Los Angeles Times

Sprinkles abruptly shut down all its locations on Dec. 31, leaving hundreds of retail employees across Arizona, California, Washington, D.C., Florida, Nevada, Texas and Utah in a lurch with little notice, no severance and scrambling to fulfill a surge of orders.

James Blanchard, a fourth-generation shrimper, was prepared to hang up his nets because of collapsing prices caused by imports. He's not a fan of Trump's persona, but appreciates his policies.

The electricity it makes is expensive, its technology has been superseded, and it's incinerating thousands of birds mid-flight each year.

Two people allegedly used counterfeit $100 bills to order items are dozens of In-N-Our Burgers across California, police said.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth toured the factory of Long Beach rocket and satellite maker Rocket Lab, one of a new wave of Southern California aerospace companies.

Newsom's state budget proposal allocates $200 million for electric vehicle rebates to backfill Trump's canceled federal EV tax credits of up to $7,500

FormFactor, which offers equipment to test semiconductors, also told the state it plans to close down manufacturing facilities in Carlsbad and Baldwin Park.

Controversial rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West is suing his former employee and his attorneys for placing a lien on his one time Malibu mansion purchased for $57 million and then gutted and sold.

The discount retailer Marshalls has closed locations in Hollywood and San José, impacting more than 120 employees.

Grok now restricts non-paying users from generating free deepfake images on X.

The Newsom administration released the proposal Friday for the upcoming 2026-27 budget year, which acts as a starting point for negotiations with the Legislature about the programs and policies they want to prioritize.

Chipmaker Nvidia had a record-setting year in 2025, becoming the world's most valuable company as the frenzy around artificial intelligence propelled its rise to the top.

One year after the fires, some businesses are rebuilding while others have given up.

California shed more than 175,000 jobs last year, the most of any state, but losses slowed sharply in the December as hiring plans picked up nationwide.

Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison continued his outreach to Warner shareholders saying, "Our offer clearly provides WBD investors greater value and a more certain, expedited path to completion."

U-Haul truck trends mark exodus from California

California is home to more billionaires than any other state. It's time to raise their taxes.

The lawsuits led to more scrutiny over whether tech companies are doing enough to safeguard young people from the risks posed by AI chatbots.

Disney will soon have vertical videos as part of its Disney+ app to engage more users, particularly on mobile, an executive said Wednesday.

Three bills were announced Wednesday to better protect consumers following complaints of insurer abuses following the January 2025 firestorms.