California
For the last 70 years, Wilmington residents have faced off to become the blue-collar community’s honorary mayor. The winner gets a two-year term that offers no salary, no staff and no political power.
Sept. 18, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
Amazon is launching advertisements on its Prime Video streaming platform early next year in the U.S. and several other countries, plus — for $2.99 more a month — an ad-free option.
Sept. 22, 2023
Opinion
If Gov. Newsom vetoes SB 1047, the forces of anti-regulation — AI companies — will have little incentive to work on alternatives.
Food
Chipotle debuts “Autocado,” an avocado-peeling robot and an automated bowl assembly line
Climate & Environment
Here’s what happened when a fifth-grade teacher teamed with colleagues to create comprehensive climate lessons that could be incorporated in every subject they taught.
Sept. 15, 2024
USC’s School of Cinematic Arts hosted a cohort of African filmmakers this summer as part of a State Department program for film diplomacy.
Can today’s youth save tomorrow from climate change?
Sept. 13, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
It’s hard for Cassandra Peterson, known to most as the quick-witted and sexy, antihero Elvira, to narrow down her favorite moments from four decades of live stage shows at Knott’s Scary Farm.
Business
Tech giants including Meta, Snap, Google and others are racing to build smart glasses. It could change our lives for the better or worse.
Sept. 17, 2024
‘I have hope because recently, local governments have been consulting Indigenous nations about hundred-year-old problems using thousand-year-old solutions.’