A lawyer for imprisoned fraudster Elizabeth Holmes on Tuesday appeared to make headway with the trio of judges weighing her bid for a new trial. Holmes, 40, was convicted by a jury in early 2022 on four felony counts of defrauding investors in Theranos, her now-defunct Palo Alto blood-testing startup. On Tuesday, her appeal was…
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By Jackie Veling | NerdWallet More U.S. consumers may need help managing their credit card payments. Roughly 6.9% of credit card users were in serious delinquency in the first quarter of 2024 — the highest rate since historic lows in 2021 — according to the Federal Reserve’s latest quarterly report on household debt and credit,…
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By TOM KRISHER | AP Auto Writer DETROIT — Just before 2 a.m. on a chilly April night in Seattle, a Chevrolet Silverado pickup stopped at an electric vehicle charging station on the edge of a shopping center parking lot. Two men, one with a light strapped to his head, got out. A security camera…
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Colleen Schrappen | (TNS) St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS — Both of Dan Tague’s parents earned bachelor’s degrees. So did his older sister and brother. But as his turn approached, Tague, 20, saw a different route. In high school, he designed sets for plays and enrolled in any “hands-on” classes he could. By the time…
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Only two years ago, California enjoyed an unparalleled budget surplus of $97.5 billion, the result of soaring revenues and an influx of federal coronavirus funds. This editorial board advised Gov. Gavin Newsom to use that opportunity to make substantive changes to the budgeting process, invest in long-neglected infrastructure and prepare for the inevitable downturn. Any…
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An ambitious plan to completely transform a popular day-use area in the Angeles National Forest, heavily damaged by hordes of visitors and offering woefully insufficient amenities, has sat on the shelf for eight years. But when the 2016 concept plan for the East Fork/Cattle Canyon Project located on a bend in the San Gabriel River…
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A Lebanese born Top Chef is bringing Middle Eastern food to Hollywood in a new restaurant with a massive patio set to open this summer. “Top Chef Middle East & North Africa” season 5 winner Charbel Hayek will be behind the kitchen at the upcoming Laya restaurant, which is set to open at 1430 N.…
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The University of California Board of Regents is meeting in a special session in Westwood Wednesday to consider the appointment of a new chancellor to oversee the campus that has been roiled in recent weeks by pro-Palestine protests. Current Chancellor Gene Block, who has come under fire both on campus and from as far away…
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“Welcome to paradise!” Experience should tell well-traveled warm-weather wanderlusters that when offered this greeting at a tropical resort, it’s best to take it with a grain of sea salt. Too many times has this heat-seeking holiday maker been burned, not by the sun’s rays, but that seemingly hospitable phrase. At the five-star GoldenEye resort in…
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Many moons ago, when I was still young and considered myself a hipster, I went to a party in the Hollywood Hills. This party was thrown by a good looking young architect who also considered himself hip, although in his case it was probably true. In my mind, I started calling him Mr. Cutie Pie.…
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