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Recording new voice-overs without speaking a word: For a busy voice actor, it might sound like a dream — unless…

Workers at fast-food restaurants and in minimum-wage jobs can expect a pay bump soon, courtesy of higher wage floors adopted…

The Queen Mary has for years been a landmark in the city of Long Beach, an iconic ocean liner serving…

If you’re a fan of techno-hype, 2023 was the year for you. Believers felt themselves validated by seeing excitement and…

These days, it looks like the bloom is coming off the rose for remote work: Many employers are talking tougher.…

You may have heard during the last few days about the resignation by the president of a smallish university in…

General Motors’ self-driving-car unit, Cruise, is shaking up its leadership after the company lost permits needed to operate in California…

It’s not every day that the most talked-about company in the world sets itself on fire. Yet that seems to…

Question: Is there anything more absurd than red state governors rejecting federal programs that directly benefit their constituents? Easy answer:…

If 2023 was the year that AI finally broke into the mainstream, 2024 could be the year it gets fully…

The criminal convictions of Sam Bankman-Fried and the Binance gang just mark the beginning of the U.S. government’s drive to…

Mark Cuban, a longtime “Shark Tank” business guru, says he is ready to invest less time on-air and more of…

Across the country, many American workers have enjoyed pay hikes unlike anything seen in decades. And for many American businesses,…

A group of federal lawmakers is urging the U.S. Department of Labor and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to investigate…

While California lawmakers feel pressure to address concerns about crime, the murky and sometimes contradictory evidence of an increase in…

In recent times, whenever a government lawsuit swears at common sense, at the facts and at the public interest, it…

Ignacio E. Lozano Jr. loved to tell the story about arriving in Los Angeles in 1948 from the University of…

Almost every square inch of wall space at Village Pizzeria on Larchmont Boulevard is adorned with tchotchkes and photos that…

Southern California’s luxury real estate market never sleeps. But this past year, it collectively caught its breath. Luxury sales slowed…

Ahead of statewide minimum wage increases for fast-food workers, hundreds of California Pizza Hut franchises announced cuts in their delivery…

Well, goodbye to all that. Now that 2023 is drawing to a close, and it’s time that we begin to…

The biggest story in tech this year was, without a doubt, the explosive ascent of AI. The biggest story in…

It might be unusual to find Mickey Mouse and “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” mentioned in the same breath. But you can…

Hometown: Apple Valley, Minn. When did you start doing OnlyFans? I was very early to OnlyFans. I started in 2017…

Apple is pulling two of its most popular watch models from shelves this week. By Christmas Day, if a trade…

Forecasting the future is difficult. But here’s an easy prediction: The anti-vaccination movement in the U.S. and globally is going…

To repurpose an old joke: How do you create a $15-billion company? Answer: First, start with a $44-billion company ……

Mortgage rates fell for the eighth consecutive week, giving cash-strapped home buyers some relief as the new year approaches. The…

In the tech world, 2023 was a year of pure chaos. There was the artificial intelligence boom that breathed life…

Unite Here Local 11 has made more progress in contract talks with hotels ahead of the holidays. The union said…

Responding to consumer complaints about auto insurance coverage, the state insurance commissioner said Thursday that insurers could face penalties for…

Grocery company Ralphs illegally denied jobs to hundreds of people based on their criminal history, California’s Civil Rights Department alleges…

Want to know how much your friends are worth? Meet Flip, the shopping app that will put a price tag…

For travelers trying to reach their destinations during the storm-tossed holiday season last year, there was no problem identifying the…

Kimmy Garris, who describes herself as a “fat solo traveler,” probably had no idea that her 30-second TikTok video was…

Season upon season, watermelons, carrots and corn have sprouted from Daniel Rudnick’s 255-acre farm along Interstate 5 in Buttonwillow, Calif.…

The 30-second video ad struck an ominous tone, urging Californians to tell their lawmakers to vote against legislation that would…

As if high gas prices weren’t making life miserable enough, California drivers are being buffeted by higher auto insurance premiums…

Warehouses, trucking and other aspects of the logistics industry have taken over much of the real estate in the Inland…

Fickle bosses can be tough. Doubly so when they’re also the richest person on the planet. So when Elon Musk’s…

If you’re making a list of big news stories of 2023, here’s one you might want to check twice: The…

Unite Here Local 11 has reached tentative contract agreements with 10 more Southern California hotels covering hundreds of housekeepers, cooks,…

California energy officials have voted to extend the operation of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant through 2030, extending the life…

Celebrity real estate agent Mauricio Umansky will not face a civil trial for allegedly violating his duties as a broker…

Did you quit your job during the Great Resignation? Are you quiet quitting? Being told to RTO? Coffee badging at…

