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Sen. Joe Manchin endorses the pro-labor PRO Act, but it still faces an uphill climb in the Senate.

Restaurants say people are refusing to work because unemployment benefits are so good. You should be skeptical.

President Biden will revoke a Trump administration gag rule that deprived Planned Parenthood of federal Title X funding.

Scammers are targeting entertainers with a sneaky fake-check racket. A Rolling Stones tribute band almost lost $75,000 to these wild horses.

A cancer patient paid about $200 for blood tests at a doctor’s office and nearly $2,000 for the same tests at a Los Angeles hospital. This is nuts.

Investment firm Blackstone acquired the genealogical site Ancestry for $4.7 billion. It says it has no plans to mine people’s DNA data for profit.

Look outside the box. Here’s how to approach figuring out which new careers might be a good fit for you, based on your skills, experience, interests and goals.

Southern California’s red-hot real estate market saw more than half of L.A. homes sell for over the asking price in March, and a few miles away in Beverly Park, a mansion was auctioned off for a record price.

There’s a growing movement in Los Angeles and across the country calling for cities designed for people, not cars.

California must ratchet up its ambitions dramatically, leading scientists say.

The philanthropic company of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan is spending millions to help South Los Angeles landlords.

In March, slightly more than half of homes sold for over the asking price across Los Angeles. In some spots, the share was even bigger.

A key legislative committee approves bills to help overhaul the EDD’s operations as the agency apologizes for another error that interrupted payments.

California reopens enrollment for its state health insurance exchange as new federal assistance could lower monthly premiums by $1,000 or more.

Your questions about vaccination-related civil liberties, privacy and discrimination are answered.

SeaWorld was the first to welcome them. But a state public health spokesperson confirmed that if fully vaccinated against COVID-19, people living outside California can attend. Disneyland and Universal Studios aren’t ready yet.

Peloton’s Tread+ treadmill has been blamed for the death of one child and injuries to dozens more. The company says it won’t recall the machine.

In Scottsdale, Ariz., actor Steven Seagal is seeking $3.4 million for his desert retreat lined with bulletproof glass.

COBRA, the federal program that allows people who have lost their jobs to continue paying for their former employer’s healthcare plan, is free through Sept. 30.

Emergency funds protect against much more than job loss. Also: why seller home financing doesn’t help credit scores.

A “backdoor Roth” is a strategy that involves contributing to a traditional IRA and then converting the money to a Roth

Here are ways to boost retirement savings to make up for lost time. Also: When credit scores don’t need improving.

Credit card issuers often take a use-it-or-lose-it approach. Here’s a low-effort way to avoid closure. Also: retirement saving after layoff.

The healthiest level of credit card debt is none. Here are some ways to judge whether an appropriate amount of your monthly income goes to debt payments.