Lifestyle Tiffany & Co. announces Beverly Hills pop-up restaurant coming in MayLos Angeles Times - Melissa MagsaysayMore of that iconic shade of blue synonymous with the New York-based jewelry house Tiffany & Co. is coming to Beverly Hills — just in time for Mother’s Day next month. Tiffany & Co. announced Sunday that
Michael Avenatti Avenatti accused of embezzling nearly $2 million that NBA player paid ex-girlfriendLos Angeles Times - Michael FinneganWhen Hassan Whiteside of the Miami Heat wired $2.75 million to Michael Avenatti in January 2017, the pro basketball player intended most of the money to go to his former girlfriend, Alexis Gardner. Avenatti
Tesla Model 3 Tesla obtains restraining order against alleged dangerous short sellerLos Angeles Times - By Peter BlumbergElon Musk’s war with Tesla Inc. short sellers just got weirder. Tesla claims a California man — who it says is part of an online group of short sellers — has been stalking its Fremont factory and harassing
Petro Poroshenko Ukrainian comedian wins presidential election by a landslideLos Angeles Times - By Sabra AyresVolodymr Zelensky, a popular comedian initially brushed off by Ukraine’s political elite as a novice, won the nation’s presidential election in a landslide vote Sunday. Zelensky, 41, earned more than of
Movies ‘The Curse of La Llorona’ tops dismal Easter box office as clock ticks to ‘Endgame’Los Angeles Times - By Sonaiya KelleyDespite the Easter holiday, moviegoers are just biding their time until next week’s release of Disney’s “Avengers: Endgame” promises to smash box office records. In the meantime, the $26.5-million opening
U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake: 3.1 quake strikes near Mercuryville, Calif.Los Angeles Times - QuakebotA shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Sunday morning three miles from Mercuryville, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:38 a.m. Pacific time at a depth
Maui Maui restaurants: 20 great places to eat for under $20Los Angeles Times - By Rosemary McClureMaui is my happy place. Scenery, weather, aloha spirit — I love it all. The only wrinkle in the fabric of this beautiful picture is the cost of food. Dining out here can break the bank. But we have a Eat
Fabio Fognini Fabio Fognini defeats Dusan Lajovic for Monte Carlo Masters titleLos Angeles Times - Associated PressFabio Fognini won the biggest title of his career after beating Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-4 Sunday in the Monte Carlo Masters final. The 13th-seeded Italian's first title of the year was his ninth overall first
Travel Mai tais in Honolulu: Here are three worth sippingLos Angeles Times - Christine HittSan Francisco native Victor Bergeron brought the mai tai to Hawaii in 1953 when he was hired by Matson Navigation Co. to create a cocktail for its Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. Bergeron took his mai
Travel Carry-on bags and overhead bins: ‘I have met the enemy, and it is I.’ Or is it?Los Angeles TimesRegarding “The Fallout Over Carry-ons,” On the Spot, by Catharine Hamm, April 14: I have no sympathy for little old ladies who cannot put a piece of luggage in an overhead bin. I have met the enemy and
Southern California SoCal movie events & revivals, April 21-28: ‘Mulholland Drive,’ ‘The Crow’ and moreLos Angeles Times - Matt CooperDonnie Darko/The Evil Dead A double feature pairs Richard Kelly’s apocalyptic 2001 thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal with Sam Raimi’s gleefully gruesome 1981 occult fable starring Bruce Campbell. American
Avengers: Endgame What movies are opening, April 24, 26: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ and moreLos Angeles Times - Kevin CrustApril 24 Grass A young woman in a café types away on a laptop while assorted dramas play out around her. With Min-hee Kim. Written and directed by Sang-soo Hong. In Korean with English subtitles. (1:06)
Travel Learning Hawaii's history may be key to avoiding cultural insensitivityLos Angeles Times - Christine HittRed Bull athletes skiing down a mountain doesn’t sound like a big deal. That is, until you learn they skied down Mauna Kea, one of Hawaii’s most sacred mountains, without permission — and there was no
Housing Build 10,000 houses for homeless in 10 years? L.A. is closer, but it'll have to stretch fundsLos Angeles Times - Doug SmithIn 2016, Los Angeles voters approved a $1.2-billion bond measure to help fund housing for homeless people, with a goal of 10,000 new units in a decade. Now, after hustling to get as many housing projects
Five years later, some fear Orange County jail snitch scandal will go unpunishedLos Angeles Times - James QueallyNearly five years have passed since a lawyer representing the man who slaughtered eight people inside a Seal Beach salon first raised questions about the way investigators used informants inside Orange
