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Crowds pack USC campus on opening day of L.A. Times Festival of Books
Tens of thousands of readers of all ages, from toddlers clutching picture books to longtime fans carrying armfuls of paperbacks, fanned out across the USC campus Saturday for the opening day of the 31st Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, packing panels and lining up to see favorite authors and celebrity guests. It was too
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Who needs PTO? Gen Z wants Ozempic on the job
Forget free snacks in the break room. For Gen Z, choosing between jobs isn’t always about salary, paid time off or cushy perks — it’s about who’s covering their weight-loss drugs. A new ZipHealth Surveyof more than 1,000 workers found 47% of Zoomers — the generation aged 14 to 29 — said coverage for drugs
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Kris Jenner ‘mad as hell’ over $100K facelift ‘slipping’ — she desperately wants a ‘revision’: report
Kris Jenner’s facelift is allegedly not keeping up. The reality star is reportedly unhappy with her $100,000 facelift almost a year after getting the procedure done. According to RadarOnline, Jenner, 70, is looking into a “revision” after comparing her results to those of her fellow celebrities. “Kris Jenner’s facelift is already slipping,” a source told the outlet
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Mass shooting in Ukraine’s capital leaves 6 dead before police kill gunman
KYIV, Ukraine — A gunman wielding an automatic weapon killed six people and barricaded himself inside a supermarket with hostages in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday, before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said. At least 14 people were wounded and taken to a hospital. The 58-year-old attacker was not named by police, but
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Tim Walz rips ‘feeble-minded’ Trump during speech as war negotiations fall apart
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, ripped “feeble-minded” President Donald Trump during a speech at the Global Progressive Mobilization conference in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday. Walz’s comments came at a time when the Trump administration’s negotiations to end the war in Iran had fizzled out. Last week, Vice President JD Vance traveled to Pakistan to
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Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado draws a huge Madrid crowd and rebuffs meeting with Spain’s PM
MADRID — Venezuela’s exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado drew several thousand supporters Saturday to a rally in Madrid, where the Nobel laureate declined a meeting with Spain’s progressive Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on a multicountry European tour. Sánchez, an outspoken critic of President Trump, was hosting a summit of like-minded progressive leaders from around the world
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Trump official baffles by bragging about ‘secret’ initiative to honor former president
One of President Donald Trump’s cabinet members baffled political analysts and observers on Saturday after reportedly bragging about a new “secret” initiative at a recent event. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum predicted during an event at the National Portrait Gallery on Thursday that he expects the Trump administration to be successful in its efforts to get
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Conservative influencer attacked by gay couple with baby in West Hollywood after asking about parenting choice
A MAGA influencer was attacked in West Hollywood by a gay couple after questioning them if they were fit to be parents, leading to one of the men being arrested. Ryley Niemi and “Off The Record USA” were interviewing two men with a baby about adoption rights when one of the gay men attacked him,
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Geena Davis completes Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Thelma & Louise’ tribute at Coachella
The queen of good stage chem. On Friday, Geena Davis portrayed an older version of Sabrina Carpenter during the singer’s set at weekend two of Coachella. The actress, 70 — dubbed “Aunt Sabrina” in the skit — gave a short n’ sweet monologue on a stage that was set up like a nostalgic drive-in movie theater. Sitting
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Trump’s dyslexia barbs stir anguish and anger, perpetuating a myth about the learning disability
WASHINGTON — Lauryn Muller was scrolling on social media when she saw a clip of President Trump belittling California Gov. Gavin Newsom for having dyslexia. It stirred a well of emotion for the 18-year-old Muller, bringing back memories of her own struggles learning to read and the times she felt something was wrong with her. Trump called