After President Biden signed a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S., experts say the economic ramifications could be significant.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-06/tiktok-ban-economic-impacts
Prolific British actor Bernard Hill, best known for his roles in 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Titanic,' dies at 79
Eight people were arrested on suspicion of organized retail theft after authorities discovered several million dollars' worth of stolen medicines, cosmetics and other merchandise at multiple Los ...
After years of delay that have put it behind SpaceX, Boeing is set to launch its new Starliner capsule with two crew members to the International Space Station.
Sam Ash, the iconic music instrument retailer that served musicians for decades, is closing, the latest in a string of closures to hit the Los Angeles area in recent months.
Paramount's 30-day window to negotiate exclusively with Skydance is closing without a deal and Sony is waiting around the hoop. What's next?
The NBA is expected to give a slice of its TV package to Amazon's Prime Video, while league stalwart TNT could be left off the roster, in a blow to Warner Bros. Discovery.
Allen Media Group, the company owned by TV mogul Byron Allen, is set to undergo layoffs that will affect 'all divisions' of the business.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-05-02/byron-allen-media-group-layoffs
Performers union SAG-AFTRA has tapped audience measurement company Nielsen to provide streaming data that will inform how bonuses are distributed.
Elon Musk and Javier Milei will headline the 27th annual Milken Global Conference, which has a focus on artificial intelligence, sustainability and other pressing issues.
Adding to the intrigue around Paramount Global, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management have formally submitted a bid for the storied studio.
Boosting visits from international travelers is crucial to the overall strength of L.A.'s tourism industry. Foreign travelers tend to stay longer and spend more.
Artificial intelligence experts said social media users can expect to see more of chatbots and other AI technology influencing their experience — for better or possibly worse.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-05-02/ai-chatbots-come-to-meta-more-social-media
Washed Out is the first major music artist to commission a music video using OpenAI's Sora text-to-video technology.
Republicans and Democrats participated in a bipartisan effort to smear EcoHealth Alliance, which is devoted to helping to avoid another pandemic
A billboard across from Crypto.com Arena trolls the Dallas Mavericks before the Clippers host them Wednesday in Game 5 of the first round playoffs.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2024-05-01/clippers-mavericks-dallas-to-cancun-ad-playoffs
Global film and TV production in the first quarter of 2024 was down 7% from the same time last year, according to a report by ProdPro.
In the wake of the new $20 minimum wage for industry workers, quick-service restaurants in California are accelerating and expanding their use of technology.
How will the DEA's decision to reclassify marijuana affect California's ailing pot industry?
The tech titans backing the controversial project promise a livable, energy-efficient city in close proximity to the Bay Area.
Charter pays Paramount to carry its channels, including CBS and Nickelodeon. The outcome of the negotiations could weigh on Paramount's valuation in the event of a sale.
For years, retailers such as Costco and Trader Joe's have built followings for their store-branded items. On Tuesday, Walmart announced a big push into the same space.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-04-30/walmart-food-brand-trends-trader-joes
Villaraigosa will focus on more equitable financial systems for Black and Latino customers, the cryptocurrency trading platform said.
Why do universities charge future teachers the same rate as future engineers?
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-30/college-tuition-costs-major-student-loans
Why didn't USC and Columbia administrators understand that bringing police onto campus always makes things worse, not better?
Major League Baseball is behind a venture to offer ballpark food from hundreds of locations, mirroring a NASCAR initiative that also utilizes IHOP kitchens.
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish's ouster comes a day after David Ellison's Skydance Media sweetened its offer for Shari Redstone's National Amusements, with money earmarked for Paramount's Class B share...
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is scheduled to enter general contract negotiations with the Hollywood studios this week.
Everest guide Adrian Ballinger is breaking with decades of tradition to create what he believes are better and more ethical ways to climb the world's tallest mountain.
Having a mortgage in retirement used to be uncommon, but that's no longer the case. They key is affordability.
Paramount Global's Chief Executive Bob Bakish is expected to be ousted from the media giant, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The move comes as Paramount considers its future.
Trump's FCC killed network neutrality, giving internet providers a green light to abuse consumers. Biden's FCC has corrected that error.
Harvey Weinstein accusers and others in Hollywood have condemned a New York appeals court's decision to reverse the disgraced producer's rape conviction.
