The owner of the Los Angeles Times said Monday he would "take the paper public" in the next year.

In an interview on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong said the move would allow The Times "to be democratized and allow the public to have ownership of this paper."

He did not provide specifics about how the deal would work...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Amazon is refunding sales tax overcharges to customers in Del Mar Heights, thanks to a campaign led by a retired doctor who contacted The San Diego Union-Tribune and sounded the alarm on the NextDoor social media platform.

Del Mar Heights, a neighborhood in the city of San Diego, shares the 92014 ZIP code with the city of Del Mar,...Read more

Waves of cyberattacks are hitting a commonly used Microsoft product, compromising dozens of organizations around the world.

The hackers exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint, an internet-based app primarily used by government agencies and private companies for internal documents and records. The company alerted customers to the ...Read more

With just one drill hole, Boeing has officially begun production for the newest member of its 777X family: the 777-8 freighter.

Roughly 100 Boeing employees gathered Monday in one of the company’s Everett, Washington, factories to cheer on a robotic arm and its human operator as the machine drilled a hole in a wing spar bound for the new ...Read more

For more than 75 years, In-N-Out Burger has been a pillar of California fast-food culture, its Double-Doubles and palm tree logos becoming fixtures of the West Coast landscape. But now, the family-owned chain is making a pivot eastward, with billionaire owner and Chief Executive Lynsi Snyder announcing her own departure from the Golden State.

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Former United Auto Workers President Ray Curry accused the current union's leadership of "fear, intimidation and retaliation" in a letter sent to retired officers and regional directors seeking interest in a video call on the future of the Reuther Administration Caucus a year out from the next Constitutional Convention.

The letter obtained by ...Read more

A long line of people gathered near Elon Musk's futuristic Tesla Diner in Hollywood on Monday after he suggested it was about to open to the public.

The diner, which Musk has been planning since 2018, is set to have lots of superchargers for electric vehicles and two drive-in movie screens. The saucer-shaped structure blends a retro American ...Read more

Alaska Airlines is rushing to fix a major disruption to its service after a hardware failure forced a ground stop of its planes for around three hours Sunday night.

The airline was still continuing to “get our operations back on track” as of 11 a.m. Monday, according to a statement. The SeaTac, Washington-based carrier first reported the ...Read more

For all the change constantly happening in and around the Magic City, many Miamians feel stuck.

More than half of Miami-Dade’s population lives paycheck to paycheck. They’re spinning their wheels, moving from one day to the next, hoping they avoid the health emergency, job loss, car accident or hurricane that would push them over the ...Read more

Stellantis NV reported a preliminary loss of $2.7 billion (2.3 billion euro) for the first half of this year amid President Donald Trump's tariffs and as the global automaker's sales continued to sputter.

The early results — a full earnings report comes July 29 — show how the transatlantic parent of Jeep, Ram and Fiat remains deep in ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — A line wrapped around the Downtown Summerlin shopping center on the morning of July 12, while patrons eagerly awaited the opening of a new Pop Mart.

Most of them had one thing in mind: a Labubu.

Labubus, an elf-like plush doll, has recently exploded in popularity. Walking around the Las Vegas Valley, the dolls can be spotted ...Read more

Gov. JB Pritzker wasted no time in calling on state legislators to do something about rising insurance rates after State Farm announced it was hiking homeowners insurance by 27.2% beginning this month, citing rising costs due to extreme weather events and pricier repairs.

“Enact a legislative solution during the veto session that prevents ...Read more

DETROIT — Aggressive component-sharing efforts have contributed to lower cost structures at many Chinese automakers, and there's an increasing push for Western automakers to catch up.

The strategy stretches from internet-connected vehicle technologies and electric vehicle powertrain systems to actuators and even engines that once defined ...Read more

DETROIT — Slate Auto, the Michigan electric vehicle startup backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has publicly touted a starting price for its pickup of "under $20,000" since coming out of stealth mode in April.

But that was before President Donald Trump's big tax and domestic policy bill was signed into law on July 4, halting the $7,500 tax ...Read more

Alaska Airlines requested a ground stop for its entire mainline and Horizon Air fleet for about three hours Sunday night, according to Federal Aviation Administration advisories.

Alaska experienced an IT outage around 8 p.m., the airline said in a statement.

“We requested a temporary, system-wide ground stop for Alaska and Horizon Air ...Read more

Q: To address the recent column regarding “Car chimes over railroad tracks,“ I've noticed a chime about 20-50 yards before railroad tracks. The warning occurs only when I have Waze on. This does differ a bit from the recent article stating the chimes occur when crossing tracks, suggesting that the writer’s experience might be different ...Read more

If you’ve ever considered going vegetarian, now might be the time to make the jump to a meat-free diet.

Chicken and ground beef notched record-breaking prices in June, continuing their climb as feed and production costs rise along with demand. But while the cost of chicken has increased more steadily, beef prices have surged rapidly, jumping ...Read more