Pet owners find “grisly” scene inside San Marcos pet crematory. Owner arrested
Angel Paws Pet Cremation appeared to be a nondescript San Marcos business, where grieving clients brought in their dearly departed pets — until they stopped getting their calls returned, and…
4,000 gallons of oil, contaminated wastewater spill in Monterey County
More than 4,000 gallons of oil and contaminated wastewater spilled in southern Monterey County following a pipeline failure early Friday, according to state emergency filings. Private cleanup crews were dispatched…
L.A. City Council president moves to delay full Olympic wage boost
The fight over an effort to boost wages for Los Angeles tourism workers to coincide with the 2028 Olympics has taken a fresh twist, with the City Council president introducing…
Column: Is Trump already a lame duck?
After a long, ugly summer and fall, the holidays are upon us. For some, it’s turkey season. For others, it’s eggnog season. For President Trump, it’s starting to look a…
How Ted Sarandos became the ultimate Hollywood gate-crasher
Hollywood moguls once dismissed the outsize ambitions of Netflix’s executives. “Is the Albanian army going to take over the world?” former Time Warner Chairman Jeff Bewkes asked a reporter 15…
UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava shows grit in loss to USC
By midweek, as a handful of reporters watched his every move, Nico Iamaleava looked like someone on the verge of the offseason, not a rivalry game. In the early stages…
Best of 2025: TV, movies, songs, art, books, comedy specials, theater
As 2025 comes to a close, I keep hearing the same thing: Good riddance. This year really messed with us. Los Angeles burned, immigration raids raged, Hollywood limped, AI slop…
Rivian recalls electric delivery vans over seat belt issue
The electric vehicle maker Rivian is recalling nearly 35,000 delivery vans amid concern their seat belts could fail to restrain the driver during an accident, according to the National Highway…
A dying mother’s plan: Buy a gun. Rent a hotel room. Kill her son
I: A desperate choice Lai Hang had four months to live and no time to waste. On the day in 2015 when she heard her cancer prognosis, she filled out…
Supreme Court will hear Trump’s plan to restrict birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship for newborns whose parents are here illegally or temporarily will get a full hearing before the Supreme Court. The justices agreed…