Move over, BeReal, a new app is winning the hearts of Gen Z and Gen Alpha. Setlog, a free South Korean app, went viral as most things do in the country — after K-pop stars posted about it. All the nine active members of the popular boy band Seventeen, and Karina, a member of the … Read more
An Anthropic project is using feedback from about 1,000 human software engineers to improve the performance of Claude Code, the AI coding tool whose recent advancements have disrupted the vibe-coding industry. The project, known internally at Snorkel AI as “Marlin,” focuses on fine-tuning Claude Code’s answers so that it could mimic what a professional developer … Read more
Election workers collecting ballots from a drop box in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday found multiple mail-in ballots that had been burned, officials say. The vandalism was discovered Sunday morning outside the Department of Public Social Services building in the Civic Center area. According to county officials, election staff were conducting a routine ballot collection … Read more
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — On a night when the crowd at Blue Bell Park saw some of the most majestic home runs you’ll see in college baseball, USC’s Andrew Johnson showed why pitching is still paramount Sunday. The sophomore right-hander delivered arguably the most important pitching performance of the season for USC, beating Texas A&M 14-3 to … Read more
I live in a three-generation household with my husband, our three children, and my in-laws. Like many women in multigenerational homes, I carry a lot — an endless array of responsibilities, or at least that’s how it often feels. Household chores, children’s schedules, routines, emotional needs, school concerns, and all the invisible things that somehow … Read more
UCLA’s Megan Grant is just like every other college senior her age. Sure, it might not seem like it from the outside looking in. After all, how can someone who has hit 89 home runs across her college career — one short of the Bruins’ record — and helped one of softball’s most dynamic offensive … Read more
Steven Spielberg, 79, said he only agreed to start DreamWorks if it would be a 9-to-5 job. Speaking to Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson on the latest episode of the “IMO” podcast, Spielberg said that balancing family life with filmmaking was difficult. “One of the biggest challenges is just running out of excuses why I … Read more
Much of California has been focused on the wild race to replace Gavin Newsom as governor. But voters will also be electing a slew of statewide officeholders as well who will serve in Sacramento alongside the new governor. Unlike governor, these positions typically have very specific duties, and with the exception of attorney general, rarely … Read more
OKLAHOMA CITY — Jordan Woolery nearly saved UCLA’s season Sunday night at the Women’s College World Series. She lined a single up the middle in the ninth inning off former teammate Kaitlyn Terry to score Rylee Slimp from second base and pull the Bruins within a run of Texas Tech. But Red Raiders ace NiJaree Canady replaced … Read more
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Two days after failing to capitalize off numerous scoring opportunities against Texas State, USC battered the Bobcats early and often to remain alive in the College Station Regional. Third baseman Kevin Takeuchi set the tone with a grand slam in the first inning as USC beat Texas State 15-4 Sunday afternoon before a … Read more
Saint Mary’s has achieved the seemingly unthinkable — the Gaels have eliminated UCLA, the nation’s top-ranked team, from the NCAA tournament. With two outs in the 10th inning, Makoa Sniffen drove in Cody Kashimoto on a walk-off single off UCLA reliever Easton Hawk to lift Saint Mary’s to a 6-5 comeback win Sunday in a … Read more
Not a cake or a ribbon-wrapped present, but the Dodgers celebrated manager Dave Roberts’ 54th birthday with a 9-1 win over the Phillies on Sunday. The Dodgers ended their homestand with a 5-1 record despite their six-game winning streak ending the night before. “I like the prospects of winning a baseball game,” Roberts said about … Read more
WASHINGTON — The congressman returned home last Fourth of July to startling stories in Southern California as immigration patrols swept through communities, and one constituent told him about starting to carry a passport as proof of the right to be in the country. Rep. Mark Takano, whose American-born parents were both incarcerated as young children with their … Read more
BANGKOK — With summer around the corner, soaring prices and other complications from the war with Iran are straining the tourism-dependent economies of Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and other countries in Southeast Asia. The region’s peak tourist summer season is at risk as elevated jet fuel costs coupled with ceasefire uncertainties prompt flight cancellations and higher ticket prices. … Read more
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mori Nishimura, 34, the CEO of A Cabin Company in Japan. It’s been edited for length and clarity. I felt lost growing up. As a kid in New Zealand, I never questioned where I belonged. But as I got older, I became more aware of how … Read more