Inside the legal drama embroiling a Pasadena startup that grossed billions selling COVID tests

Innova Medical Group headquarters in a luxury office building on 800 E. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena on July 23, 2021. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) A script for a biopic called “Overnight Billionaire” recounts the extraordinary life of Charles Huang, a Chinese villager who overcomes long odds to educate himself and become a Hong Kong corporate … Read more

Column: Why hugely profitable corporations don’t spend enough to keep hackers from stealing their customers’ info

AT&T’s indifference to cybersecurity is a threat to consumers’ privacy. (Mark Lennihan / Associated Press) AT&T is one of America’s largest telecommunications companies. Last year it recorded a pretax profit of nearly $20 billion on $122.4 billion in revenue. So why, you might ask, has AT&T been so pathetically sloppy about protecting its customers’ private … Read more

Jon Rahm hasn’t been same since jump to LIV Golf

TROON, Scotland — They’ve gone their separate ways, and it’s a shame for the game. Because not long ago, it looked like the sport was in store for one hell of a rivalry between Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler. Rahm was fluctuating from No. 1 to No. 2 in the world, flip-flopping with Scheffler, when … Read more

Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade is a retail relic. Can it be saved?

People walk along Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade in May. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) Once Santa’s Monica’s signature destination for shopping and dining, the Third Street Promenade is showing its age. Its decline has left the promenade’s landlords and city officials trying to counter years of stagnation, public safety concerns and fast-changing retail … Read more

Novak Djokovic blasted for ‘suicidal’ Wimbledon tactics by Rafael Nadal’s uncle

Novak Djokovic attempted a number of serve-and-volleys early-on (Picture: Getty) Novak Djokovic has been blasted for ‘suicidal’ tactics during his Wimbledon 2024 final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz by the uncle of Rafael Nadal. The 37-year-old Serbian was nowhere near his best as Alcaraz produced a thumping 6-2 6-2 7-6 victory, with Djokovic outclassed over the … Read more

Supportive care or ‘conversion therapy’? The push for psychotherapy for gender dysphoric children

A new paper by two Canadian authors argues children and teens are being locked onto a path of medical transitioning without psychotherapy Medical interventions like puberty blockers and hormones are “experimental,” according to Therapy First members, and should be avoided “if possible.”Photo by Getty Images New York City-based psychotherapist Paul Garcia-Ryan heads an organization of … Read more

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