Your credit card was unfairly canceled? Here’s how to fight back
Dear Liz: For decades I owned two credit cards that earned airline miles with all my expenditures. I always paid the bills in full on time and never missed a…
Hiltzik: An AI firm faces a $1 billion piracy bill
The artificial intelligence camp loves big numbers. The sum raised by OpenAI in its latest funding round: $40 billion. Expected investments on AI by Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft this…
Eaton fire could wipe out California’s $21-billion wildfire fund, documents show
Damage claims from the Eaton wildfire in Altadena could wipe out the $21-billion fund California created to shield utilities and their customers from the cost of wildfires sparked by electric…
More liver disease among heavy drinkers — without more drinking
Serious liver disease is becoming more common among Americans who drink heavily, according to a new study from Keck Medicine of USC. It’s not that more people are partying with…
California, other Democratic-led states roll back Medicaid access for people lacking legal status
SACRAMENTO — For nearly 20 years, Maria would call her sister — a nurse in Mexico — for advice on how to manage her asthma and control her husband’s diabetes…
Why is L.A.’s fire-evacuation plan still untested?
Just before sunrise on Nov. 8, 2018, a power line fell from a wind-worn Pacific Gas & Electric transmission tower and whipped into the structure nestled in the Sierra foothills.…
Smithsonian fights to keep Discovery: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
The Smithsonian Institution has faced pressure from President Trump since March when he issued his “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” executive order, which demanded an end to federal…
A look at recent vehicle-ramming incidents worldwide
A vehicle that was driven into a crowd outside a Los Angeles nightclub early Saturday and injured 30 people — seven critically — is the latest in a series of…
Feds raid Tujunga home of ‘TikTok Cult’ pastor in sex trafficking, fraud investigation
A home linked to a pastor featured in the Netflix docuseries “Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult” was raided Friday by federal agents in relation to an investigation…
We had a wonderful time on our date. Why didn’t he give me his number?
It was September 2021, and the fall chill was creeping in. Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, I had been shackled to my 350-square-foot studio apartment in Miracle…