Hello and welcome to another edition of the L.A. Times soccer newsletter. I’m Kevin Baxter, the Times’ soccer writer and we start today in Europe, where the gap between the rich clubs and the poor ones has never been wider. The defending champion in three of the continent’s top five leagues – Bayern Munich, Paris […]
State regulators said Pacific Gas & Electric failed to adequately inspect and maintain aging power lines that started last year’s devastating Camp fire, which obliterated the town of Paradise and killed 86 people. In a 696-page report filed last week, investigators with the California Public Utilities Commission cited PG&E for violating a dozen state safety […]
SAN DIEGO — Federal authorities Monday announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest of a former San Diego man believed to be the highest-ranking United States citizen fighting for a terrorist organization overseas. Jehad Serwan Mostafa, 37, is charged in a superseding indictment with providing support to Somali-based terrorist […]
On Sept. 16, 2018, Ethan Slater braced himself for the final performance of “SpongeBob SquarePants.” The Nickelodeon musical had been open on Broadway for nine months, and it received generally positive reviews and 12 Tony Award nominations. But the Palace Theatre was closing for multiyear renovations, forcing the undersea spectacle to shutter as well. That […]
Veteran TV producer and director Ken Ehrlich began his career with the Grammy Awards telecast in 1980, and in four decades presiding over the broadcast has become perhaps best known for mashup live performances featuring musicians from often wildly disparate genres and generations. Think Elton John and Eminem in 2001, classical pianist Lang Lang with […]
SERIES The Flash Iris and Cisco (Candice Patton, Carlos Valdes) try to help Barry (Grant Gustin) take control of himself before he’s lost forever in this new episode of the superhero TV series. 8 p.m. The CW The Resident A former patient files a malpractice lawsuit against Conrad (Matt Czuchry), which puts Bell (Bruce Greenwood) […]
The two “Frozen” movies have 17 songs between them, but none solely spotlights the two sisters, singing together. For that, fans will need to see the national tour of the “Frozen” musical, which kicks off Friday at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles with a new, moving duet performed by Anna and Elsa. “Since […]
T-Mobile US Inc. has jumped to an early lead in the race to offer 5G service nationwide, a step toward showing it can be a serious competitor to larger rivals if it gains approval for its $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint Corp. Starting Friday, when T-Mobile stores begin offering their first two 5G phones, the […]
Some of China’s wealthiest tycoons steered billions of dollars into electric-car companies in order to fuel the country’s dreams of becoming a leader in the field. Now a reckoning may be looming as car sales slow and the government reduces subsidies for the nascent industry. That leaves the flagship companies of Jack Ma, Pony Ma, […]
There’s a powerful new player watching what you buy so it can tailor product offerings for you: the bank behind your credit or debit card. For years, Google and Facebook have been showing ads based on your online behavior. Retailers including Amazon and Walgreens also regularly suction up your transaction history to steer future spending […]