Some of the publishers that announced job cuts in January 2025. Washington Post picture: Shutterstock/Phil Pasquini. CNN picture: Shutterstock/Ben Von Klemperer Job cuts in the journalism industry in the UK and US came thick and fast in the first few months of 2025. Companies making major cutbacks in 2025 include Business Insider, ITV, Press Association…
More than 100 people were temporarily stranded off a highway after fleeing 100-foot flames from a brush fire that broke out late Saturday afternoon near a reservoir in San Bernardino County, prompting road closures and evacuations. Dubbed the Lake fire, the blaze broke out shortly before 4 p.m. at the Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area,…
To the editor: Staff writer Salvador Hernandez’s piece on drivers utilizing cell maps on their phones warns us of consequences should a driver be caught holding their device (“Holding your cellphone while driving for navigation is illegal, California court rules,” June 5). Unfortunately, many still use their cellphones while driving in lieu of Bluetooth earbuds….
USC freshman Alijah Arenas, who survived a Cybertruck crash earlier this year, talks with reporters on Tuesday. (Ryan Kartje / Los Angeles Times) When Alijah Arenas opened his eyes, minutes after his Tesla Cybertruck struck a tree one morning this past April, the five-star Chatsworth High hoops phenom wasn’t sure where he was or how…
Grammy-winning R&B star Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to one charge connected to his alleged beating of a music producer in a London nightclub in 2023. The “Kiss Kiss” singer, 36, appeared Friday in London’s Southwark Crown Court for his arraignment where he pleaded not guilty to one count of attempting to unlawfully and…
For years we’ve read stories about antidemocratic countries abroad — supreme leaders acting with impunity, masked agents rounding up residents, troops in the streets, crackdowns on peaceful protests, intimidation and arrests of opposition figures, show-of-force military parades and political assassinations. For a time this month, I was abroad. And the antidemocratic country I was reading…
An eerie quiet hung over the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. Entire stretches of storefronts were shuttered. The only noise was the low thump from a boombox in front of a boba shop. At what few businesses were open, customers were few and far between. A rumor had circulated — via a…
Share via Close extra sharing options In the aftermath of last week’s ICE raids in LA’s Fashion District where immigration agents arrested two dozen workers at Ambiance Apparel, sales and foot traffic throughout the area have plummeted, leaving business owners deeply concerned about what to expect. Brenda Elizondo is an audience engagement fellow at the…
Saraí Ortiz’s father Jose worked 18 years for Ambiance Apparel, rising to become a floor manager at the sprawling fast-fashion warehouse in downtown Los Angeles. His tenure ended Friday, when federal authorities raided the company, arresting Jose Ortiz and more than 40 other immigrant workers as Saraí watched. “You know this is a possibility all…
Noah Davis at the Hammer Museum Noah Davis, “1975 (8),” 2013, oil on canvas in artist’s frame, 49 1/2 × 72 1/2 in. Private collection. (Kerry McFate / Courtesy of the Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner) The Hammer Museum presents the first United States institutional survey of figurative painter Noah Davis, highlighting his…