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By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP, Sports Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended World Cup ticket prices on Wednesday, saying “if we do something wrong, then probably everyone selling tickets in North America is doing something wrong.” Infantino …

By DAVID A. LIEB The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed new U.S. House districts drawn by Republicans to be used in the midterm elections, marking another victory for the GOP in a nationwide redistricting effort aimed at helping the …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page Stolen mobiles will essentially become unusable bricks after Apple agreed to help deter phone snatching. The …

“Just wait; it’s going to happen fast,” Jake Potashnick, the executive chef and owner of Feld, warned with a smile. For several minutes, a quiet, if anticipatory, calm pervaded the dining room at this Michelin-starred temple to extreme seasonality in …

By AARON BEARD RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have reclaimed home-ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Final. Not that it’s mattered much in this series. The Hurricanes split two road games with the Vegas Golden Knights to return home …

By KAITLYN HUAMANI Anthropic on Wednesday joined growing calls for the artificial intelligence industry to find ways to cushion people from the technology’s disruptions, announcing an initial $200 million investment to research AI’s impact on jobs and the economy. Alongside …

While the California Secretary of State’s office reports there are still over 700,000 left to count as of this writing, it seems certain that the top-two vote getters to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom are Democratic former Health and Human Service …

The brother of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has joined thousands of Palisades fire survivors in suing the city after his home burned down in Malibu. Kenneth Bass and his wife, Cindy, filed a complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court …

Catalina/Santa Barbara Islands, Malibu and Los Angeles County Beaches are under a high surf advisory which was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 2:34 p.m. The advisory is in effect until Thursday June 11, at 8 p.m. …

Measure ER in Los Angeles County, a sales tax increase of 0.5%, has levitated. In the final Election Night update of the vote, “No” on Measure ER was ahead with 53.11%. In each subsequent update, the “Yes” vote lifted a …

With nearly all the ballots counted, supporters of a Los Angeles County sales tax measure that helps close a funding gap in healthcare services after federal Medi-Cal cuts, celebrated a hard-fought victory Wednesday morning at a rally in Los Angeles. …

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a government watchdog’s request for a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from forging ahead with a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim …

By JOSE HERRERA | City News Service The Los Angeles City Council approved half-a-million dollars Wednesday to hire private attorneys and defend the city against a lawsuit filed by former fire chief Kristin Crowley, who was ousted by Mayor Karen …

Something unique is joining the floats during this weekend’s Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade: eight massive sculptures, made up of nearly seven-foot-tall letters, will spell out the Spanish word for “dignity” on the back of a flatbed trailer. The name …

For many in Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community, Pride Month and beach season go hand in hand. This includes an important ritual: digging the rainbow gear out of storage bins, putting on flip-flops and heading to Kathy Osterman Beach. Colloquially known as …

By Martin Z Braun | Bloomberg Markets Stephen Gilmore’s 40-year tour of global finance has given him a front-row seat to the Russian debt crisis, the bailout of a financial giant and the rise of sovereign wealth funds. It’s also …

Novelist Lisa See spent years on the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Commission, and she recalls times when she’d start thinking about the history that had occurred just outside the window of Pico House, where the meetings took place. …

By JEFFREY COLLINS and MEG KINNARD COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After a decade of roiling South Carolina and national politics, Rep. Nancy Mace finished a distant fifth in her state’s Republican primary for governor, leaving an uncertain future for one …

Haunt fans eager to get a sneak peek at what’s in store for Knott’s Scary Farm 2026 and breathe in the fog that always hangs over the Granddaddy of all Halloween events will get their chance during a preview event …

IRVINE — After a long club season, Folarin Balogun headed to the United States in the summer of 2023 for a much-needed break. Little did he know, his every move would be watched and stalked on social media by fans …