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National Guard came to L.A. to fight unrest. Troops ended up fighting boredom
More than a month after President Trump deployed the U.S. military to Los Angeles amid immigration sweeps, the troops have ...
For Eric Bana, ‘Untamed’ and its wilderness was hard to leave behind
Eric Bana stars in the Netflix series 'Untamed,' about a park detective solving a murder mystery in Yosemite National Park.
AI can write a scene. It can pitch a movie. So what happens to the screenwriters?
As generative AI reshapes Hollywood, screenwriters like Billy Ray, Paul Schrader, Bong Joon Ho and Todd Haynes, along with a ...
Six months after the fire, has Mayor Karen Bass done enough for the Palisades?
There is a widening gulf between Pacific Palisades, where the annihilation remains palpable as far as the eye can see, and ...
Jennifer Givhan’s otherworldly ‘Salt Bones’ is infused with Mexican American and Indigenous culture
Jennifer Givhan masterfully blends horror and mystery in 'Salt Bones,' a haunting novel set in a community near the Salton ...
The U.S. has long wanted to sell more cars in Asia. Do Asian consumers want them?
U.S. cars have been getting bigger, more expensive and more polluting in the last several decades — all the things that make ...
What was the greatest Disneyland era? We look back on 70 years at the happiest place on Earth
A decade-by-decade retrospective that highlights the SoCal landmark's greatest creations, fascinating pivots and noteworthy blunders.
Conspiracy theories helped nix proposed housing authority to rebuild after L.A. County wildfires
After a social media firestorm based on misinformation, a proposal to create a new housing authority to help rebuild after January's wildfires fails to pass in the state Legislature.
Doomscrolling is a disease in ‘Eddington,’ a fever dream about COVID conspiracies
A sheriff, a mayor and a virus walk into a bar in Ari Aster’s bleak and brain-sick satire that stars a dueling Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone.
She looked like a pro-worker Trump cabinet appointee. But now she’s gutting the Labor Department
Unions were optimistic about the appointment of Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor Secretary, but her actions have dashed their ...
Alex Warren has a chart-topping hit with ‘Ordinary.’ So why is he his own ‘No. 1 hater’?
The stark and brooding ballad just logged its sixth week atop Billboard's Hot 100. Warren's debut LP is due Friday.
Army vet calls for investigation after being detained for three days in ICE raid
George Retes, a U.S. citizen, was held for three days after getting caught up in an immigration raid in Ventura County.