LA deputy lied about being shot in parking lot by sniper, authorities say
A Los Angeles County deputy lied when he said he was shot in the shoulder while standing in a sheriff's station parking lot last week and will face a criminal investigation, authorities said. "The reported sniper assault was fabricated" by Deputy Angel Reinosa, Assistant Sheriff ...
Sony agrees to acquire Spider-Man video game developer Insomniac
Sony Corp. agreed to buy Insomniac Games Inc., the studio behind last year's hit, Marvel's Spider-Man, as part of a push to stay competitive by acquiring independent game studios. The studio, based in Burbank, California, and Durham, North Carolina, was founded 25 years ago by ...
American Airlines will pay $90 million over 10 years to sponsor the new home of the NFL's Rams and Chargers, becoming the first official partner for billionaire Stan Kroenke's new Los Angeles Stadium. American Airlines agreed to sponsor the 2.5-acre space that serves as main ...
Aika Miyake: Film editor makes the cut in both Japan and U.S
There aren't many female filmmakers in Japan, making even fewer female film editors. Aika Miyake is an exception.
A New York couple are suing a fertility clinic after the woman gave birth to two babies who were actually other people's children — because the wrong embryos were implanted in her uterus. The couple filed suit early this month in a federal court in ...
A weapons cache of more than 1,000 firearms and ammunition was seized in a raid on a multimillion-dollar mansion in an upmarket neighborhood of Los Angeles, law enforcement authorities said Thursday. The seizure came following an anonymous tip that firearms were being sold illegally out ...
Striking teachers reach deal with Los Angeles school district
A week-old strike by more than 30,000 Los Angeles teachers that has disrupted classes for nearly half a million students neared an end on Tuesday as the teachers' union and the second-largest U.S. school district reached a contract deal. "I'm proud to announce, pending approval, ...
SpaceX to build Mars ships in Texas, not Los Angeles, in wake of layoffs
SpaceX said Wednesday that it will build test versions of its Mars spaceship in south Texas instead of the Port of Los Angeles in another blow to the local economy that comes days after the company announced massive layoffs. The decision was made to streamline ...
Removal of Rising Sun-like mural in LA put on hold following protests
The removal of a mural at a school campus in Los Angeles' Koreatown neighborhood that bears a similarity to the Imperial Japanese Army's flag has been put on hold, the Los Angeles Unified School District said this week. "As a result of the extensive input, ...
Jared Kushner-linked firm targets gentrifying areas in program for poor under new tax-break law
A real estate investment firm co-founded by President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, is betting big on the administration's Opportunity Zone tax breaks but isn't that interested in steering its investors to the poorest, most-downtrodden areas that the program seeks to revitalize. New ...
