Sports
Oz Qureshi talks about MINDDRIVE’s real-world learning program. (Sam Farmer / Los Angeles Times)
Sept. 5, 2024
Oz Qureshi, Director of MINDDRIVE, talks about how they converted a 1969 Chevy Chevelle SS to an electric engine.
Food
Appreciation: How did Famous Amos cookies become a ’70s luxury status symbol on par with caviar (said Vogue)? Wally Amos’ family reveals the trailblazer’s baking secrets.
Sept. 3, 2024
California
Wally Amos, the creator of the Famous Amos cookie empire and its famous L.A. store on Sunset Boulevard, has died in Hawaii at 88.
Aug. 14, 2024
Los Angeles County
This 1926 Mediterranean Revival by Parisian artist Benjamin Le Carre is known as the Wizard of Oz house.
March 16, 2024
Business
Those new weight-loss drugs will slash spending on obesity-related illness, so why is it so hard to get insurers to cover them?
Aug. 27, 2024
Torrance police say they have become aware of a planned youth “takeover” at the Del Amo Fashion Center on Saturday and will beef up security at the mall.
March 22, 2024
As consumers seeking to lose weight face Ozempic shortages, many are turning to a booming, less regulated market for compounded versions of the drug.
Television
John Amos of ‘Good Times,’ ‘Roots’ and ‘Coming to America’ fame said Monday that reports about elder neglect are “false and unmerited.” LAPD is investigating his daughter’s claims.
March 4, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
Sony has remodeled its Scenic Arts building as a multipurpose event space featuring historic backdrops, while an adjacent building houses newly built production office spaces.
Jan. 25, 2024