Received a package from an unknown recipient? Experts warn of new ‘brushing’ scam — here’s how to protect yourself this Christmas

Don’t brush off this warning. As a flurry of holiday gifts arrive on people’s doorsteps this season, unsuspecting shoppers could also receive packages addressed to them that they never ordered. With a scam known as “brushing,” cybercriminals will ship packages with no return address that contain a QR code, prompting the confused recipient to scan … Read more

Ana Kasparian of ‘Young Turks’ explodes at possibility of Harris becoming California governor: ‘I’m gonna move!’

Ana Kasparian of “The Young Turks” erupted at her co-host when he suggested Vice President Kamala Harris could be the future governor of California, whether one likes it or not. As some liberals continue to grieve over President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Harris, others are debating the vice president’s political future. DNC fundraiser Lindy Li mocked … Read more

L.A. is one of the best places on the planet to grow weed outdoors. Here’s how

L.A. is one of the best places on the planet to grow weed outdoors. Here’s how If you’ve ever considered growing your own pot plant at home in Southern California but found the whole tents-and-timers-in-a-closet thing impossibly confusing or prohibitively intimidating (or both), the good news is that it doesn’t have to be either. That’s … Read more

White House scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes, student debt in bid to slow Trump

President Biden’s administration is looking at which rules to finish and which to pull back before the end of his term. (Rod Lamkey / Associated Press) President Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans, the first steps in an … Read more

To ‘understand the human condition,’ this anthropologist embedded with migrant smugglers

Jason De León, author of “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.” (Michael Wells) Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar. This week we speak with lifelong Angeleno Jason De Leon, whose book “Soldiers and Kings,” a harrowing … Read more

Kelly Clarkson Hurls Clear Shade at Ex-Husband in New Music Teaser

Kelly Clarkson has seemingly gotten ex-husband Brandon Blackstock a present for Christmas: Some major shade. In promotion of her album “When Christmas Comes Around… Again” on Wednesday, the first-ever American Idol winner posted an “official album visualizer” via YouTube. This video featured four stockings hanging over a fireplace. Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson attend the … Read more

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