The $8-billion Skydance-Paramount Global deal is finally closing. Now what?
After finally getting approval from the Federal Communications Commission, Skydance Media is just weeks away from completing its $8-billion merger with Paramount Global, leading to sweeping changes for some of…
A look at recent vehicle-ramming incidents worldwide
A vehicle that was driven into a crowd outside a Los Angeles nightclub early Saturday and injured 30 people — seven critically — is the latest in a series of…
‘I witnessed war crimes,’ former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC
A retired US special forces officer has revealed to the BBC why he resigned from his work with US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution centres. “I witnessed…
Southwest flight from Burbank drops hundreds of feet to avoid possible collision
A Southwest flight climbing away from Burbank Airport suddenly descended hundreds of feet Friday afternoon, possibly to avoid a mid-air collision. The plane was at 14,100 feet above Angeles National…
Essayli upended U.S. attorney’s office by pushing Trump agenda. Will he stay on top?
When Bill Essayli was appointed interim U.S. attorney for the Los Angeles region in April, many in the former state assemblyman’s Riverside County district were afraid the ambitious Republican lightning…
Venezuelan baseball team denied visas into U.S. – NBC Los Angeles
A Venezuelan baseball team was denied visas into the United States and will miss this year’s Senior Baseball World Series, Little League International confirmed Friday. The Cacique Mara team, from…
The Country Friends Art of Fashion returns to Rancho Santa Fe in September – San Diego Union-Tribune
The Country Friends Art of Fashion takes to the runway at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe on Thursday, Sept. 11, partnering for the 21st year with South Coast Plaza,…
‘Cloud’ review: An online hustler gets his merciless comeuppance
As with the proverbial frog in that pot of water, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s chilling action-thriller “Cloud,” about a callow internet hustler’s reckoning, has nothing good to offer about where online anonymity…
Intel plans to shed thousands of workers
Intel, once the most valuable U.S. chipmaker, faces an uphill battle as it tries to stay relevant in the artificial intelligence race. On Friday, Intel saw its stock drop 9%,…
Feds raid Tujunga home of ‘TikTok Cult’ pastor in sex trafficking, fraud investigation
A home linked to a pastor featured in the Netflix docuseries “Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult” was raided Friday by federal agents in relation to an investigation…