The week’s bestselling books, Oct. 4
Hardcover fiction 1. Hollywood, Ending by John Green (Dutton Books: $32) A behind-the-scenes Hollywood love story about finding someone to...
LAPD is no longer majority white — but a recent scandal shows racism remains an issue
A Black police officer asked whether a monkey was named “Tyrone,” to the laughter of a roomful of Latino and...
Bass and Raman split on Gaza and the term genocide during Jewish Federation forum
The candidates for Los Angeles mayor gave opposing takes on the war in Gaza on Tuesday night, with Councilmember Nithya...
What Trump’s ‘triumphal arch’ really means for America
President Trump’s planned 250-foot-high triumphal arch at the foot of Arlington National Cemetery, which he has proposed outfitting with armed...
Trump-backed Oakland coal terminal would be far bigger and dirtier than promised, report says
A controversial new coal export facility in California backed by President Trump may be far dirtier than locals have been...
Fewer California Republicans approve of Trump, poll says. That could hurt GOP midterm chances
With gas prices topping $6 a gallon and an unpopular war continuing in Iran, President Trump’s approval has slipped with...
A fight between pilots forces a flight to Tel Aviv to make an emergency landing, officials say
TEL AVIV, Israel — A fight between pilots on a commercial plane traveling from the United Arab Emirates to Israel forced the...
House Speaker Mike Johnson stumping and fundraising for California GOP congressional candidates
House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to visit California on Wednesday to stump and fundraise for Republican candidates in a state...
UCLA vice chancellor sues to block release of probe into allegations of bullying and misspending
More than a year of tensions inside the office that shapes UCLA’s public image spilled into a Los Angeles courtroom...
A $450-million Hollywood studio stacks soundstages, parking and bungalows in the sky
At a time when news about the pace of film and television production seems to be relentlessly bad, a Hollywood...
What the ‘Taco Stand Karen’ fiasco says about right-wing Latinos
For the last two years, Francesca Ortega insulted Latinos on social media with rhetoric that sounded straight from Stephen Miller....
How the battle for Pelosi’s seat ignited a bitter San Francisco Democratic showdown
After being securely held for nearly four decades by one of the most preeminent politicians in California history, the House...
Anthropic warns of AI’s ‘existential risk’ to humans in its IPO filing
Anthropic disclosed that its advanced artificial intelligence technology poses “existential risks to humanity” in an initial public offering document. As...
There’s a reason people are still talking about Julie Andrews as she turns 91
Summer mornings in the Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh are a respite from the dissonance of honking cars and construction...
Woman accused of firing bullets at Rihanna’s mansion is deemed mentally fit to stand trial
The case against the woman who authorities allege fired multiple bullets at pop singer Rihanna’s Beverly Hills mansion can move...
