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A tale of two Ralphs illustrates a K-shaped economy

John and Theresa Anderson meandered through the sprawling Ralph Lauren clothing store on Rodeo Drive, shopping for holiday gifts. They emerged carrying boxy blue bags. John scored quarter-zip sweaters for…

A Michelin three-star chef returns to L.A. fine dining at Dior on Rodeo Drive

When Dominique Crenn — the chef behind Michelin three-star Atelier Crenn in San Francisco — set out to design a restaurant for luxury fashion brand Dior, she went to bed…

Harvey Weinstein accuser Kaja Sokola is being sued in defamation claim. The plaintiff: Her sister

NEW YORK — Two sisters testified at Harvey Weinstein’s most recent criminal trial. Kaja Sokola accused the disgraced movie mogul of sexual assault. Ewa Sokola was called as a witness…

Hall of Fame: The most iconic restaurants in Los Angeles

2019 Hall of Fame Vicente and Connie Cossio founded Coni’Seafood in the late 1980s in the backyard of their Inglewood home, eventually growing the small marisqueria into what would become…

LGBTQ+ athletes struggle to find money in U.S. political climate

Conor McDermott-Mostowy would like to compete at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games. And he certainly has the talent, desire and ambition to do so. What he lacks is the…

Vance declines to condemn bigotry as conservatives feud at Turning Point

PHOENIX — Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that the conservative movement should be open to everyone as long as they “love America,” declining to condemn a streak of antisemitism…

Lakers lose Austin Reaves, then get called out by JJ Redick

The Lakers felt good about their starting lineup Thursday when Luka Doncic and Rui Hachimura returned from injury to restore their normal starting unit for only the seventh time this…

Contributor: Where did all the feel-good movies go?

There was a time when Hollywood knew how to make audiences feel joy — leaving us lighter as we left the cinema than when we walked in. Films today can…

U.S. regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss

U.S. regulators this week gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity. The U.S. Food and…

Indian Punjabi truckers sue California DMV for revoking their licenses

Immigrant truck drivers have sued the California Department of Motor Vehicles for terminating the commercial driver’s licenses of thousands of drivers, alleging that the decision violated their rights and threatened…