Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean on ‘Millennium,’ the Sphere and Nick Carter
AJ McLean is on Zoom on Monday afternoon from the dimly lighted living room of a house he’s renting in Las Vegas. Known in the late 1990s as the resident…
USC’s Alijah Arenas should be cleared to begin practicing Thursday
After surviving a fiery car wreck and successfully skipping his final year of high school to enroll at USC, incoming star freshman Alijah Arenas should be cleared to join the…
Brazil vows to match US tariffs after Trump threatens 50% levy
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has said he is ready to match any tariffs imposed on Brazil by the United States. Lula was responding to Wednesday’s threat by…
L.A. has never experienced loss on this scale. Measuring progress six months after the fires is hard and painful
The signs of change are there, if you look hard enough. Hillsides along the Pacific Ocean, burned beyond recognition, are showing tentative signs of rebirth. The occasional flower is blooming…
When Lena met Megan: How a DM blossomed into ‘Too Much’
This article contains some spoilers for Netflix’s “Too Much.” Sliding into someone’s DMs — even with the purest intentions — can be a daunting move. Will they see it? Is…
Poll finds most Californians believe American democracy is in peril
SACRAMENTO — An overwhelming number of California voters think American democracy is being threatened or, at the very least, tested, according to a new poll released Thursday by the UC…
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen survives rare confidence vote
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has survived a confidence vote tabled by a far-right faction in the European Parliament. Although the outcome was not a surprise, the fact…
The faces that comprise L.A.’s homeless crisis
1 2 3 4 5 1. In 1987, Jerry Nichols, 46, is a gay homeless man and stays at the Klyt Bath House, with the help of his friends, to…
Belly Laughs spotlights Asian comedians and cuisine at L.A. Live
“Never more than two.” That’s Kumail Nanjiani’s general assessment of the modest serving of Asian performers on a typical comedy show lineup (if any at all) when he was starting…
How a century of decisions wrought L.A.’s homeless crisis
As a teenager in the late 1970s, Steve Richardson was sweeping and stocking shelves at a toy store on the edge of L.A.’s Skid Row when he noticed the first…