One of Southern California’s most iconic burger chains is marking a milestone — and offering hardcore fans a one-day deal. Original Tommy’s is offering an 80-cent chili burger on Friday as part of the Los Angeles staple’s 80th anniversary celebration. “We’ve spent 80 years earning this moment,” the company wrote in a Facebook post announcing … Read more
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned down an appeal from Virginia Democrats whose new voter-approved state election map was canceled by the state’s Supreme Court. The justices made no comment, and the legal outcome came as no surprise. The U.S. Supreme Court has no authority to review or reverse rulings by state judges interpreting … Read more
A hotel check-in system left more than 1 million customer passports, driver’s licenses, and selfie verification photos to the open web after a security lapse. The data is now offline after TechCrunch alerted the company responsible. The hotel check-in system, called Tabiq, is maintained by the Japan-based tech startup Reqrea. According to its website, Tabiq … Read more
Pete Davidson is a single man again — but it’s the first time he’s been a single dad. Davidson, 32, and British model Elsie Hewitt, 30, who welcomed daughter Scottie only five months ago, are on the outs, according to a report Thursday in the Sun that blamed their split on his busy work schedule. … Read more
The No. 7 UCLA softball team didn’t need to tap into its Bruin Magic bag to rally for a win as it did Friday night against California Baptist. The Bruins (49-8) coasted to a 7-2 victory over South Carolina (31-27) during their NCAA regional matchup at UCLA’s Easton Stadium Saturday, moving one win away from … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday pursued new efforts in a sweeping initiative to root out fraud in federal health programs, including announcing a nationwide six-month freeze on some new Medicare enrollments and warning states to actively investigate Medicaid fraud or risk losing funding. The moves are related to Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force, … Read more
When I graduated with a degree in journalism three years ago, I’d hoped to have a full-time, salaried job in my field by now. Loading audio narration… Instead, most of my days are a hectic blend of part-time and unpaid roles. I often find myself running to my retail job in the morning, catching the … Read more
As Electronic Arts moves closer to closing a sale of the gaming company to Saudi Arabian investors, it’s facing backlash from a group of protestors who are calling it a bad deal. A coalition calling itself the Players Alliance staged a protest outside Electronic Arts’ Redwood City headquarters this week. Dressed as Sims characters, the … Read more
When I wrote last week about one of my favorite mountain ranges — L.A.‘s sidewalks — I immediately began fielding questions. People wanted to know about the scoring system that awarded just 15 points, out of 45, to John Coanda and his wife, Barbara, who uses a wheelchair because of ALS. The Mar Vista couple … Read more
One of the most entertaining moments in VC this week was a piece of rage-bait marketing from General Catalyst. In a now-viral post on X that parodies the old Mac vs. PC commercials, the venture firm — better known as GC — posted a “VC vs GC” video on Wednesday. The VC was played by … Read more
“Iceman” has cometh — and then some. After spending the better part of a year teasing his first solo album since 2023 — and his first, more importantly, since losing the epic rap battle that climaxed with Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” — Drake finally dropped “Iceman” late Thursday along with two other albums whose … Read more
NASHVILLE — Hany Mukhtar scored three goals, his first hat trick since 2023, and Nashville SC beat LAFC 3-2 on Sunday night. Mukhtar, the 2022 MLS MVP, became the seventh player in MLS history with at least five regular-season hat tricks. Nashville (9-1-3) leads MLS with 30 points this season and is unbeaten, with five wins, in … Read more
Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the Trump administration is deferring $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California over concerns the state is allowing “fraudsters” to drive up costs to taxpayers, including by pushing unnecessary medications on unsuspecting patients. “There are California taxpayers and American taxpayers who are being defrauded because California isn’t taking … Read more
My partner was laid off in January of last year. Hundreds of applications later, he’d only landed two interviews with no job offers. Loading audio narration… We had managed to stay optimistic during the job search, using the time to travel and see family, but our positive attitudes began to wear thin as January turned … Read more
Michele Hanisee has been doing everything in her power to expedite the arduous process of rebuilding her Altadena home. But after navigating permitting delays, insurance stalemates and design flaws, there’s still one big unresolved issue that’s complicating her progress: sewage. Hanisee owns one of nearly 700 properties in Altadena that’s never had sewer lines, instead … Read more