Blog

By Jarrell Dillard | Bloomberg US companies added fewer jobs than expected in January, pointing to a continued slowdown in the labor market at the start of the year. Private-sector payrolls increased by 22,000 after a downward revision to the prior month, according to ADP Research data released Wednesday. The figure was short of all…
Read more

There’s been some sturm und drang since Orange Unified school board members hiked their stipends several hundred percent — on a consent calendar rather than after an open discussion — but getting all hot and bothered over the stipend itself might miss the bigger picture. (iStockphoto via Getty Images) Yes, indeed, Orange Unified’s seven-member board approved…
Read more

You probably know about some sporting event that’s supposedly taking place this weekend. I heard people talking about it at the post office. I must confess that I really don’t follow sports at all, except to reply “Yay!!!” online when my friends post rapturously about how their favorite team just won the big pennant-trophy-silver-cup-gold-medal-championship-belt-ring-plaque-laurel-wreath-bowl-mug-vase-prize. I…
Read more

By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County has filed a motion in federal court seeking the return of all documents from the 2020 election that were seized last week from a warehouse near Atlanta by the FBI, officials in the Georgia county said Wednesday. FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey, right, stands with members of…
Read more

By Amanda Barroso, NerdWallet The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet, Inc. does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments. The year has barely started, and my kindergarten parents group chat is already…
Read more

By DEVI SHASTRI Cortisol, what is known as the stress hormone, is the talk of the internet. Related Articles Two 2,200-year-old mummies get CT scans at USC. Here’s what researchers found out Patient with measles visits Sherman Oaks restaurant Visiting a Los Angeles Death Café to talk about mortality At Cedars-Sinai, AI and virtual reality…
Read more

Noah Kahan has announced a major 2026 North American stadium run in support of his upcoming fourth studio album, “The Great Divide,” with a Southern California stop set for Aug. 15 at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. Produced by Live Nation, Noah Kahan: The Great Divide Tour launches June 11 and will visit 23 cities…
Read more

By BRITTANY MULLINS When a friend mentioned that she serves chili over noodles, I was intrigued. We always serve our chili straight up with cornbread or tortilla chips on the side, but I had to try this new way, and the results were what inspired this chili mac from my cookbook “Mostly Veggies.” Related Articles…
Read more

California’s economic growth hit its fastest pace in a little more than two years – but on a national scale, it was just a middle-of-the-pack performance. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the third quarter report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis on state gross domestic product – a broad yardstick of business output. It’s an inflation-adjusted…
Read more

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and the United States said Tuesday that they had reached an agreement under which Mexico would send a minimum amount of water annually to the U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened to raise tariffs by 5% on Mexican imports if it did not deliver more water. The countries have been…
Read more