Unite Here Local 11 has reached a tentative agreement with a 10th hotel, marking continued momentum in the contract campaign…

Shohei Ohtani jerseys are now available for purchase at Dodger Stadium. If you want one before Christmas, though, you might…

The most frustrating thing about America’s failure to rein in drug prices is that a weapon against Big Pharma’s profiteering…

Strike 3 Holdings is a Southern California maker of pornographic films that identifies its products as “high-end, artistic, and performer-inspiring…

On the Shelf Two versions of the tech future Wrong WayBy Joanne McNeilMCD, 288 pages, $18 The Techno-Optimist ManifestoBy Marc…

The Kaiser Family Foundation recently reported that the annual cost of family health insurance jumped to nearly $24,000 this year,…

Seven years after Tesla released the automated driving feature it calls Full Self-Driving, and two-and-a-half years after opening an investigation…

It’s the holidays, and you know what that means: an endless stream of wishlists, gift guides, and splashy sales of…

A shift in demographics. Affordable apartments transformed into luxury condos. A coffee shop called something like “Brew Slut.” The signs…

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. —  You can sense it in the ubiquitous “Help Wanted” posters in artsy shops and restaurants, in the…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has initiated discussions about selling insider shares at a price that values the closely held company at…

Unite Here Local 11, the union representing hotel workers in Southern California who have been striking on and off for…

This week, Simon & Schuster finally published “The Book of Animal Secrets: Nature’s Lessons for a Long and Happy Life,”…

When Sam Altman was abruptly fired last month as CEO of artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI, the rupture left him with…

“I talk to a lot of of banks,” Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.), told Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial…

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the complex bankruptcy case of Purdue Pharma, whose owners, the Sackler family,…

The unionization wave has come to Los Angeles’ homegrown coffee franchise Go Get Em Tiger. More than 70% of the…

In the first two years of the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture’s existence, e-commerce giant Amazon.com was…

Here’s a pair of handy rules of thumb to know we’re heading into a major election cycle: (1) Republican candidates…

A Southern California poultry processor illegally employed children as young as 14 to debone meat with sharp knives and move…

Spotify on Monday said it is laying off 17% of its global workforce, marking the third round of cuts this…

Whether it’s because the current partisan environment has us fixated on age in America, or because everyone is seeking an…

As I was scrolling through TikTok the other day, I received a text from a friend. “I take back everything…

Four years after Elon Musk unveiled it with billowing clouds of smoke, balls of fire and a botched demonstration of…

An unknown number of Blue Shield of California members may have had their personal data, including Social Security numbers, birth…

The closure this week of Café Tropical — a nearly 50-year-old Cuban restaurant in Silver Lake — had less to…

Quick, name five classic American magazines. Did you say Sports Illustrated? I did. And I’m not even a sports guy.…

What if a missile could jet toward a moving target — and then fly back home to try again if…

Weeks after it was shuttered, Jezebel is back. Atlanta-based pop culture publication Paste Magazine has acquired the feminist news and…

Stung by an advertiser boycott and accusations of antisemitism, Elon Musk didn’t hide his hurt feelings in an onstage interview…

There can be few American public institutions more widely destested than the National Collegiate Athletic Assn. The NCAA spent decades…

Charles Munger helped build one of the greatest fortunes in U.S. history, but he often explained his success in terms…

Giving Tuesday’s arrival days after Thanksgiving and Black Friday snaps us out of the funk brought on by consumption of…

Pacific Gas & Electric customers cannot sue the power giant for losses incurred during power shutoffs designed to protect the…

When Mary Smbatian started hearing rumors a few year ago that Citibank was closing the accounts of Armenian Americans in…

Unite Here Local 11, the union representing hotel workers in Southern California who have been striking on and off for…

The social media company X, formerly Twitter, sued media watchdog group Media Matters on Monday, alleging defamation after the group…

Noah Cross, the sinister plutocrat of the movie “Chinatown,” remarked that “politicians, ugly buildings and whores all get respectable if…

For OpenAI, which has become the face of the booming AI industry thanks to popular consumer products such as ChatGPT…

Show performers and stable hands at Medieval Times’ Buena Park castle are ending their nine-month strike and will return to…

Myths and canards about Social Security and its supposed fiscal troubles have steadily proliferated over the years. But it’s rare…

Stay home and eat your turkey. Most stores, other than supermarket and pharmacy chains, aren’t open until Black Friday morning.…

A funny thing happened in the wake of the United Auto Workers’ recent contract settlements with major auto companies .…

Nearly as quickly as he left, Sam Altman is back. Following his abrupt and still largely unexplained firing from the…