Santa Monica Neighbors Hailed as Hometown Heroes After Brave Apartment Fire Rescue
Three Santa Monica residents were recently celebrated for their life-saving actions after rushing into a burning apartment to rescue an elderly woman trapped inside. Stephanie Inouye, Jeff Jarow, and Trevor…
Tinder Bets on Group Chemistry with New ‘Double Date’ Feature Amid Declining User Numbers
Tinder is turning to friendship and fun to reignite interest in its app — and to stop the slide in subscribers. The dating platform has officially launched *Double Date*, a…
Trump Grants TikTok a 90-Day Reprieve as Sale Talks Continue
TikTok has been given another lifeline. In a new executive order signed Thursday, former President Donald Trump granted the company a 90-day extension to finalize a deal that addresses long-standing…
Tech titans gird for robotaxi wars with new factory and territories
As three key players vie for dominance, the race to put driverless taxis on roads across the country is heating up. Waymo, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, already offers…
Chris Brown pleads not guilty in London assault case, trial date set
Grammy-winning R&B star Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to one charge connected to his alleged beating of a music producer in a London nightclub in 2023. The “Kiss Kiss”…
‘Caught by the Tides’ review: A changing China, captured in outtakes
Dispatches from northern China, Jia Zhangke’s movies constitute their own cinematic universe. Repeatedly returning to themes of globalization and alienation, the 55-year-old director has meticulously chronicled his country’s uneasy plunge…
Lawsuit against Fat Joe alleges coercion, sex with minors
Terrance “T.A.” Dixon, once a hype man to rapper Fat Joe, has sued his former employer for $20 million, making some allegations that might blend right in at Sean “Diddy”…
‘Meeting with Pol Pot’ review: A guided tour of totalitarianism
French Cambodian director Rithy Panh has often cited the genocidal regime of the Khmer Rouge, which killed his family and from which he escaped, as the reason he’s a filmmaker.…
The thrill of seeing a rocket launch in this California coastal town
The first time Gene Kozicki drove to Lompoc to see a rocket blast off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, it was night, and the whole scene reminded him of the…
Silver Lake is now home to L.A.’s first women’s sports bar
When Janie and Stephanie Ellingwood went to a local brewery one night to watch a U.S. Women’s National Team soccer game with some friends, they didn’t think it would be…