Los Angeles
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
- 12h ago
SpaceX falls below $135 IPO price for the first time, down 41% from peak, as Starship test looms
SpaceX shares dropped below their $135 initial public offering price on Wednesday for the first time since the June 12 debut, sliding as low as $132.62 and leaving IPO investors with paper losses ahead of a Starship test flight.
- 2d ago
Trump slashes Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears monuments by more than 90% to open land for mining and drilling
The executive orders reduce Grand Staircase-Escalante from 1.87 million acres to 181,500 acres and Bears Ears from 1.36 million acres to 121,100 acres, undoing protections established by Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
- 3d ago
Tom Cruise goes under heavy prosthetics for Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Digger as a corrupt oil tycoon in eco-satire
The first full trailer for Alejandro G. Iñárritu's dark comedy shows Cruise hidden under layers of prosthetics, a pot belly, and a Southern drawl as Digger Rockwell, a billionaire whose company may have triggered an eco-disaster. The film opens worldwide October 2.
- 3d ago
Writers Guild and 12 states sue to block $110bn Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
The Writers Guild of America filed an antitrust suit Tuesday in Northern California, following a similar challenge by 12 state attorneys general on Monday.
- 3d ago
Trinity Tatum and Bryce Alakai Dettloff win Love Island USA season 8, taking the $100,000 prize
Trinity Tatum and Bryce Alakai Dettloff took the $100,000 prize on Peacock's Love Island USA season 8 finale, streamed Sunday night.
- 4d ago
Vinod Khosla's family to buy Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks for $9.6 billion in record NFL deal
Vinod Khosla, the Sun Microsystems co-founder and minority 49ers owner, will lead a group buying the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks from Paul Allen's estate. The $9.6 billion price sets a new benchmark for NFL franchise sales.
- 5d ago
Peter Van Norden, comic actor from Police Academy and Naked Gun, dies at 75
The American actor, best known for playing Officer Vinnie Schtulman in Police Academy 2 and John Sununu in The Naked Gun 2½, died on Thursday with his wife Wendy at his side, his son announced.
- 5d ago
FIFA puts World Cup final grass on sale for $450 as players complain about the pitch
FIFA is offering fragments of the MetLife Stadium field used for the July 19 World Cup final, priced at $450 per acrylic-encased piece, as players including Julian Nagelsmann and Vinicius Junior have criticised the playing surface.
- 5d ago
Spain edges Belgium 2-1 in World Cup quarterfinal as Brad Pitt, Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem watch in Los Angeles
Late goal by Merino secures a 2-1 victory over Belgium, sending Spain to a semifinal against France, while a constellation of Hollywood A-listers looked on from the stands.
- 5d ago
Jack White offers opening slot to 'Satanic' duo Twin Temple after Charley Crockett drops them from tour
The L.A. duo were removed from Crockett's Age of the Ram tour dates for their devil-themed imagery, prompting White to invite them to open at the Hollywood Palladium on September 29.
- 5d ago
Spain's super-sub Mikel Merino strikes in 88th minute to beat Belgium 2-1 and set up World Cup semi-final with France
Mikel Merino scored an 88th-minute winner two minutes after coming off the bench as Spain defeated Belgium 2-1 in Inglewood, California, booking a World Cup semi-final against France in Dallas on Tuesday.
- 5d ago
Merino late show sends Spain past Belgium and into World Cup semifinals after defence breached for first time
Mikel Merino struck a late winner to edge Belgium in the World Cup quarterfinal, sending Spain into a semifinal against France after the Red Devils had become the first team to breach Spain's defence in the 2026 tournament.
- 5d ago
Meta kills Instagram AI image feature after four-day backlash over privacy and consent
The Muse Image tool, which let users generate AI deepfakes from any public Instagram account without permission, was disabled late Friday after criticism from SAG-AFTRA, CAA, and thousands of users.
- 5d ago
Courtois considers Belgium future after tearful World Cup exit and public rift with coach Garcia
Belgium's goalkeeper was substituted with a thigh injury in the 71st minute of the 2-1 quarter-final loss, a decision by coach Rudi Garcia that he disagreed with and that led to his replacement's costly error.
- 6d ago
Unbeaten Spain puts 609-minute shutout on line against Belgium in World Cup quarterfinal
Spain, yet to concede a goal in the tournament, faces a Belgian side that dispatched the United States 4-1. The winner meets France in the semifinals.
- 6d ago
France beats Morocco 2-0 to become first team into World Cup semifinals
Kylian Mbappé scored and assisted after missing a first-half penalty as France defeated Morocco 2-0 in Boston to reach the last four of the 2026 World Cup.
- Jul 9
England's 9,200-mile World Cup odyssey: fans and players stretched by travel, tacos and a White House row
England have travelled more than 9,200 miles across five matches in five different cities, far outpacing quarter-final opponents Norway, while supporters on shoestring budgets chase the team from Boston to Miami.
- Jul 9
Olmo and Simón's chess ritual: Spain's secret tactical weapon ahead of Belgium World Cup quarter-final
Dani Olmo discusses Spain's collective approach, his own career-long fight for a starting spot, and why Pedri and Lamine Yamal remain essential, two days before facing Belgium for a place in the World Cup semi-finals.
- Jul 9
The Pitt and Hacks lead 78th Emmy nominations with 25 and 24 nods ahead of September ceremony
Medical drama The Pitt scored a field-leading 25 nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, followed closely by the comedy Hacks with 24. The winners will be revealed at a live NBC telecast from Los Angeles on 14 September.
- Jul 9
Ukraine's Kostyuk slams IOC decision to lift Russia's Olympic ban as 'far from fair play'
Ukrainian tennis star Marta Kostyuk, world No. 13, called the IOC's provisional return of Russian athletes for the 2028 Los Angeles Games 'terrible' and 'far from fair play' after reaching the Wimbledon semifinals.
