Why do all the new shopping bots recommend the same gift for mom?
Amazon.com Inc.’s AI-infused Rufus shopping assistant has new features that make it a “faster, more useful, state-of-the-art shopping companion.” Google’s agentic checkout feature “can do the heavy lifting to help…
9 essential plays by Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard, frequently hailed as the greatest British playwright of this generation, had both a remarkable life and a remarkable career. Born in Czechoslovakia in 1937, his family fled to…
The best moments from Camp Flog Gnaw 2025
As natural disasters in Los Angeles go, a rain delay temporarily washing out a music festival is pretty low stakes. But fans had to scramble last week after a sudden…
My ‘situationship’ left me with emotional pain that was unreal
I still remember the month and year our eyes first met. It was June 2019, at a vegan street fair in Pasadena, where I held the hand of my soon-to-be…
No. 17 USC knocks out scrappy UCLA, clinches nine-win season
At the end of a flawed and frustrating season, in the final minutes of a rivalry matchup that mattered purely for pride, King Miller took a handoff and saw nothing…
San Juan Hills linebacker Weston Port is doing well in Spain
Former San Juan Hills High linebacker Weston Port is in his first year serving a Mormon mission in Spain. He has another year left before he finishes and enrolls at…
UCLA fans at Rose Bowl conflicted over possible SoFi Stadium move
The nostalgia hit Ross Niederhaus in the grocery store as he stocked up for what might be his last Rose Bowl tailgate. This has been nearly a lifelong tradition for…
Mexico’s ‘Batman’: The president’s favorite crime fighter, the cartels’ nemesis
MEXICO CITY — No floodlights illuminate the night sky when the citizens of Mexico’s Gotham need a hand. No hot line summons this super-cop from a hidden redoubt. But Mexico…
Hiltzik: RFK Jr. discards the science on autism
For followers of medical disinformation, the claim that autism is linked to childhood vaccinations is the reddest of red flags. The issue is among the most intensively studied in the…
High school football: City and Southern Section championship scores
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS CITY SECTION FRIDAY’S RESULTS At Birmingham High DIVISION III #1 Santee 35, #2 Hawkins 6 DIVISION II #2 San Fernando 21, #1 Cleveland 14 SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE…