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The CW Network's 2022 Upfront Presentation at New York City Center on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Pictured: Mark Pedowitz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The CW Network -- Image Number: CW_UF2022_PRESENTATION_DR_0120.jpg -- Photo: David Russell/The CW -- © 2022 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.

Company Town

Nexstar Media Group names new leadership for CW Network

The network’s new owner will install former Sony executive Dennis Miller to replace Mark Pedowitz.

What a bear market really means for your 401(k)
Here are some strategies to survive inflation
Elon Musk shows off a robot that can ‘raise the roof.’ And for now, that’s about all

Entertainment & Arts

Kim Kardashian will pay $1.26 million fine to SEC for promoting cryptocurrency
California

Bird flu spreads to Southern California, infecting chickens, wild birds and other animals
World & Nation

In striking U-turn, Britain scraps tax cut for wealthy that helped spark market turmoil
Movies

‘Smile’ scares up best box office since August, while ‘Bros’ flops
Business

Stocks end September down 9.3%, worst month since March 2020
Business

Column: Did the pandemic finally give working Americans power over their employers? Not really

Los Angeles, CA - September 22: Zach Zyskowki poses for a portrait inside his one-bedroom home in Hollywood on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

Real Estate newsletter: California’s shrinking starter home

The Tesla Bot is on display at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing facility during the "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. - Tesla welcomed throngs of electric car lovers to Texas on April 7 for a huge party inaugurating a "gigafactory" the size of 100 professional soccer fields. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot replace human workers? Don’t bet on it

The New York Stock Exchange building is seen, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in the Financial District of New York. Stocks are dropping in early trading on Wall Street as bond yields get back to rising, putting the squeeze back on markets. The S&P 500 was 1.6% lower Thursday, Sept. 29, and on pace for its seventh drop in the last eight days. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Wall Street drops back to lowest since 2020 as fear returns

Technology and the Internet

Students pull a mock "ball & chain" representing the $1.4 trilling outstanding student debt at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where second presidential debate will be held between Republican nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic counterpart Hillary Clinton / AFP / PAUL J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Scammers have seized on student loan forgiveness. Here’s how to avoid them

Meditate in a psychedelic wonderland in "Tripp," a virtual reality application.

For Subscribers

My anxiety meter runs hot; VR meditation helped me relax

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2022, photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, a police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of a young woman who had been detained for violating the country's conservative dress code, in downtown Tehran, Iran. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, that it summoned Britain's ambassador to protest what it described as a hostile atmosphere created by London-based Farsi language media outlets, amid violent unrest in Iran triggered by the death of the young woman in police custody. (AP Photo, File)

In protests over death of Mahsa Amini, internet is key to planning. Can Iran block access?

Meta disables Russia’s anti-Ukraine propaganda targeting Europe

Columnist

Michael Hiltzik
Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer winner

Hiltzik: Young people need to fight for Social Security — now more than ever
Column: Student debt relief might cost $420 billion. That’s a bargain
Column: Painful signs emerge that Fed is moving too far, too fast with aggressive rate increases

Real Estate

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 17, 2022: A homeless encampment sits in the shadow of City Hall off Main Street on January 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mayoral candidate Karen Bass wants to convert the vacant St. Vincent Medical Center near downtown into a housing facility for the homeless.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

L.A. to vote on ‘mansion tax’ to raise money for housing. Bass, Caruso don’t support it

An auction of the mega-mansion known as “The One” has been put on hold.

A $50,000 electric bill? The cost of cooling L.A.’s biggest houses in a heat wave

U.S. long-term mortgage rates up for 6th week; 30-year at 6.7%

HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. - SEPT. 21, 2022. Exterior of the historic art deco Television Center studio complex in Hollywood, which is undergoing a $600 million makeover. (Luis Sinbco / Los Angeles Times)

Expansion set for old Hollywood studio amid surging demand for L.A. soundstages

LOS ANGELES, CA-July 27, 2022: People, mostly in support of ending the eviction moratorium, protest outside of Los Angeles City Hall on July 27, 2022. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

L.A. moves closer to ending COVID-19 eviction protections

Company Town

Jessica Tarlov (Rodrigo Cid / For The Times)

How Jessica Tarlov of ‘The Five’ became a liberal star on Fox News

Tarlov has the challenging task of serving hot takes from the left on the No. 1 show on cable news.

