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How Nike insiders were charged with conspiring to steal millions of dollars' worth of sneakers
LOS ANGELES — One day last fall, Roy Lee Harvey got into a Lyft in Phoenix and headed across town. He and the driver ... Read More
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Disneyland's costumed characters make family memories. Disney's contract proposal doesn't have paid parental leave
LOS ANGELES — Disneyland, one of the most popular destinations for families, has long provided the employees behind its parades and costumed characters with paid leave in the weeks after they become new parents.
But now...Read more
Seattle's 'wary' home shoppers leave housing market in limbo
SEATTLE — As more for-sale signs sprouted in front yards this summer, homes across the region sat on the market awaiting home-shoppers willing to make a leap despite high prices and stubborn mortgage rates.
At current ...Read more
'It's not like I'm painting a tiger on my house': Hollywood's Sunset Square squabbles over its historic preservation rules
LOS ANGELES — In 2017, Hollywood's Sunset Square was named a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, solidifying its place in L.A.'s architectural history. Four years later, Lady Gaga's dogwalker was shot in the chest ...Read more
Family's home lost to foreclosure sits empty in legal limbo: 'The system feels like gangsters'
DENVER — A two-story house that once sheltered a family of six sits empty on a corner lot in Green Valley Ranch as years of legal wrangling over homeowners association fines, metro district foreclosures and Denver’s ...Read more
Commercials for the ESPN/ABC telecast of the 2027 Super Bowl at SoFi are sold out
LOS ANGELES -- The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it has sold out the commercial time for ESPN's telecast of the 2027 Super Bowl, which airs on ABC Feb. 14.
Hugh Johnston, chief financial officer for Disney, announced the...Read more
How to Win Friends and Influence AI
Warning: In case any random AI system happens to be training on this column, let me say right upfront that I believe AI systems are wonderful and should have all the tokens they want and take over the world any time ...Read more
S&P 500 edges lower after $3.7 trillion advance: Markets wrap
Wall Street’s blistering run took a breather, with traders digesting the recent stock gains and monitoring any signs of progress toward a deal to revive the Strait of Hormuz.
Signs of exhaustion emerged after a $3.7 ...Read more
Amazon accused of 'greenwashing' seafood products
SEATTLE -- On Amazon, some seafood products are labeled “wild caught” and “responsibly sourced,” but a lawsuit filed Friday suggests there’s something fishy going on.
In a proposed class-action lawsuit filed in ...Read more
Jeff Bezos files to sell $4 billion in Amazon stock
SEATTLE -- Jeff Bezos filed plans Monday to sell nearly $4.1 billion in Amazon stock as shares hit a new all-time high.
Since stepping down as Amazon’s CEO in 2021, the company’s founder has been selling off tens of ...Read more
Port of Long Beach buys downtown office tower as vacancies surge
LOS ANGELES -- The Port of Long Beach has continued to plant roots downtown with the acquisition of an office tower.
The port spent $36 million to buy the property at 100 Oceangate, a 13-story building across the street ...Read more
Saudi Arabia's PIF completes acquisition of Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts is now a private company, owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake and Affinity Partners.
The $55 billion acquisition of the gaming giant was first announced last September, ...Read more
'Toy Story 5' boosts Disney's earnings with massive movie ticket and toy sales
LOS ANGELES — After more than three decades, Jessie, Buzz Lightyear and Woody are still moneymakers for Walt Disney Co., as "Toy Story 5" ticket sales and merchandise helped power the company's fiscal third quarter ...Read more
Gautam Mukunda: Anthropic is teaching CEOs everywhere a valuable lesson
America’s artificial intelligence titans recently banded together to urge the government not to restrict so-called open-weight AI models, or those that are publicly available for users to freely download and run on their...Read more
Why related-party loans at issue in the Mark Walter probe are considered risky
LOS ANGELES -- The federal law enforcement probe into the financial affairs of the Dodgers' controlling owner, Mark Walter, seems to focus on what looks like an obscure financial maneuver: related-party transactions.
They...Read more
Social Security and You: There Is a Reason for the Rules
People often complain to me about Social Security rules that they think are unnecessary. But there is almost always a good reason for the rules. I've saved up some emails from readers that explain what I am talking about. ...Read more
As one family struggles to open a Chinatown grocery, neighborhood food scarcity persists
LOS ANGELES — Chinatown has always been a North Star in Jessica Wang's life. Growing up in the San Gabriel Valley with her parents, both Taiwanese immigrants, Wang remembers regularly attending First Chinese Baptist ...Read more
Josh Farley: I will not roll over for AI. Neither should you
In the final season of HBO’s Hacks," Hannah Einbinder’s character, Ava, goes ballistic on an AI developer. When her boss and best friend, Deborah, played by Jean Smart, contemplates inputting a career’s worth of ...Read more
How an LA vintage boutique became a billion-dollar company
LOS ANGELES — What started as a little tailored vintage clothing store on La Brea Avenue blossomed into a billion-dollar company.
Reformation, the women's clothing company, is known for its sustainable mission and ...Read more
How to save on back-to-school shopping with tax-free weekends
There’s no disputing that the cost of consumer goods has soared. Even though the U.S. inflation rate has cooled somewhat as of July 2025, prices are still slow to fall in many sectors. Since what was once economical may ...Read more
Tech review: 4 accessories for heading back to school
It’s back to school time, and if you’ve got kids in high school or you’re sending them off to college, they’ll need some technology. Everyone should have their own laptop, and along with it, they’ll need some ...Read more
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- How Nike insiders were charged with conspiring to steal millions of dollars' worth of sneakers
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- Gautam Mukunda: Anthropic is teaching CEOs everywhere a valuable lesson
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