World & Nation
A purported sighting of a rat wouldn’t get much attention in many places around the world, but this Alaskan island is a special place.
Sept. 23, 2024
California
MacArthur Park is under siege from gangs and addicts. Is it too much to ask the city to fix the broken streetlights that line the borders of the public space?
Sept. 14, 2024
Music
The Jackson 5’s Tito Jackson died Sunday in New Mexico after suffering a medical emergency, according to local law enforcement officials.
Sept. 17, 2024
Lifestyle
In ‘The Morrison Game Factory,’ Lauren Bello created an affecting, story-driven tabletop game about an abandoned board game factory — a tale of love and loss.
Sept. 19, 2024
Long Beach is rolling out a pilot program that will provide as many as 10 homeowners low- to zero-interest loans of up to $250,000 to build ADUs on their property. Those units would then be rented out to lower-income individuals or families.
Updates
Los Angeles-based private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management announced the acquisition of lighting manufacturer Kichler Lighting from Masco Corp. for approximately $125 million.
Sept. 5, 2024
Housing & Homelessness
Step Up On Second Street helped inspire California’s Project Homekey to convert hotels into housing; now it denies responsibility for missing money and failed projects.
Television
In Screen Gab No. 148, we answer your most pressing questions about Hulu reality show ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,’ plus streaming recommendations for your weekend.
Sept. 13, 2024
Prosecutors say Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, of Norco had tried multiple times to start a fire. His mother told The Times that he is ‘not an arsonist.’
Iran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.