The Sports Report: Meet the guy who has changed USC football
From Ryan Kartje: A dozen years before he charted a bold, new path for the USC football program, Chad Bowden was living on the pull-out couch of a cramped studio…
Newsom offers clemency to 5 inmates serving life without parole
Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted the sentences of five inmates serving life without parole for murder, saying Friday that they deserve a chance at freedom after transforming their lives. In all,…
AI billionaire pushes into crowded influencer field with West Hollywood startup
Lucy Guo got into the artificial intelligence industry early, co-founding software provider Scale AI nine years ago. It made her a billionaire by the time she was 30. Now the…
James Brolin on ‘Night of the Juggler,’ plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. The Venice Film Festival is already underway and next week…
L.A. unions push for ‘New Deal’ ahead of 2028 Olympics
A crowd of local union members and organizers formed in front of the classical-style arches of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum early Thursday morning, holding a banner with the colorful,…
Surprise! Baby girl born at Burning Man to mother who wasn’t expecting
After decades of debauchery and an untold number of conceptions, revelers at Burning Man celebrated a rare birth at Black Rock City on Wednesday morning, after a festivalgoer unexpectedly went…
Senior CDC Officials Resign After Monarez’s Ouster, Citing Concerns Over Scientific Independence
By Céline Gounder Four senior officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced their resignations in recent days, citing what they described as growing political interference in the…
Watch: How Concerns of CDC Scientists Over Political Interference Have Grown This Year
By Amy Maxmen August 29, 2025 Article HTML By Amy Maxmen CNN’s Erica Hill spoke with KFF Health News correspondent Amy Maxmen about leadership changes at the Centers for Disease…
From Lamborghinis to jail: Ex-LAPD cop accused of crypto heist with reputed Israeli mob figure
In December 2021, Eric Benjamin Halem was riding high. Beyond his day job as an LAPD officer, he was juggling several lucrative side hustles, business records and court filings show.…
Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former VP Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, a senior White House official said on Friday. Former vice presidents typically get federal…