His time on Nickelodeon over, Tiny Chef strikes out on his own
“Tiny Chef needs your help.” That was the title of a YouTube clip shared by the creators of the small,...
Toxic L.A. port fire burned for hours before emergency alerts were sent
The Los Angeles Fire Department waited nearly six hours after responding to a massive hazardous materials fire at the Port...
Pillars of humanitarianism have ceded the field. That’s our cue, everyone
The bloodstains are visible from space. In the last weeks, the Rapid Support Forces — one party in Sudan’s years-long...
For ‘Weapons’ standout Amy Madigan, awards attention is ‘a little daunting’
Amy Madigan could use a small respite from the overwhelming (and unexpected) attention she’s received for her performance as flamboyantly...
How did the ‘F1’ team make a movie at real F1 races? By learning to act like a pit crew
Joseph Kosinski didn’t want to direct “F1” unless he was able to do it the hard way. That was the...
Why USC students who want to be doctors and engineers are minoring in comedy
Under the harsh overheard lights of a small theater stage, the comedian commandeered the microphone and unfurled a short set...
Miracles! Mystery! An AI Jesus! How a new exhibit near Disneyland wants to lure young Christians
On the second floor of a cultural center at Christ Cathedral in Orange County, an AI-rendered depiction of Jesus, calm...
Show us: What’s something special to you that you only bring out once a year?
Every year, the turkeys come back. Like the handful of swallows that still return to San Juan Capistrano each spring,...
Is the U.S. invading Venezuela? Or trying to make a deal?
CARACAS, Venezuela — On the face of it, the United States appears closer than ever to mounting a military campaign to remove...
Inglewood Police Department ‘systematically’ violated state public records law, judge rules
The Inglewood Police Department “systematically” violated state public records laws by disregarding requests for documents related to police misconduct, including...
Cal Fire approach to SoCal’s wildfire crisis could make things worse, court says
In a case that calls into question plant clearing techniques that have become fundamental to the California Department of Forestry...
Reaching a new low, CDC discards science in claims about vaccines and autism
For followers of medical disinformation, the claim that autism is linked to childhood vaccinations is the reddest of red flags....
New antisemitism probe of Berkeley Unified announced by congressional committee
Pressure over antisemitism allegations against the Berkeley school system intensified Monday with the launch of what members of Congress called...
The ex-landscaper behind the deportation diary L.A. never wanted
At 8 o’clock on a stormy weeknight in the chilly Chinatown offices of L.A. Taco, Memo Torres finally was worn...
$10-billion One Beverly Hills project gets off the ground
Development of the massive One Beverly Hills residential and hotel complex reached a milestone over the weekend as construction started...
