Los Angeles Times

Southern California residents can soon get their Double-Double fix at more locations.

Gov. Gavin Newsom approved wildfire insurance reforms, but vetoed bills cracking down on claims-handling practices that drew complaints from January 2025 fire victims.

Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery and attorneys general from 12 states are pushing back against Sen. Cory Booker's questions about their antitrust settlement.

The California attorney general will help oversee healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente's medical arbitration system to ensure it operates fairly under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed. Patients have complained the system favors Kaiser.

Starbucks said it would close 250 locations in North America as the chain battles increased competition. Thirty-six of those locations appear to be in Southern California.

A former Pacific Palisades resident was found guilty by a federal jury in Orange County Thursday of running a Ponzi scheme that stole nearly $2 million from investors.

Landmark legislation requiring large employers to cover infertility treatments went into effect at the beginning of the year. It's changed lives and boosted clinic caseloads – and left those who don't qualify scrambling to afford care.

Funko, the company behind the big-headed Pop! figurines, warned last year it might not survive, squeezed by tariffs, canceled retail orders and its own overproduction. A new CEO based in Los Feliz is trying to turn it around.

The beloved bookstores have been searching for a buyer for two years, ever since owner Joel Sheldon, whose family has helmed Vroman's for more than a century, announced his retirement in 2024.

Dallas Mavericks star Cooper Flagg's card is now the third-most expensive NBA card and fifth-highest sports card, surpassing Flagg's previous record by 20 times.

The dispute stands to heighten voters' economic worries and add to the GOP's political challenge in dead-heat races, analysts say.

California's oldest family-run winery has filed for bankruptcy protection, another sign of the struggles in the wine industry.

A bipartisan group of Congressional leaders is pushing for a 20% federal tax credit for film and TV production, a move they say will help bring filming back to the U.S.

Waymo introduced its transit rewards program in the Bay Area this week, which gives riders credit for future rides when they connect their Waymo trip to public buses and trains.

An analysis of 40,000 state records shows that health and safety violations are penalized inconsistently, and regulatory action rarely results in fines.

The social media giant hosted a conference in Menlo Park on Wednesday, unveiling its latest lineup of wearables, which included VR glasses and a pair without cameras.

Linking California and Washington state's carbon markets will cut more pollution and increase revenue for key state programs, officials said.

The e-commerce giant says Meta's newly released AI agent violated its terms amid competition over who will dominate the agentic shopping experience.

As California's wine industry struggles, a family-owned vineyard spanning 3,500 acres is for sale after its exports to Canada dropped 35% in a year.

People who purchased certain iPhones can now start submitting claims to get money as part of a settlement.