Joni Mitchell reduced everyone to tears with her performance at the 2024 Grammys (Picture: John Shearer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when Joni Mitchell made a triumphant return to the spotlight at the 2024 Grammys. Held at the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles, the 66th annual Grammy … Read more
U.S. Senate candidate and former Dodgers MVP Steve Garvey, seen in October in Santa Monica. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: The Times has sunk to a new low with its selective hit piece on Steve Garvey’s relationship with his children. Where is mention of the millions of dollars he raised for … Read more
Bob Saget’s widow debuted her new romance at a Grammys watch party Sunday, two years after the “Full House” star’s shocking death. Kelly Rizzo and “Clueless” actor Breckin Meyer posed for photos together on the red carpet of Janie GRAMMY Awards Viewing Party at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The “Eat Travel Rock” host … Read more
Members of the Iraqi Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces clear the rubble after a U.S. airstrike in Qaim, Iraq, on Feb. 3, 2024. (Popular Mobilization Forces Media Office) The recent U.S. airstrikes against Iran-backed militias were the largest President Biden has ordered since he took office, a pointedly large-scale retaliation for a drone attack that killed … Read more
Quickest and most powerful Acura SUV ever ticks a lot of boxes but faces stiff competition 2024 Acura MDX Type S Ultra Photo by Brian Harper What powers the Acura MDX? “Big whoop,” you say, “my (insert model here) is way faster than the Type S.” OK, but I’m trying to impart the idea of … Read more
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made a £1,000 bet with Piers Morgan that deportation flights to Rwanda will take place before the next election. The brazen move took place during an interview on TalkTV’s ‘Piers Morgan: Uncensored’ … Read more
Faculty and their supporters walk the picket line at Cal State L.A. during a strike by teachers in the Cal State system on Jan. 22. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Your otherwise excellent editorial on the plight of contingent faculty failed to mention the primary reason why colleges and universities … Read more
Deepfake scams are costing millions (Picture: Getty) A finance worker in Hong Kong was tricked into paying £20 million of his company’s money to fraudsters because of an elaborate deepfake pretending to be his boss. The employee joined a video call with who he thought was the business’s chief financial officer. He was initially suspicious … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Guatemala during a tour of Central America in 2021. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) President Biden, facing a political crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border in the early days of his administration, tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead a high-profile response that would bet heavily on improving conditions … Read more
And the Grammy goes to… not Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice. The duo were mistakenly named as the “Best Rap Song” winners for their “Barbie World” collab at the 2024 Grammys. The Recording Academy suffered a major mishap on X after announcing that Minaj and Spice were the recipients of the sought-after gong. But just moments … Read more