If Ty Simpson develops into a top NFL quarterback who leads the Rams to a Super Bowl title, the club will look back at the 2026 draft as one of the best and shrewdest in its history. Until then, it will be remembered for a news conference. Yeah, that one. The post-Day 1 session on … Read more
Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman thought it was the truth when he said it. After the Dodgers won the World Series last year, riding extreme highs and lows in an all-time nail-biter of a seven-game set, he remembers telling his wife, Robin, that a second consecutive championship, after a roller coaster of a … Read more
Paramount Skydance just made a key hire to help advance its AI push. Loading audio narration… Barak Turovsky, who oversaw Google’s AI language product for seven years, is joining David Ellison’s company as the head of consumer AI, product chief Dane Glasgow told tech staffers on Monday afternoon. Turovsky most recently worked at General Motors … Read more
Sony Pictures Television has acquired controlling interest in the reality TV production company behind “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and “Vanderpump Rules.” The Culver City studio, which produces “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune,” announced Monday that it has closed its purchase of a majority stake of Alex Baskin’s three-year-old production firm, 32 Flavors. Baskin’s company … Read more
Anthropic announced Monday it has acquired Stainless, a startup founded by former Stripe engineer Alex Rattray whose software is widely used by rival AI labs, including OpenAI and Google. Anthropic didn’t disclose terms of the deal. However, The Information reported last week that Anthropic was in talks to acquire Stainless, which is backed by Sequoia … Read more
When Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Artist” premiered at Cannes 15 years ago, it quickly became a critical darling, sweeping every major award and becoming the first silent film to win the best picture Oscar since 1929. Its charm lies in the meet-cute chemistry between George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) and Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo), two movie stars … Read more
Allyson Felix is attempting a comeback at age 40 that could give her a chance to add to her Olympic-record medal haul two years from now in Los Angeles. Felix, a mother of two, told Time magazine she thought about coming back some four years after calling it quits and decided: “Let’s go after the … Read more
Whether Mira Costa has the best high school volleyball team in America is open to debate, but the Mustangs left little doubt they are No. 1 in the Southern Section on Friday night, sweeping Loyola 25-21, 25-22, 25-22 at Cerritos College to repeat as Division 1 champions. UCLA-bound Mateo Fuerbringer was ready from the start, … Read more
No one wants to be that guest at a wedding. You know, the one everyone is whispering about for walking in during the middle of the ceremony or having a bit too much fun at the open bar. A lot of time, effort, and money go into planning a wedding, so it’s important for guests … Read more
The Port of Los Angeles recorded its second-busiest April on record, despite the war in Iran, a related rise in shipping fuel costs and continued trade uncertainty. The port processed more than 890,00 container units last month, 5.7% higher than a year ago. That was driven by a strong growth in imports, which totaled about … Read more
“Call Her Daddy” podcast host Alex Cooper might want to reconsider the title of her show. Cooper, founder of podcast group the Unwell Network, announced she is going to be a mommy. The 31-year-old podcaster and her husband, film producer Matt Kaplan, 42, are expecting their first child together, she revealed in a Sunday Instagram … Read more
The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a long-expected move that will drop more games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without substantially changing its overall form. The new, 76-team brackets will jam eight extra games — for … Read more
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> State Sen. Ben Allen (D, El Segundo) addresses the crowd during the California Democratic Convention in San Francisco. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Ben Allen, 48, is a third-term Democratic state senator who represents the Palisades fire zone and, since the blazes, has authored bills that provide tax relief to fire victims … Read more
Kevin O’Leary makes a great villain. Loading audio narration… The celebrity investor spent decades honing his image as the least likable rich guy on “Shark Tank,” reveling in what he calls brutal honesty. Last year riffed on that persona in “Marty Supreme,” highlighted by a scene where he spanks Timothée Chalamet with a ping pong … Read more
Tesla is recalling 173 Cybertrucks because cracking in the rotor could cause the wheel stud to separate from the wheel hub, increasing the risk of a crash and injury. The recall includes Cybertrucks from model years 2024 to 2026 with 18-inch steel wheels. In its report, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that rough … Read more