California to phase out paraquat, a powerful weedkiller associated with serious health issues

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation said all manufacturers of pesticide products containing paraquat have ...

ZZ Top scrubbed Bowl concert because of Frank Beard health issues, but tour will continue

Last week, ZZ Top canceled its Hollywood Bowl show due to health issues with longtime drummer Frank Beard. Michael Monahan will replace the bandmember for the remainder of the Big One tour.
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Inside David Ellison’s desperate fight for Warner Bros.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred In less than a month, Paramount Skydance Chief ...
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Paul W. Downs fought for Megan Stalter to have pay parity on ‘Hacks’: ‘I don’t want to be paid more’

See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred These days, Stalter, who is nominated for supporting actress in a comedy, is making her Broadway debut as the campily reimagined Mary ...
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Bias is hindering journalism, but maybe not how the right and left assume

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred At the heart of the crisis facing journalism — ...
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435 arrests, $12 million in OT, few lessons learned: LAPD issues report on ICE protests

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred A report issued Tuesday by the LAPD detailed ...
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He was an ‘expert’ on the Tupac Shakur murder mystery. Now he’s on trial for killing rapper

For nearly three decades, a onetime Compton gang leader named Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been one of the most vocal theorists about one of the most debated celebrity killings ever. Rapper Tupac Shakur ...
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The not-so-big Lebowski: Why we’ve become so suspicious of people who lose weight

See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred When one of your favorite actors suddenly dominates your social media feed, it is easy to fear the worst. No. Not John Goodman.
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LAUSD’s first day of school: coffee cake, new algebra books, chess and looming layoffs

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She couldn’t picture herself playing ‘Ted Lasso’s’ tough coach. Jason Sudeikis made her believe

Tanya Reynolds initially hesitated to accept the role of Alice Chilton, the new, stern coach on Season 4 of “Ted Lasso.” Wrestling impostor syndrome, Reynolds was reassured by co-creator and star ...
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Senator ‘deeply troubled’ by utility threats

State Sen. Ben Allen is rebuking Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric over shareholder-focused threats tied to wildfire liability legislation and weighing oversight hearings as ...

L.A’.s first ethics chief, Benjamin Bycel, dies at 84

Benjamin Bycel worked as an attorney for the ACLU and later as a civil rights lawyer in Santa Barbara, successfully arguing a ...