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'I look rad': Justine Bateman doesn't care about society's thoughts on her aging face

Justine Bateman doesn't care if you think she looks old.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2023

Inflation is declining, but health premiums and medical costs are heading higher

WASHINGTON — During the pandemic, health care costs — usually a main driver of U.S. inflation — remained surprisingly stable, rising just about 2% annually even as prices for many goods and services soared more than three or four times that rate.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2023

‘Too much loss from the rain.’ How businesses are coping — or benefiting — from recent storms

LOS ANGELES — Southern California’s seemingly endless parade of storms has been disastrous for some businesses: most infamously, the Royal Paper Box Co. in Montebello, which lost its roof last week during a rare tornado.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2023

Overhyped and underrated? An inside look at Bronny James' senior season.

LOS ANGELES — He bounded out of the tunnel at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, with his trademark poker face, running past older fans who watched his father dominate in local gyms and teens in puffy coats calling his name.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2023

U.S. soccer coach Anthony Hudson has two passions. Rescuing dogs is one of them.

LOS ANGELES — Anthony Hudson likes a lot of things but he's passionate about just two: dogs and soccer.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2023

Worry and suspicion reign as once-dry Tulare Lake drowns California farmland

CORCORAN, Calif. — Sixth Avenue used to cut through miles of farmland. Now, the road has disappeared under muddy water, its path marked by sodden telephone poles that protrude from the swelling lake. Water laps just below the windows of a lone farmhouse that sits alongside the submerged route.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: Ironic justice: Laws passed to gut Obamacare are now being used to protect abortion rights

The law of unintended consequences is never as powerful as when those consequences originate from a hasty, ill-considered action.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2023

Commentary: Suddenly the US is facing a problem we thought we’d solved: Rampant child labor

Suddenly lawmakers in several states are rushing to relax child labor laws to make it easier for teenagers to work longer hours, later hours and more dangerous jobs.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2023

Commentary: My pregnancy caused crushing pain. Why didn’t my doctors think that was a problem?

When I was pregnant with my second child, the pain in my pelvis was extraordinary.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2023

Commentary: What Netanyahu and Israelis learned from the Trump playbook

Early in 2019, as Israel was heading into a divisive parliamentary election, a massive campaign poster along a Tel Aviv freeway showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with President Donald Trump. Now, five such elections and one near-civil war later, that same highway has been repeatedly blocked by protesters…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2023