A group of hackers ‘working at the direction of the Chinese government’ operated a ‘botnet’ that gave them control of over 260,000 malware-infected devices in nearly 20 countries A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building is shown in Ottawa on May 14, 2013.Photo by Sean Kilpatrick /THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA – China-backed cyber … Read more
Tune in for more great weather through the weekend. A turkey vulture hovers over a farmer’s field in Vaudreuil, west of Montreal, Sept. 26, 2024.Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette A little sun, a little rain, a little pumpkin spice. We’ve seen it all this week. The weekend ahead is steady as she goes, with … Read more
Louise Erdrich, author of “The Mighty Red.” (Jenn Ackerman) Book Review The Mighty Red: A Novel By Louise ErdrichHarper: 384 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. In “The Mighty Red,” Louise Erdrich’s enthralling ode and elegy to the people … Read more
While the benefits of coffee are still being discovered, there have been some misconceptions surrounding the drink that have been proven or debunked over the years A recent study found that those who drank three cups of coffee daily had a nearly 50 per cent reduced risk for developing multiple cardiometabolic diseases, compared to those … Read more
Gov. and Mrs. Ronald Reagan on the tarmac at LAX during his second term in Sacramento. (Bill Varie) In his first-ever bid for political office, former actor Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California in 1966, defeating two-term incumbent Gov. Pat Brown in a landslide. There was good reason for Democrats to fear that a … Read more
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Ever since pop music began, singers have been ‘secretly’ collaborating with other musicians in the recording studio in hopes of making an ordinary song a great song. Some of these collaborations are well known, like … Read more
Biscuit was my first rescue dog. I will never forget the way he stretched before a walk, his shake after waking from a nap, the way he fell over effortlessly for a belly rub, the way he raised his paw and pressed it against my leg when he wanted more treats, and most of all, … Read more
Which baked beans beat out the rest to be the best? Caption: Which? best baked beans Comfort food doesn’t get much better than baked beans on toast. Our nation’s obsession with beans is well documented, with American’s regularly posting confused TikTok videos trying our beloved delicacy. (It’s ‘not horrible’ is one of the kinder reviews). … Read more
Los Angeles Times News Quiz this week: Ohtani’s rare feat, Sierra Madre’s smart bears Welcome to the first Los Angeles Times News Quiz of fall, where the scent of pumpkin spice is wafting and the riffed-from-the-headline questions are fluttering about like autumnal foliage. I hope you enjoyed last week’s look back at the stumper quiz … Read more
Southern California’s hottest commercial real estate market is for tenants that aren’t human Where Wilshire Boulevard begins in downtown Los Angeles, thousands of miles of undersea fiber-optic cables disappear into an ordinary-looking office tower. One Wilshire is the mother of all data centers in the West, a discreet terminus for major digital links between Asia … Read more
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