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This green energy company is leaving California for Texas
A San José-based tech company that sells roof shingles with built-in solar panels is the latest to announce plans to leave the Golden…
Kevin Harson
Kevin Harson contributes to L'Officiel Lifestyle with a focus on business and entrepreneurship.
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Politics
Commentary: In shutdown fight, this Nevada Democrat stands (almost) alone. And she's fine with that
As the partial government shutdown grinds on, with no end in sight, Catherine Cortez Masto stands ready to end it right now. The lawyerly…
Politics
Japan sees record number of babies born to immigrants
A record number of babies were born to foreign parents in Japan last year, according to new government statistics, amid cautious efforts…
Politics
Former Rep. Katie Porter expresses remorse about her behavior in damaging videos
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter, under fire for recently emerged videos showing her scolding a reporter and swearing at an…
Business
Exclusive: AEW Star Darby Allin shuns critics ahead of WrestleDream 2025
As he heads into a marquee match at "AEW WrestleDream 2025," Darby Allin isn't concerned with the naysayers. Allin has called AEW his…
Politics
‘Democracy is on the ballot,’ Obama says, urging Californians to pass Prop. 50 in new ad
As Californians start voting on Democrats’ effort to boost their ranks in Congress, former President Barack Obama warned that democracy is…
News
IDF fires at Gazans "who crossed the Yellow Line" during ceasefire
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had opened fire on a group of people who it claimed had approached them in northern Gaza on…
News
Israel and Hamas have a ceasefire deal. But college protesters say activism won't stop
At California universities Monday, the ceasefire in Gaza — and the accompanying hostage and prisoner exchange — emerged as an inflection…
News
Commanders get Deebo Samuel injury news before Bears game
The Washington Commanders are set for a primetime "Monday Night Football" matchup against the Chicago Bears in Week 6 — a matchup that…
Politics
China trashes Donald Trump’s tariff threat
Beijing has said it was ready for a fight with the U.S. after President Donald Trump threatened to impose additional tariffs on Chinese…
News
DEA promoted L.A. agent who pointed gun at colleague despite history of issues
David Doherty was standing at his desk inside the Los Angeles headquarters of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration when a supervisor…
Politics
This is ‘a test,’ Obama says of the U.S. under Trump. He gets candid with podcaster Marc Maron
Former President Obama, speaking on stand-up comedian Marc Maron’s final podcast on Monday, said the Trump administration’s policies are a…
Politics
‘We’re chasing what’s left of life’: Gazans journey back to destruction
JABALIA, Gaza Strip — The trailer creaked under the weight of mattresses, blankets, tents, a gas cylinder, weathered plastic barrels,…
News
Afghanistan says it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in border clashes
Fifty-eight Pakistani soldiers were killed and tens more injured in clashes overnight on the country's border with Afghanistan, the…
Celebrity
Princess Kate's paparazzi ordeal lasted longer than Meghan's royal career
Princess Kate was subject to frenzied paparazzi harassment for six years in which she did not have police protection because she was yet…
Politics
Outbursts by Katie Porter threaten gubernatorial ambitions
Former Rep. Katie Porter’s gubernatorial prospects are uncertain in the aftermath of the emergence of two videos that underscore…
News
The controversial solution Long Beach has picked to battle shoplifters
Tired of rampant shoplifting scaring away citizens and shoppers, Long Beach is trying to force stores to add staff and reduce dependence…
Politics
Chinese missile destroyers sail around US ally's territory
A Chinese naval flotilla, led by a pair of destroyers, was tracked sailing around nearly all of Japan's territory, including its outlying…
Business
'Supplier of hope': Homeboy Industries plans $100-million expansion in downtown L.A.
Homeboy Industries has kicked off a fundraising campaign to raise $100 million for a major expansion of its facilities downtown. The…
Politics
As USC considers Trump’s offer tying funding to conservative policies, MIT firmly rejects it
As USC weighs its options, MIT has become the first of nine universities to forcefully reject a White House proposal that asks them to…
Politics
News Analysis: Why the Gaza ceasefire puts both Netanyahu and Hamas at political risk
JERUSALEM — Thursday’s ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas delivered a jubilant moment in one of the darkest periods of the…
Politics
The case for a 2026 Trump Nobel Peace Prize
President Donald Trump may not have won the internationally renowned award he has long sought this year, but that doesn't mean the U.S.…
News
Trump-appointed judges signal willingness to let president deploy troops to states
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appears poised to recognize President Trump’s authority to send soldiers to Portland, Ore., with…
Politics
News Analysis: With Gaza deal, praise and peril for Trump
WASHINGTON — At a moment when hope for peace seemed lost, senior U.S. officials, led by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, brokered…