What a federal ban on THC-infused drinks and snacks could mean for the hemp industry
The production lines at Indeed Brewing moved quickly, the cans filling not with beer, but with THC-infused seltzer. The product, which features the compound that gets cannabis users high, has…
High school football: City and Southern Section semifinal scores
FRIDAY’S RESULTS CITY SECTION Semifinals OPEN DIVISION #1 Carson 40, #5 Garfield 7 #6 Crenshaw 12, #2 Birmingham 7 DIVISION I #5 Marquez 16, #1 Venice 7 DIVISION II #1…
What’s in a rivalry? UCLA newcomers now know after watching video
Red Sanders, the legendary UCLA football coach, once said the rivalry with USC wasn’t life or death, it was more important than that. Now, some 70 years later, almost half…
Trump says he wants to ‘permanently pause’ migration to U.S. from poorer countries
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United…
Cosm turns ‘Willy Wonka’ into a multisensory experience
We are at the dawn of the era of “experimental cinema.” At least that is the pitch by entrepreneurs such as Jeb Terry of Cosm and James Dolan of Sphere,…
Beloved bald eagle electrocuted on power lines above Milpitas school
MILPITAS, Calif. — As scores of students swarmed out of their Milpitas elementary school on a recent afternoon, a lone bald eagle perched high above them in a redwood tree…
How ‘Stranger Things’ became Netflix’s ‘Star Wars,’ propelling it into Hollywood’s stratosphere
Before the sci-fi series “Stranger Things” premiered on Netflix, several traditional studios had already passed on it. Its creators were first-time show runners, unknown young actors were cast in lead…
Hiltzik: Despite Trump, it’s a bad year for crypto
With Donald Trump’s election as president, the cryptocurrency community saw blue skies ahead. The election sent the price of bitcoin to a record high, exceeding $75,000. After all, during the…
Border Patrol is monitoring U.S. drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, the Associated Press has…
A 2009 crash killed an Angels pitcher. How Kurt Suzuki helped lone survivor heal
“Wow!” The performance needed no evaluation beyond the exclamation. Kurt Suzuki bounded out of the visiting clubhouse at Angel Stadium to catch up with his friend. In 2009, in the…