On patrol with elite LAPD unit accused of targeting black driversLos Angeles Times - Cindy ChangThe Chrysler sedan was parked illegally against a red curb on West Manchester Avenue shortly after nightfall when a man walked up to the front passenger window, then retreated. To the two officers from
Gavin Newsom How Gov. Gavin Newsom is progressing on his key policy promises for CaliforniaLos Angeles Times - Phil WillonIn his first 100 days in office, California Gov. Gavin Newsomquickly set about launching parts of the progressive agenda he promised during his campaign. On the day Newsom was sworn into office, the Democrat
Measles Measles outbreak tests health workers already stretched thin by Paradise fireLos Angeles Times - Soumya KarlamanglaNorthern California health workers are scrambling to control a growing measles outbreak centered on a region that is still reeling from the most destructive wildfire in state history. In November, the
Southern California Edison SCE says investors need bigger profits because of fire risksLos Angeles Times - Sammy RothThe fallout from Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy is spreading to Southern California, where customers of the state’s second-largest electric utility could see their energy bills rise by $290 million
Business How chef Helene An brought Vietnamese cuisine to the U.S.Los Angeles Times - Ronald D. WhiteExecutive chef Helene An, 75, is preparing to hand over the reins of her Beverly Hills restaurant, Crustacean, to a successor she trained for the job. He has a tough act to follow. The Smithsonian recently
Trujillo In Venezuela, life has gone from bad to worse. And the world has quit noticingLos Angeles Times - By José Antonio OcantoIn recent weeks, the people calling in to my morning radio show in the Venezuelan town of Trujillo have asked questions I just can’t answer: "When will the power be back?" "Where can we get clean water?"
College & University Telling parents to 'just relax' on college admissions perpetuates a broken systemLos Angeles Times - Anja Stadelmann WrightWhen the news of the college admissions scandal broke, I thought of one of my psychotherapy patients. She repeatedly brings up in our sessions that her father, a known writer, wrote her college essay that
Nintendo Game Boys have infinite lives. At 30, they live on in unexpected waysLos Angeles Times - Vanessa MartínezAt first glance today, Nintendo’s Game Boy can come off as a hefty, dull gray block of a handheld console. But the magic inside this little box has proven to be unforgettable. With the flip of a switch,
Los Angeles County L.A. quadruples the fine for disabled-placard fraud, but will it help?Los Angeles Times - Sonja SharpAfter 17 years navigating Los Angeles in a wheelchair, reality star Angela Rockwood rarely bothers looking for a blue spot to park anymore. “I always have to park in the neighborhood,” said the star of
Heroin South Africa’s latest crisis: heroin addictionLos Angeles Times - Krista MahrJames Mashakeni, 22, began smoking nyaope, a heroin-based narcotic, after a blowout fight with his dad nine years ago. When his father burned his clothes and schoolbooks, he recalls, friends offered him
Business Facing retirement with parent student loans? Transfer them to the kidsLos Angeles Times - By Liz WestonDear Liz: I’m 60. Should I take a $50,000 distribution from my 401(k) to pay down my $146,000 parent Plus college loan and then try to refinance the balance with a private lender at a lower interest rate?
Pope Francis Pope faces a grim Easter Sunday after bloodshed in Sri Lanka and the burning of Notre DameLos Angeles Times - By Associated PressPope Francis is celebrating Easter Mass this year facing a fresh round of bloodshed targeting Christians in Sri Lanka. Hours after celebrating a late-night vigil, Francis processed into a flower-decked
SpaceX SpaceX suffers an accident in ground test of its Crew Dragon astronaut capsuleLos Angeles Times - Samantha MasunagaSpaceX suffered a setback on Saturday when an accident of some kind sent up a plume of orange smoke from the pad where its Crew Dragon astronaut capsule’s escape system engines were being tested. In a
News LAPD officer wounded in South L.A. shooting after traffic stopLos Angeles Times - Cindy ChangA Los Angeles police officer who was shot and wounded after a traffic stop in South Los Angeles was in stable condition Sunday morning. A suspect was also wounded by gunfire. After the shootings Saturday
Sri Lanka Over 200 killed in Easter Sunday explosions in Sri Lanka; Americans among the deadLos Angeles Times - Shashank BengaliA mother and daughter, in their Sunday best, took a taxi to Easter Mass on Sunday morning at St. Anthony’s Shrine, a stately Catholic church near the heart of the Sri Lankan capital. Their driver, P. was
