LOS ANGELES — In the beginning was the Word — or, as they call it in Hollywood, word of mouth. For as long as there have been movies, studio marketers have relentlessly pursued ways to get people to talk about them. Whether through grabby trailers, g

Disabled voters for Harris. White dudes for Harris. Crazy cat ladies for Harris. Since Vice President Kamala Harris vaulted into becoming the likely Democratic nominee for president a week ago, a groundswell of identity-based grassroots groups have s

LOS ANGELES — With COVID-19 numbers in California spiking this summer, experts are warning the new strains driving the spread could be around for some time. The latest COVID summertime surge is being fueled by what have collectively been dubbed the F

We know Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic nominee, has set an Aug. 7 deadline to announce a running mate. The question of whom she should pick dominates conversations among donors and political panels on TV. However, the starting po

Fred Segal, once a centerpiece to the Los Angeles fashion scene, closed its two remaining stores Tuesday, bringing a quiet end — at least for now — to a name that endured for decades as a shopping destination. The brand, which once had nine stores in

LOS ANGELES — The magnitude 4.9 earthquake that rattled Southern California on Monday spurred some classic questions: Why did it feel like it lasted so long for some and so short for others, and why did some not feel it at all? It is not surprising t

Not long ago, a millennial father of two in the Midwest whom I interviewed was convinced that many of our elected leaders like to feast on the flesh of children. He feared that the world was at the mercy of a depraved club of the richest and most pow

LOS ANGELES — Summer isn't even half over in California, and wildfires have already scorched more than 751,000 acres, straining firefighting resources, forcing evacuations and destroying homes. The total dwarfs the average amount burned over the last

Democrats may have finally found their magical talisman: One word (with apologies to J.R.R. Tolkien) to rule them all, one word to find them, one word to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. And that word is “weird.” Last week, Minnesota Gov

Journalist Javier Cabral wanted to test Google's much-hyped, experimental artificial intelligence-powered search results. So he typed out a question about a topic he knew intimately: the Long Beach bakery Gusto Bread's coffee. In less than a second,

A mob of white men in the thousands amassed in a show of solidarity for their presidential candidate of choice, and no violence ensued. Not one broken window, makeshift noose or whiff of bear spray. But this rally wasn’t for him. It was for her. Whit

PARIS — In what has become a daily ritual, crowds jostle along the Champs-Élysées, bypassing cafes and expensive shops, moving eastward in numbers so great that they spill off the sidewalks and into the street. They are headed for fencing at the Gran

The first and easiest question to answer with respect to the package of Supreme Court reform measures that President Joe Biden announced Monday is whether there is any hope of their passage or enactment by the current Congress. There is not. With Con

Irish singer-songwriter and activist Sinéad O'Connor, who took the name Shuhada' Sadaqat later in life, died last year of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, according to a report citing her death certificate. O'Connor, the "Nothing Com

PARIS — Not all heroes wear capes. This one wears glasses. Stephen Nedoroscik's clutch pommel horse routine during Monday's team final clinched the United States' first Olympic medal since 2008 and, in the process, launched a thousand internet memes.

The film “A Day Without a Mexican” turned 20 this year, and its political message remains salient as anti-immigrant hysteria still reigns. Directed by Sergio Arau, the mockumentary toils with the inexplicable disappearance of Mexicans across Californ

My cynical oversimplification of the story of Los Angeles goes like this: lots of people saw how beautiful Southern California was and wanted not just to live there but to possess it. I think that's why fences are such a facet of the residential land

The Paris Olympics opening ceremony — held not in a stadium but along the River Seine in the middle of a summer downpour — was both an audacious, awe-inspiring spectacle and a sloppy, rain-soaked fiasco, full of dazzling highs (Celine Dion on the Eif

Norah O'Donnell is departing the anchor desk at "CBS Evening News" to take on a new role at the network. O'Donnell, 50, told colleagues in a note Tuesday that she has a new "long-term commitment" with the network that will allow her to "do the same s

Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina had just made Olympic surfing history, receiving a score of 9.9 out of a possible 10 points during the third round of competition Monday at the Paris Games. Standing with other photographers on a nearby boat off the co

LOS ANGELES — Erica Ash, the "Mad TV" alum who also starred in "Real Husbands of Hollywood" and "Survivor's Remorse," has died. She was 46. The film and TV actor died Sunday after a "long and courageous battle with cancer," her family said in a state

LOS ANGELES — Different sports. Different stars. Similar results. Representatives of the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche will be in Los Angeles this week, dropping in on Rams training camp to swap ideas about how best to chase championships. Th

LOS ANGELES — Pax Jolie-Pitt, the son of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, landed in the hospital Monday after he was involved in a traffic collision in Los Feliz. Jolie-Pitt, 20, was riding his electric bicycle on Monday evening when he ran into

LOS ANGELES — United Airlines says a travel ban placed on former Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis was lifted days after an incident with a flight attendant led to the Pro Football Hall of Famer being handcuffed and removed by the FBI from a

Slayer Pete is back! In 2020, Mayor Pete Buttigieg became such a savage critic of then-President Donald Trump‘s reelection campaign that I wrote a column with the headline “Make way for Slayer Pete. Buttigieg is the Biden’s campaign’s secret weapon.”

LOS ANGELES — Far away from a field, hours before a game, Andrew Friedman just hammered out the biggest hit of the Dodger season. Trading for the Detroit Tigers' Jack Flaherty? Home run. Acquiring a local kid who is experiencing a career rebirth, ran

The director of Project 2025, a controversial conservative playbook for a second Trump presidency that has stoked intense debate on the national political stage, is stepping down. The departure Tuesday of attorney Paul Dans from his director role at

PARIS — Simone Biles’ ideal warmup is a therapy session. Tuesday morning, the 30-time world medalist told her therapist she felt calm and ready for her first Olympic team final since she shocked the world for all the wrong reasons in Tokyo three year

PARIS — Fans at Bercy Arena wore white T-shirts with the Olympic rings printed across the front. Each ring featured a photo of a U.S. gymnast inside. Underneath, there was a single word: "Redemption." This felt like more. It was relief. It was a rele

LOS ANGELES — From morning to evening, six days a week, Gustavo Reyes Gonzalez spent his days cutting engineered stone, a man-made product that has become a popular choice for kitchen and bathroom countertops. The glossy slabs resist stains, are high