnam have announced a major seizure of ivory they say was illegally shipped from Africa, Vietnamese media reported...
