This is likely the dizzying view forced on crypto kidnapping victim Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan when he was allegedly dangled over a five-story staircase while being tortured for his Bitcoin password. Real estate photos of the eight-bedroom $21 million-dollar townhouse on Prince Street in SoHo where authorities said Carturan, 28, was abused and held captive … Read more
Actor and musician John Stamos has written a new memoir, “If You Would Have Told Me,” out on Tuesday. (Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times) 1 This will require a little explanation. A year ago, I was about to interview John Stamos on the occasion of the second and sadly final season of his wonderful Disney+ series … Read more
With her daughter, Stephanie Land poses on the day in 2014 when she graduated from the University of Montana — a belated education she chronicles in her second memoir, “Class.” (Courtesy of Stephanie Land) Review Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education By Stephanie LandAtria: 288 pages, $28 If you buy books linked … Read more
HBO’s “The Mortician” features an interview with David Sconce, who was at the center of a scandal involving his family’s now-infamous Pasadena mortuary. (HBO) It was the early 1980s when residents of a Pasadena neighborhood noticed something amiss at the nearby crematorium. The facility was suddenly operating round the clock, smoke billowing from its chimney … Read more
1455 and 1515 Third St., which house Uber Technologies Inc. headquarters and OpenAI offices, in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco. (David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images) In recent years, San Francisco’s image as a welcoming place for businesses has taken a hit. Major tech companies such as Dropbox and Salesforce reduced … Read more
(Los Angeles Times) Reading List 10 books for your June reading list If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles, fiction and nonfiction, to consider for your June reading list. Reading is a versatile summer … Read more
The Knicks’ season ended in painful fashion on Saturday night, and the Pacers showed no mercy. The team’s X account even used some New York Post back pages to mercilessly troll the Knicks and their beleaguered fanbase after the Pacers advanced to the NBA Finals with a 125-108 Game 6 win. The celebratory account created … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS — Jalen Brunson did not appreciate the question. But it had to be asked. And Brunson didn’t leave any gray area in his response. Is Tom Thibodeau the right coach to take this Knicks team to the next level? “Is that a real question right now? You just asked me if I believe he’s … Read more
President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he is withdrawing the nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, an associate of Trump adviser Elon Musk, to lead NASA, saying he reached the decision after a “thorough review” of Isaacman’s “prior associations.” It was unclear what Trump meant and the White House did not immediately respond to … Read more
U.S. Army Pvt. Bradley Manning gave a trove of classified military and diplomatic material to WikiLeaks. After a court-martial, Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison, after facing the possibility of up to 90 years behind bars. He will be eligible for parole in less than seven years. After his sentencing, Manning said plans … Read more
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