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Wildfires Stir Political Storm Around Mayor

LOS ANGELES—Karen Bass beat the billionaire real-estate developer Rick Caruso in Los Angeles’s 2022 mayoral race.

To Woo Trump, Zuckerberg Unleashes the 'Real Mark'

Mark Zuckerberg wants Donald Trump to get to know the \"real Mark.\"

The Rookie Who Instantly Revived the Commanders

Are we certain he's a rookie? Are we positive he's 24 years old? Has anyone gotten a peek at the paperwork? Is this really, truly his first season as an NFL professional? Because rookie NFL quarterbacks don't play football like Washington's Jayden Daniels.

Musical Fugitives

'Eat the Document' follows two 1970s radicals who go underground

FTC Prepares to Sue America's Largest Apartment Landlord Over Hidden Fees

The Federal Trade Commission is preparing a lawsuit against the country's largest apartment landlord, alleging that the firm charged tenants hidden fees, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Israel Defies Expectations With Surge in Tech Funding

As the war against Hamas dragged into 2024, there were worries here that investment would dry up in Israel's globally important technology sector as much of the world turned against the casualties in Gaza and recoiled at the unstable security situation.

As Democrats Try to Regroup, Fetterman Charts Own Path

Pennsylvania senator hints he is open to working with Trump, backing cabinet picks

Hunter Biden Prosecutor Rails Against President

The special counsel who prosecuted Hunter Biden delivered a stern rebuke of President Biden's claims that his son was unfairly targeted, in a report released Monday that denounced the sitting president for making what he called baseless accusations.

Moderna Shares Slide As Weak Sales Bring Big Cut in Guidance

Moderna shares plunged 17% Monday after the vaccine maker slashed its forecast of full-year 2025 revenue, as sales of its vaccines against Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus continue to be sluggish.

Ackman Offers $1 Billion Buyout of Howard Hughes

Shares of Howard Hughes Holdings jumped after hedge fund manager Bill Ackman’s firm offered to buy every share it doesn’t already own for $85 apiece. The stock climbed 9.5% to $78.62 Monday.

Middle-Class Dream Goes Up in Flames

Sylvia Sweeney and her husband, Bob Honeychurch, bought their three-bedroom home nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley for $780,000 in 2009

Gym Rats Can't Wait for You To Give Up on Your Resolution

In January, gyms become battlegrounds pitting regulars against rule-breakers

Residents’ Insurance Options Shrink

A shrinking California insurance market will leave Los Angeles-area residents more dependent on a patchwork of federal programs, charitable aid, and savings to rebuild lives devastated by the most expensive fire in U.S. history.

Los Angeles Braces for New Wind Surge

Firefighters prepare for more blazes as crews search for victims’ remains

Guard Against Space Invaders On Your iPhone

How to deal with photos and software updates that are eating up gigabytes

A Mental-Health Chatbot Becomes Children's Confidant

Part counselor, part friend, AI tool Troodi talks with kids about their worries and fears

Stars Turn Aspen Into Fashion Runway

When Hunter S. Thompson ran for sheriff of Aspen, Colo., in 1970, he vowed to rename it \"Fat City\" to prevent \"greed heads, land-rapers and other human jackals from capitalizing on the name 'Aspen.\"

Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Close, Biden Says

Talks between Israel, Hamas show progress as Trump presidency nears

The NFL Playoffs Have Delivered Quarterback Showdown for the Ages

The Bills’ Josh Allen and the Ravens’ Lamar Jackson are set to meet in the AFC divisional round

The Immigrants America Needs

Limit asylum claims, reduce welfare and open the door to highly skilled foreign nationals.

U.S. Distillers Wrestle With Bourbon Decline

When Rob Masters listed 400 barrels of two-year-old bourbon for sale online at $900 apiece, he expected them to be gone within days.

Greenland Open to New Ties

Prime minister says country will consider close defense and business links to U.S.

McDonald's Sued Over College Scholarships for Latino Students

Burger chain a week earlier announced plans to roll back diversity initiatives

Apple Faces $1.8 Billion Lawsuit in U.K.

Apple is defending itself in the first hearing of a $1.8 billion U.K. class action lawsuit accusing the iPhone maker of abusing its dominance in the digital economy and overcharging customers on its App Store.

Purdue's Sacklers Back Chapter II Settlement

OxyContin maker's family owners are boosting offer to resolve opioid suits

Japan Sets Off Auto-Merger Wave

The Honda-Nissan tie-up is a response to industry challenges that are pushing carmakers to combine

WELCOME TO OUR FIRST/FINAL BOOK CLUB!

Thank you, everyone, for coming to our first/final book-club meeting. Apologies for how long it's taken us to settle on a date, but in between work, kids, and the pretense of joining adult recreational sports leagues, it seems that we all have incredibly busy schedules.

ODD JOBS

\"Severance,\" on Apple TV+.

TABULA RASA

“Bleb” is worth eight points in Scrabble. Thought you might like to know. I have known the word since Wednesday, June 11, 1958, when I learned it from a company physician at Time Incorporated, in Rockefeller Center. He said I should have been hospitalized four days ago, but there was nothing much to do about it now, go back to work.

MAKE HIM LAUGH

How Lorne Michaels's sensibility governs \"Saturday Night Live.\"