Explaining Hollywood: How to get a job performing stunts
SEC sues former MoviePass executives for alleged fraud and misleading investors
Warner Bros. Discovery faces suit alleging inflated HBO Max numbers
Lionsgate looks to spin off film and TV studio, instead of Starz
Key takeaways from ‘Rust’ prosecutors’ request for emergency funding

More California Business

Didar Singh Bains, ‘Peach King’ who built Northern California’s Sikh community, dies

Old age inequality: Can most Californians even afford to retire?
California moves to ban natural gas furnaces and heaters by 2030

Gas in Los Angeles now costs $6.26 a gallon as average price jumps 15 cents overnight
Bison country is changing — and not for the better. But the future is unwritten

Autos

It just got harder in California to steal and then sell catalytic converters
California needs to charge electric vehicles during day, not night, to save grid, study says
Tesla recalls almost 1.1 million vehicles over window glitch

Personal finance and guides

SANTA CRUZ, CA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2022: Students walk through the campus of University of California Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. (Nic Coury / For The Times)

World & Nation

Biden administration scales back eligibility for student loan forgiveness. Here’s who’s affected

The Biden administration updated its guidance Thursday about which loans would be eligible for up to $20,000 in forgiveness, closing the door to some borrowers.

Illustration for a story about how to be a stunt man in Hollywood.

We should have a deeper appreciation for underwater ‘Baywatch’ stunts

A silver pig with wings is being fed gold coins from a plate.

Will you ever be able to stop working? A guide to retirement in California

Think retirement is out of reach? Here’s what you need to know

FILE - This April 3, 2019, file photo shows U.S. currency in New York. U.S. scientists have shown that payments to reduce poverty can enhance infants’ brain development in the first rigorous study of its kind. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

An online bank didn’t want this reader’s deposit. Now what?

How to find jobs that don’t require a college degree

With mortgage rates above 6%, here’s what the Fed’s latest hike could mean

How to practice good credit card hygiene to avoid getting hacked

Explaining Hollywood: How to get a job as a location manager

Illustration of a home being used as a filming location. For a story about how to make your home a filming location. Part of a series of stories about how to make it in Hollywood.

Need extra cash? How to rent your home as a filming location

NEWPORT BEACH, CA., SEPTEMBER 2, 2019: Riders on the Ferris Wheel at the Balboa Fun Zone take selfies on Labor Day September 2, 2019. Hot temperatures inland and the holiday sprit are driving people to the coast where cool breezes and big waves greeted Labor Day crowds (Mark Boster For the LA Times).

Read this before you post your location on social media

photo illustration of a 1040 form with money showing behind it.

The IRS is getting a lot more money for audits. Should you be worried?

An apartment building decorated as a calculator

What home can you afford to buy? Use our calculator

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World & Nation

Inflation soars to a record 10% in the 19-country Eurozone
Science & Medicine

Pharma-funded FDA gets drugs out faster, but some work only ‘marginally’ and most are expensive
Business

Top Apple executive is leaving after making crude remarks in TikTok video
Business

Inside the bizarre harassment scheme that’s sending former EBay execs to prison
California

New California law will require job postings to include salary ranges
California

Newsom signs UFW bill aimed at helping California farmworkers organize
Business

Stocks rally, bonds soar in relief after Britain calms markets
Business

Why 4-day workweeks may be better for your career and health
California

Disneyland sells Pirates of the Caribbean souvenirs for $6,500 apiece
California

In groundbreaking plan, California allows affordable housing on some commercial properties
Business

American interstates are going to get a lot friendlier to EVs
Business

American, JetBlue alliance will cost consumers $700 million a year, DOJ argues

Features and Projects

UC housing crisis forces students into multiple jobs to pay rent, sleeping bags and stress
‘I need to go to therapy soon, and by therapy I mean Target.’ Roaming the aisles as self-care?
Inside the incredibly shrinking Southern California starter home