Rob Bonta, California’s Attorney General, is warning Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery not to break out the champagne yet after Netflix pulled out of its bid to buy Warner Bros. on Thursday. Bonta is promising to conduct a “vigorous” review of the acquisition. “Paramount/Warner Bros is not a done deal,” Bonta posted on X. […]

State Farm announced Thursday that it will issue a one‑time dividend this summer to qualifying policyholders across more than 49 million State Farm Mutual auto vehicles. The company said the distribution is funded by “financial strength and stronger‑than‑expected underwriting performance reported across the industry.” The dividend averages about $100 per vehicle. Payment amounts will vary […]

Actor Crispin Glover, best known for his role in the “Back to the Future” franchise, is denying allegations made in a lawsuit against him that he “lured” a former model from the United Kingdom to his Los Angeles home where she was held captive as a “sex slave.” Filed Wednesday in L.A. County Superior Court, the suit alleges the 61-year-old “groomed” the woman, identified in court documents as […]

“The Wire” actor Bobby J. Brown died in a barn fire late Tuesday night in Chaptico, Maryland, authorities said. Firefighters from several fire departments responded to the scene around 10:00 p.m. after receiving a 911 call about the fire and that a person was trapped inside, the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal said […]

Long before Hollywood reshaped Los Angeles, the region was famous for something far less glamorous: oil. California was once the world’s largest producer and exporter of crude, and L.A. sat at the epicenter. Archival photos show rows of wooden derricks stretching across neighborhoods that would later become some of the priciest real estate in the […]

(The Hill) — Former President Bill Clinton will appear for a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Friday, a day after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave her testimony amid the committee’s probe of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The hearings are being held in Chappaqua, N.Y. Both of the Clintons appear […]

A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter testified that his warnings were ignored when crews were ordered to leave the Lachman Fire — which ignited on Jan. 1 — before it was fully extinguished. Scott Pike, a 23‑year veteran, said in a deposition taken last month that he told his fire captain several areas were still […]

The four-term Texan is testing whether a traditional Republican still has a place in a party reshaped by Donald Trump.

The 2026 World Cup is being billed as the biggest and most exciting in the tournament’s history. Eight matches, including the final, will take place just across the river at MetLife Stadium, with millions of fans expected to travel to the region and take advantage of New York City’s cultural institutions, restaurants, and tourist attractions.