A moment of truth in the Erewhon check-out
This was not going to be an ordinary trip to the market. When I pulled up to the brand-new Erewhon in Manhattan Beach, one woman was filming her review of…
‘The Colonel and the King’ review: Elvis biographer tackles Tom Parker
Book Review The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the Partnership That Rocked the World By Peter GuralnickLittle, Brown & Co.: 624 pages, $38If you buy books…
To fight cartels, Mexico abandons police and embraces the military
CELAYA, Mexico — On a sunny spring day last year, a young attorney named Gisela Gaytán kicked off her campaign for mayor in this gritty Mexican city. Under her blouse…
Large Great White Shark spotted near Santa Monica
A roughly 15-foot Great White shark was captured on video last week swimming close to Santa Monica’s shores, providing a rare glimpse of the fully grown apex predator idling in…
Contributor: Happy Gilmore, icon of conservative family values
Every recreational golfer of my generation has at least two things in common: We grew up revering Tiger Woods, and we know “Happy Gilmore,” the 1996 Adam Sandler golf comedy,…
I wouldn’t hear from the guy I was seeing for weeks. It was a red flag
He was everything I wasn’t. A New Yorker from a wealthy family, a film producer who moved easily among famous people, called them by their first names and went to…
Indian businesses in SoCal brace for 25% tariff hike
A jar of pickled mango, a popular Indian condiment, costs $2.99 at Pioneer Cash & Carry in Artesia. But that price won’t hold for long. The grocery store, nestled in…
Trump digs in on trade war, fires official after brutal jobs report
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is doubling down on its trade war against much of the world despite increasingly harrowing economic numbers emerging at home, with stock markets and Treasury…
Niños inmigrantes están detenidos en sitios “inseguros e insalubres”. El gobierno busca eliminar derechos
By Sandy West A un niño le apareció un sarpullido después de cuatro días sin que le dejaran cambiarse la ropa interior. Otro pequeño, aburrido y abrumado por la desesperación,…
This Test Can See a Heart Attack in Your Future
By Paula Span A long list of Lynda Hollander’s paternal relatives had heart disease, and several had undergone major surgeries. So when she hit her mid-50s and saw her cholesterol…