Miller Sanford Oscar statuettes. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The wildfires that have torn through the Los Angeles area this week have led to numerous closures, cancellations and postponements — now including the Oscar nominations. Originally scheduled for Friday, Jan. 17, the announcement of nominees for the 97th Academy Awards has been delayed to Sunday, Jan. … Read more
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum clapped back Wednesday at President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to rename the Gulf of Mexico — saying the US should actually be called “Mexican America.” Trump, 78, announced Tuesday during a Mar-a-Lago press conference he had ambitions to rebrand the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America.” In response, Sheinbaum, 62, showed … Read more
A carport is fully engulfed Tuesday by the Palisades fire along Haverford Avenue in Pacific Palisades. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Arturo Garcia said he’s been working in the Palisades for 17 hours nonstop. His partner has been awake for over 24. Like the firefighters he was surrounded by the night before, he’s guarding … Read more
Antisemitic hate crimes exploded across the Big Apple last year, with 345 anti-Jewish incidents reported, according to troubling NYPD data released this week. Jews were the targets a staggering 54% of the time — more than all other minority groups combined — during 2024 amid the ongoing bloodshed in the Israel-Hamas war and pro-Palestinian protests … Read more
Beachfront homes are devastated by the Palisades fire on PCH in Malibu. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) A dry wind was already stirring when the sun rose over Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, fitful gusts whipping palm fronds seaward and making eucalyptus limbs creek and groan. The forecast called for an all-out windstorm by midday … Read more
h5KW6Yux ALBANY — Republican state lawmakers want the MTA’s head honcho to resign after he brushed off New Yorker’s concerns about subway crime — as questions swirl over the flailing agency’s chaotic financial picture. Eleven state Senators said Wednesday they want Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chair and CEO Janno Lieber to step down. If he won’t … Read more
CES, the yearly confab for tech heads in Las Vegas, has always been a must-attend for gadget geeks — and 2024 is no exception. There are robo-vacuums and robo-lawn mowers. There are superfast phone chargers that look like toasters. And of course, there are robot dogs — some of them furry and cuddly, and some … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, shakes hands with Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) before Newsom’s Feb. 12 State of the State address. (Rich Pedroncelli / AP) Three times in California’s modern era, a governor has found himself stuck trying to rework the plans of a predecessor who hoped to make high-speed rail a reality. Twice, that … Read more
A rock and roll romance. Two stars from the movie “School of Rock” have tied the knot more than two decades after meeting on the beloved 2003 film. Angelo Massagli and Caitlin Hale were just 10 years old when they first crossed paths at the audition for “School of Rock,” which follows Jack Black as … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades fire burns on Wednesday. Bass spent the previous day traveling back from Africa, according to an aide. (Eric Thayer / Getty Images) For the first 24 hours of L.A.’s wildfire disaster, Mayor Karen Bass was … Read more
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