Miller Sanford Kathy Bates stars in the reimagined “Matlock” as an attorney with a powerful ulterior motive. (Brooke Palmer / CBS) Kathy Bates doesn’t like getting older. She hates forgetting names. She feels self-conscious about others’ opinions of her stamina. She worries about her ability to remember her lines. But in her mid-70s, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning … Read more
Disney Junior’s Hanukkah episodes aim to introduce the holiday with ‘joy and love’ Growing up, Phil Weinstein, executive producer of “Mickey Mouse Funhouse,” celebrated both Christmas and Hanukkah. “My uncle had a religiously blended family,” Weinstein says. “We would go to their house and they would have a Christmas tree and a Hanukkah menorah. It … Read more
A years-long methane leak at the Valley Generating Station has led to a substantial settlement for nearby residents. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) For years, many residents in the working-class, mostly Latino communities of Sun Valley and Pacoima thought they were going crazy as doctors were unable to figure out why they were … Read more
Pertussis treatment within the first one to two weeks is most effective for reducing symptom severity, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The earlier someone starts treatment, the better — especially for infants. (CDC) Whooping cough — a highly contagious and potentially dangerous illness — has surged in California this year, … Read more
A Lancaster home was the site of a quadruple shooting early Saturday. Three people died at the scene and the fourth died later. (OnScene.TV) Homicide investigators arrested a 19-year-old suspect after four people were fatally shot and left inside a burning Lancaster home in the early hours of Saturday morning, authorities said. Miguel Sandoval of … Read more
The Civic Center mall is nearly dead. The city is looking to revitalize it When James Sears came back to work in the Los Angeles Mall in the fall of 2022, he hoped he wouldn’t be alone. He had been away from his shoe repair shop for a year and a half. The mall, across … Read more
A Florencia-13 gang tag in the Florence–Firestone area of L.A. County. Authorities said Juan Garcia, a reputed Mexican Mafia member originally from the Florenica-13 gang, was shot Saturday in La Mirada and another man was killed. (Los Angeles Times) A reputed member of the Mexican Mafia was wounded in a shooting Saturday that left a … Read more
The Washington Post used to be one of the best gigs in journalism. No longer. In a business where it generally sucks to be an employee (except for the NY Post, of course), the “WaPo” as it is known in journalism circles, has really descended into the abyss, On The Money has learned. Top reporters … Read more
Take in the annual Festival of Trees and Eaton’s Christmas display, an Advent sale, a local history presentation and an absurd French play. Elizabeth Buhler works on the finishing touches of her Muppet Christmas Carol gingerbread display for the WDM Festival of Trees’ gingerbread lane. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Nov. 19, 2023.Photo by Michelle Berg … Read more
Meet Leo Koretz, a Jazz Age fraudster whose audacious schemes made Charles Ponzi look like a piker Leo Koretz with Cook County State’s Attorney Robert Crowe after he was brought back to Chicago to face charges of theft and running a confidence game. (Author Collection) Francis Hiltz, the owner of a Halifax tailor shop, was … Read more
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