Following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran beginning in late February, Iran has effectively halted all traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint in the Persian Gulf through which about 20 percent of global crude oil and natural gas flows. Many Americans are now experiencing the effects: skyrocketing gas prices. That’s not likely to change […]

A 39-year-old man is now facing death or life in prison after authorities announced Wednesday that he has been charged in connection with a series of fires in Hollywood, one of which killed two elderly sisters in their home. The suspect, identified as Jovan Lamar Duverne, was charged with two counts of murder and 11 […]

Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth conducted a remarkably peevish press conference on the United States and Israel’s attacks on Iran. At various points, journalists in the breifing room asked—reasonably enough—whether there was “a concern of this spiraling into a longer war.” “Did you not hear my remarks?” Hegseth responded, sounding indignant. “I mean, we’re […]

Authorities are ramping up security outside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards, as concerns grow over potential threats linked to escalating conflict with Iran. Reinforced barricades and fencing now surround the area along Hollywood Boulevard, which is typical. But by Sunday night, officials say hundreds of Los Angeles police officers, along […]

Legendary punk singer Jello Biafra revealed he suffered a stroke over the weekend while getting out of bed. “I hopped out of my bed because I needed to pee, and my left leg just collapsed under me and I fell to the floor,” reads a post shared Monday from Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School […]

Yet another new frontrunner has emerged in California’s topsy-turvy race for governor. An Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey released Wednesday shows Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell edging past Republican Steve Hilton for the lead. The poll of 1,000 registered voters conducted March 7-9 found Swalwell, who represents the eastern Bay Area, at 17%, up from […]

Actor Mickey Rourke has been evicted from his home in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles. On March 9, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge issued a default eviction ruling in favor of Rourke’s landlord, Eric T. Goldie, and canceled the rental agreement, according to court documents obtained by People Magazine and the […]

Gas prices have risen for the 11th straight day as shipping challenges linked to the war in Iran continue to push up the cost of oil. “Rest assured, to the American people, the recent increase in oil and gas prices is temporary,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday. Meanwhile, gas prices in California […]

Will Los Angeles voters support reelecting Democratic Mayor Karen Bass? According to an Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey about the June primary released Wednesday, March 11, the majority (50.9%) is still undecided. The poll of 1,000 registered voters, conducted March 7-9, found that incumbent Mayor Bass is entering her re-election campaign with just 19.5% […]

The release of the Epstein Files upended American politics — but it doesn’t mean people are going to jail.