Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and the fourth-richest man in the world, says low earners in the US should pay no tax. Loading audio narration… “1% of taxpayers pay 40% of all the tax revenue; the bottom half pay only 3%. I think it should be zero,” Bezos said in an interview with CNBC … Read more
Reporting from Washington — A federal judge on Monday ordered North Korea to pay more than $500 million in a wrongful death suit filed by the parents of Otto Warmbier, an American college student who died shortly after being released from that country. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell harshly condemned North Korea for “barbaric mistreatment” of Warmbier … Read more
“I was laughing out loud. And I was crying with her.” This is how Elle Fanning remembers the first time she read Rufi Thorpe’s bestseller “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” now a winsome Apple TV series on chosen families, urgent financial realities and motherly resilience created by TV powerhouse David E. Kelley (“Big Little Lies”) with … Read more
Buzzy microbiome startup Seed Health is paving the way for its next stage of growth. Loading audio narration… Seed Health has appointed consumer marketing veteran Anisha Raghavan as its first-ever chief marketing officer, the company exclusively told CMO Insider. Raghavan said in an interview that she intends to grow Seed’s retail presence, product mix, and … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Trump responded to the collapse of high-stakes negotiations with Iran by escalating the conflict on Sunday, ordering a full blockade of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — a risky move that could drive global oil prices higher and provoke confrontation with a far more formidable adversary. No country relies more heavily on the … Read more
Dodgers beat the Padres From Maddie Lee: Andy Pages’ game-winning at-bat was one of the “greatest” teammate Freddie Freeman has ever seen in person. Manager Dave Roberts commended his “will and determination.” Even Padres closer Mason Miller, the pitcher on the other side, tipped his cap: “Outstanding job by him.” The Dodgers’ 5-4 comeback victory … Read more
Few would contend that Lerner and Loewe’s “Brigadoon” and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Flower Drum Song” represent the best work of these legendary duos. Unlike Lerner and Loewe’s eternally popular “My Fair Lady,” “Brigadoon” hasn’t had a Broadway revival since 1980. “Flower Drum Song,” relegated to the shadows of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” and “South Pacific,” … Read more
The letter was remarkable. In an official rebuke of a private citizen, the Riverside City Council accused one of its residents of harassing local employees through phone calls, emails and social media posts. But even more extraordinary was the fact the letter was addressed to the wife of the city’s chief executive. “Your pattern of … Read more
“Mom, why are we going?” my son asked, snuggling up against me. Loading audio narration… I pulled the bed covers up close and, adopting my most reassuring mom voice, explained our upcoming move from California to Kentucky to my 5-year-old. As the time for our big move approached, this question showed up on repeat at … Read more
Two California companies at the front of the global race to bring battery-powered air taxis to the public are trying to trip each other up in court. While Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation are based within an hour of each other in Northern California, they are bitter rivals, each hoping their own small electric vertical … Read more
It’s entirely possible — as hard as it may be to conceive in these deeply tribal, us-vs.-them times — for two competing notions to be true. Tina Peters personally enriched herself and betrayed the public trust by perpetrating a harebrained scheme to “prove” the 2020 election in Mesa County, Colo., was rigged against President Trump. … Read more
Last call, LeBron. You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here. It’s time for the Lakers to turn out the lights on the greatest player in NBA history and begin forging a new future without his stultifying aura and suffocating presence. If this is no longer LeBron James’ team, then it can … Read more
The Bob Baker Marionette Theater was about to debut its first new production in 45 years, and it was uncertain whether one of the show’s signature new puppets would even work. A pelican, with an oversized bucket-like beak, was in need of last-minute maintenance. This gangly bird, designed to hop, skip, soar and sing to … Read more
Missiles, rockets, artillery, drones, and other weapons flew across the Philippines earlier this month in a large-scale military exercise that a top US commander described as a rehearsal for a Pacific fight. Loading audio narration… Adm. Samuel Paparo, head of US Indo-Pacific Command, said that Balikatan 2026, which brought over 17,000 US and allied troops … Read more
After years of collective hand-wringing over declining local film and television production, Hollywood recently experienced a morale boost: increased state subsidies, including tax incentives and reduced filming fees, seem to be working. According to FilmLA, the first quarter of 2026 saw an almost 10% increase in local shooting days. Lowering the cost of filming in … Read more