Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, with an assist from Noah Goldberg, offering up the latest on city and county government. L.A. voters finally got a chance this week to see how the leading candidates for mayor behave onstage with each other, and they … Read more
For fans of the Afghan Whigs, the first half of 2026 has been a glorious time. The beloved Cincinnati-born band is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a tour spanning its entire career, including two new singles the band released earlier this year. The tour wraps up in Southern California this week with a string of … Read more
Taylor Tinsley has pitched 203 innings and accounted for 30 of UCLA’s 50 wins this season. As one of three star veterans on a team featuring younger and less experienced talent, Tinsley has embraced a heavy workload and the inevitable miscues that can go along with it. She opened NCAA tournament play surrendering 10 runs … Read more
Lowe’s wants to inspire a new generation of consumers, Gen Alpha, to become DIY enthusiasts. Enter MrBeast. Loading audio narration… The home improvement retailer said Monday it’s rolling out MrBeast-themed kids workshops in its stores starting May 30. Children will receive MrBeast badges for each workshop they complete. Lowe’s is also releasing a series of … Read more
Renewvia Energy Corp., which builds self-sufficient solar-powered mini-grids, is expanding into settlements in four African nations as efforts grow to address the shortage of power on the continent. The expansion into Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo will require about $750 million for 2.1 million connections, Renewvia Solar Africa Chief Executive Trey … Read more
Pity poor California. It’s not just the eye-watering price of gasoline, the absurd cost of housing, the rising price of utilities and groceries, the Trump-led assault on the state’s immigrant population and his attack on California’s long-cherished values of tolerance and diversity. No, on top of all that voters have been subjected to — the … Read more
In July of last year, CBS announced that “The Late Show” would be ending after more than 30 years on air. It was an unexpected move that continues to raise questions about the motivations for the cancellation — CBS maintains it was a purely financial decision. Regardless, the show and host Stephen Colbert, who has … Read more
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