Amid huge demand for Ozempic and other drugs that trigger weight loss, the social media giant announces new community guidelines in an effort to promote positive body image.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-04-25/tiktok-weight-loss-guidelines
Security glass once locked up electronics, Sudafed and a few other items. But stores have gotten more aggressive in efforts to confront retail theft.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-04-25/retail-theft-locked-up-merchandise
Athletes and entertainers lose money because they're inattentive, make risky investments and overspend on loved ones and expensive toys, financial experts say.
Congress passed a bill that could ban TikTok. What could happen next, and who might buy the social media platform?
Consumer advocates and insurance firms clashed at a state hearing over plans to use complex computer simulations to set homeowners' premiums.
Disney's nearly $2-billion expansion plan for Disneyland highlights the importance of the company's theme parks for its bottom line.
The Port of Oakland is home to the United States' first commercial hydrogen fuel station for big-rig trucks. It's a step on the road to cleaner trucking.
The public funding for a baseball stadium in Las Vegas faces a public backlash--with good reason
Several crew members were injured in a crash that occurred on the Georgia set of "The Pickup," an Amazon MGM Studios film starring Eddie Murphy.
The group that led protests last week at Google over a cloud computing contract with Israel said more Google workers were fired, bringing the total to more than 50.
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Culver City-based ImmunityBio's treatment for bladder cancer.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-04-22/fda-approves-immunitybios-bladder-cancer-treatment
After decades of defeats in its drive to unionize Southern auto plants, the UAW scores a big win in Chattanooga. Other plants are now in its sights
Aaron LaBerge, longtime tech executive at Disney and ESPN, is leaving the company for a new job at sports betting platform Penn Entertainment.
Skydance Media CEO David Ellison, son of billionaire Larry Ellison, has emerged as a strong contender to take over the iconic Paramount studios.
A missed $20 credit card payment hurt a responsible borrower's credit score. Was there anything to be done?
With summer approaching, California is trying again to protect workers from heat, after an effort to implement a new safety measures was derailed last month.
Members of the Writers Guild of America at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind 'Sesame Street,' have struck a deal to avert a strike.
An increasing number of insurance companies have made the decision to stop insuring homes in wildfire-prone California.
Breezy marketing from DraftKings and similar companies is the modern equivalent of the Marlboro Man. But there's more corruption in betting than there was in tobacco.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-19/nba-draftkings-sports-gambling
For the second month in a row, California posted the highest unemployment figure in the country. And it was one of only two states with a jobless rate above 5%.
Tesla's Cybertrucks are being recalled due to a faulty accelerator pedal, just five months after the electric pickups were delivered to drivers.
PetSmart contest gives entrants a chance to replace tattoos they regret with portraits of a pet. The company has partnered with a tattoo studio in Culver City.
A flood of cheap Chinese electric car exports has raised the specter of another trade war with the U.S. And it has Tesla worried.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-04-19/china-ev-war-tariffs-tesla
Disney had previously committed to ditching gasoline engines but left open hybrids as a possibility.
State and federal government policies that favor farms have done far more damage to the salmon fishery than drought, another sign that California's water rights need rethinking.
Netflix on Thursday released its first-quarter earnings, which topped analyst estimates in terms of subscriber additions and profit.
Triller has long lagged rival TikTok in the social video market, but the company got a boost of interest in 2020, after former President Trump suggested he'd consider banning TikTok.
The protests, organized by the No Tech for Apartheid campaign, raised concerns about Google and Amazon's $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government and military called Project Nimbus.
News that Midwestern dairy cows may have become infected with avian flu by eating poultry waste has many asking: What are American farm animals being fed? And should we be concerned?
California's massive budget deficit, coupled with the state's relatively high level of joblessness, has become a major barrier to reducing the billions of dollars of debt it has incurred to pay u...
Luis Hernandez tried moving his car with his three children after seeing an argument outside his store near MacArthur Park. He was shot in the back and is now paralyzed.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-17/business-owner-shot-paralyzed-macarthur-park
Truth Social stock, down 70% from its peak last month, is another Trump product that makes its buyers look like rubes
Dozens of Google employees stage sit-ins in California and New York, calling for the company to end its cloud computing contract with Israel's military amid war with Hamas.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-04-16/google-israel-sit-ins-project-nimbus
The tech giant said it would limit some users' access on its search engine to articles from California news outlets, in response to proposed legislation to help publishers.
The drive to electrify personal cars in California has, at best, hit a rough patch. The big question is whether current conditions will turn out to be growing pains.
