Advertisement
Top Headlines
The Sutter Health and dialysis monopolies show why America can’t get healthcare costs under control.
-
Los Angeles Times reporters found two dozen cases in which a death investigation was harmed by the procurement of body parts. -
How firms helped rewrite a law to make it difficult for coroners to stop them from harvesting body parts.
-
The Times found a rising number of death investigations across the country were complicated or upended after transplantable body parts were taken before a coroner’s autopsy.
-
The Times found dozens of cases in which autopsy investigations were hindered or delayed by the procurement of tissues or organs — something the industry claims never happens.
-
Executives coached coroners on how to keep body parts harvesting records secret
-
Worried about the risks of organ donation? Here’s what you can do
-
-
When a spouse dies, the survivor usually can get Social Security benefits. But this widow has run into something called the windfall elimination provision.
The Times found a rising number of death investigations across the country were complicated or upended after transplantable body parts were taken before a coroner’s autopsy.
How firms helped rewrite a law to make it difficult for coroners to stop them from harvesting body parts.
The Times found dozens of cases in which autopsy investigations were hindered or delayed by the procurement of tissues or organs — something the industry claims never happens.
Executives coached coroners on how to keep body parts harvesting records secret
Hollywood producer Joel Silver is seeking $77.5 million for his Mexican modernist showplace in Brentwood. Also: Heather Graham is looking to sell her longtime home; RuPaul buys a new spot; and a tech titan has made a big splash in Newport Beach.
For home buyers and sellers, the time is right to wrap sales up before the end-of-the-year holiday slowdown.
Actress Kristen Gutoskie has transformed the living room in her Silver Lake home into a “harmonious space” with trinkets and knick-knacks collected during her travels to South America and other parts of the world.
In Venice, an unusual contemporary features vertical hanging gardens, textured wall tiles and a rooftop deck. Asking price: $3.495 million.
In Beverly Hills, producer Lisa Henson has sold her 1920s Spanish-style mansion to “Sex and the City” director Michael Patrick King for $14.75 million.
Company Town
Shepard Smith, who has been with Fox News since its launch in 1996 and has stood out as the nonpartisan voice on the conservative channel, is leaving.
More Coverage
-
The key to designing a good streaming service is to create the illusion of ownership.
-
As the mega-corporations swoop in, smaller streaming services such as Tubi, Pluto TV and Crunchyroll find a way to compete.
-
James Murdoch, son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, has been on the board of Vice — a sprawling digital media group aimed at millennials — for several years.
-
Matt Lauer accuser Brooke Nevils says his response to her allegation of rape at the 2014 Winter Olympics is an attempt to bully and shame her.
-
A majority stake in Cornershop, a grocery delivery service popular in Latin America, could help Uber improve the economics of its ride-hailing business.
-
WeWork is in talks with lenders led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. about a $5 billion debt package, seeking to head off a cash crush next month.
-
EBay, Stripe, Mastercard and Visa followed PayPal in abandoning Libra, underscoring concerns that the Facebook-led cryptocurrency project won’t pass legal muster.
-
Microsoft employees circulated a letter saying subsidiary GitHub should cancel a deal with ICE.
Columnists
-
Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer winner
-
Consumer affairs news and opinion from an award-winning journalist
Advertisement
Most Read
-
When a spouse dies, the survivor usually can get Social Security benefits. But this widow has run into something called the windfall elimination provision.
-
The Times found a rising number of death investigations across the country were complicated or upended after transplantable body parts were taken before a coroner’s autopsy.
-
How firms helped rewrite a law to make it difficult for coroners to stop them from harvesting body parts.
-
The Sutter Health and dialysis monopolies show why America can’t get healthcare costs under control.
-
Worried about the risks of organ donation? Here’s what you can do
-
As a result of the General Motors strike, more than 100 of the auto maker’s suppliers have laid off as many as 12,000 of their own workers, according to an industry trade group.
-
The EVO is the newest iteration of Lamborghini’s “entry-level” supercar family, joining the higher-priced Performante and replacing the outgoing rear-wheel-drive Huracan.
-
When Toyota begins selling its second-generation Mirai fuel cell-powered sedan late next year, it will increase production 10-fold.
-
Smart Summon, the feature that lets Teslas drive themselves through parking lots, is drawing increasing criticism.
Advertisement
More Business News
-
The United Auto Workers made a counter proposal to General Motors Co. that would end a nearly monthlong strike if the automaker agrees.
-
Anti-immigrant rhetoric, gun violence and impending visa changes have encouraged Hong Kong’s elite would-be emigres to consider alternatives to the U.S.
-
No private bedrooms for these L.A. residents. They choose to live in pods or rooms filled with bunk beds.
-
Activision Blizzard reduced the punishment it meted out to a tournament player who voiced support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy demonstrators.
-
U.S. regulators assessing Boeing’s 737 Max sometimes didn’t follow their own rules, used outdated procedures and lacked the resources and expertise to fully vet design changes, a review panel concluded.
-
The Federal Reserve is poised to begin at least a six-month operation to buy about $60 billion of Treasury bills per month.
-
Stratolaunch said its near-term focus will be on providing rocket-powered testbeds and other flight services.
How I Made It
-
If it wasn’t for the professional wrestler “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, El Segundo Brewing Co. and it’s founder, Rob Croxall, wouldn’t be where they are today.
-
At Universal Studios Hollywood, Jon Corfino gets to spend his days creating new attractions, including Jurassic World — The Ride. At lunch, he likes to blend in with parkgoers to see what’s working and what isn’t.
-
Matt Pohlson and Omaze team up with celebrities to offer one-of-a-kind experiences for raffle contestants, with a substantial chunk of the proceeds going to charity.
-
Health-Ade Kombucha Chief Executive Daina Trout likes science, health and fermenting. She’s combined them all into a business run with her husband and her best friend.
-
Kadakia turned her own frustration over finding dance classes into a successful business model
Advertisement
Advertisement