Dodgers sweep the Angels From Maddie Lee: Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki’s first pitch after giving up a double to Angels star Mike Trout proved he wasn’t afraid to go back into the strike zone. He landed his forkball, the slower version of the new splitter that he introduced this season, for a strike to Nolan … Read more
The idea, like many good ones, arose by accident. It was the mid 1990s and London’s Great Osmond Street Hospital was losing a troubling number of young cardiac patients following complex heart surgery. Other hospitals were experiencing the same problem. Surgeons Alan Goldman and Martin Elliott were among those searching for answers when they met … Read more
Surging jet fuel prices could mean some airlines going out of business, according to the chief financial officer of Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline. Loading audio narration… “I think we will see some of the weaker carriers who were already struggling before the war possibly go to the wall in the winter,” Neil Sorahan told CNBC … Read more
Wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, most since December 2022, as the 10-week Iran war pushed up energy prices and put pressure on companies to pass along higher costs to consumers. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before … Read more
WASHINGTON — As Kamala Harris eyes a possible 2028 presidential bid, there is little outward enthusiasm among her biggest 2024 backers to fund a repeat performance, adding to uncertainty about the former vice president’s prospects in what is sure to be a crowded primary field. The Times reached out to more than two dozen top donors to … Read more
Imagine you’re riding a motorcycle at 160 kilometers per hour when an arrow appears, floating on the road ahead, telling you exactly where to turn. No phone, no dashboard. Just your helmet, and a lens the size of a thumbnail. This is not a concept video. It’s heading to European roads as early as this … Read more
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> When Andrea Werhun started writing her memoir, “Modern Whore,” nearly a decade ago, she was afraid to be honest about working as an escort and stripper. But she embraced going public to “use storytelling to advocate for the plight of sex workers.” In the documentary version of “Modern Whore,” directed by Nicole Bazuin, … Read more
This isn’t the first time the Dodgers have grappled with workload questions while projecting out a full season of Shohei Ohtani’s two-way schedule. When they pursued the then 23-year-old free agent, who was determined to pitch and hit in MLB like he had in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, much of the Dodgers’ preparation for their … Read more
After watching his mother perform in a production of “A Raisin in the Sun” at Compton Community College when he was 9 years old, Anthony Anderson knew appearing on stage would be his life’s work. Over the next handful of years, he enrolled in programs across Los Angeles to achieve that dream. Then, one morning … Read more
First came the self-driving dream. Then came the backlash. Loading audio narration… For years, the EV maker has sold its cars with the promise that they would one day drive themselves. Last month, however, CEO Elon Musk dropped a bombshell when he told investors that some older Tesla vehicles will not be able to get … Read more
Carl’s Jr. began in 1941 as a hot dog cart on the corner of Florence and Central in Los Angeles and grew into one of the region’s best-known burger chains. Eight decades later, the now-global chain is struggling in its old neighborhood. Share via Close extra sharing options The high costs of doing business in … Read more
CHONGQING, China — Three years ago, in the idyllic town of Woodside south of San Francisco, the United States and China held their first high-level talks on the dangers posed by artificial intelligence. President Xi Jinping and his longtime foreign minister appeared serious in their conviction that a channel should be a established between Beijing and Washington … Read more
“Guys, thank you for coming to my midlife crisis,” said Eric André, standing on a podium in front of the Colburn Orchestra in a black tuxedo with tails and wielding a baton. “I started getting tattoos,” he continued, “and then I thought: not difficult enough. Why don’t I compose some really niche, obscure film scores … Read more
TIJUANA — Justin Turner did not wear the correct jersey one day, and now he would pay for his sin. His teammates formed two lines, one facing the other. Turner snaked through the gauntlet, as his teammates playfully slapped and shoved him around. Turner is 41, an All-Star and World Series champion, one of the most beloved … Read more
OpenAI needs help reversing the American public’s souring view of data centers. Loading audio narration… The leading AI company shared a new job opening over the weekend for a position it called a “community engagement lead.” These new employees would be tasked with talking to local communities in places where it plans to build its … Read more