Culver City-based Participant told its staff Tuesday morning that the film and production company would be shutting down after 20 years.
L.A.'s 2028 Olympics committee suffers a blow in its efforts to raise $2.5 billion in sponsorships by losing Salesforce, one of its top corporate sponsors.
Southern California has always been an ossuary of failed publications done in by apathetic readership, clueless owners or a combination of both. But a new generation of journalists is forging ahe...
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-16/los-angeles-local-news-demise
Los Angeles, Portland and other progressive cities are still powered by faraway coal plants. We went to Montana to find out why.
Republicans criticizing Biden's student debt relief plan took millions of dollars in pandemic relief loans and never paid them back. But they say that's different.
An incident at a Brentwood dog park has turned into a court battle. Was philanthropist Gary Michelson the victim of of extortion? Or did the billionaire, attached to his pet and worried over his ...
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-04-16/michelson-dog-lawsuit
CEO Elon Musk cited job overlap and the need to reduce costs. Bloomberg News estimated that the layoffs would affect more than 14,000 employees.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-04-15/tesla-to-slash-15-of-its-global-workforce
Ozempic and other drugs raised the possibility of reversing the country's obesity crisis. Doctors are frustrated that they've made health disparities worse.
The women who started ChargerHelp are driven to succeed and to train a workforce of people who are often overlooked. They're also addressing a major issue with EV charging in California: reliabil...
Liz Weston offers advice on the complications surrounding leaving family property to multiple heirs and other topics.
Here's what went down during the movie-theater industry event of the year, CinemaCon, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the support would extend to employees who work at the discounter's more than 30 stores in the city.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-04-12/99-cents-only-workers-resources
For most Californians, Monday is the deadline for paying your income tax bill for 2023 -- even if you don't file a return.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-04-12/how-to-avoid-penalties-for-late-tax-return
Google said it will remove links to California news sites for some users because of concerns about a state bill that may require Google to pay publishers.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-04-12/la-et-ct-google-blocks-news
Bunker Hill is primed to elevate its status as the region's leading arts center even as the area around it struggles with persistent homelessness and post-pandemic losses of office tenants.
Hatsune Miku has already sold out venues for her concerts and she'll go to her biggest stage yet at Coachella. She looks like a teenage girl but she's not human. She's part of a growing number of...
California cannabis delivery drivers and workers at Eaze/Stachs say contract negotiations have stalled over disagreements about mileage reimbursement rate and hourly wages.
California gives sanctuary to kids seeking gender-affirming care and their families. A judge has upheld the law against an attack by a right-wing church.
Shohei Ohtani's first Dodgers home run could not be authenticated by MLB. That doesn't mean it wouldn't have value to the woman who traded it to Ohtani for merchandise.
Lionsgate revealed that Margot Robbie's production company, LuckyChap Entertainment, has boarded its Monopoly movie at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
Warner Bros. debuted the first trailer for 'Joker: Folie à Deux,' starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
In dealing with the economy, President Biden faces all-too-real consequences of higher inflation, and he's also battling human psychology.
The crypto field suffered a string of tough court rulings in March, and April hasn't been any better. Are judges and juries finally getting the picture?
Olivia Summers and Dee Bryant are building a team of all-women stunt drivers to make the stunt-driving industry more inclusive.
The L.A. County Federation of Labor, which represents hundreds of local unions and labor organizations, joins the growing list of groups opposing the Israel-Hamas war.
Flag bearers for the National Assn. of Theatre Owners, the Motion Picture Assn. and others weighed in on the state of the movie business at CinemaCon.
Months after Kaiser Permanente reached a sweeping agreement with state regulators to improve its mental health services, the healthcare giant is facing union allegations that patients could be im...
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-09/kaiser-mental-health
Those of us in the fellowship of frugality know that California's booms inevitably end in bust. That's what makes the end of the 99 Cents Only empire so distressing.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-09/column-99-cent-only-stores-closing
Glenn Gould was the most famous concert pianist of his time. When he gave up public performing, everything about recording changed
Momofuku wants 'chili crunch.' Fly by Jing wanted 'Sichuan chili crisp.' Why they shouldn't have it.
Since being tapped as interim executive editor, Tang moved rapidly to reorganize the newsroom, form her own leadership team and put a heavier emphasis on traditional news gathering.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-04-08/la-times-editor-terry-tang
Amazon MGM series 'Fallout,' after getting a tax credit, is moving to California to shoot its second season in a coup for the state's film industry.