business
health
Kevin Johnson, Los Angeles Writer, Writer, and Editor
Mike Davis, 'City of Quartz' author who chronicled the forces that shaped L.A., dies at 81 Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY | USATODAY When author and journalist Kevin Johnson was growing up in the 1960s,...
europe
The Niger Delta Flooding Is a Disaster
Displaced by devastating floods, Nigerians are forced to use floodwater despite cholera risk By Nigerians in the capital of the Niger Delta are forced to use floodwater in relief efforts in spite of the...
health
The City of Los Angeles Is a Waste of Money
A $50,000 electric bill? The cost of cooling L.A.'s biggest houses in a heat wave? A city budget deficit you're not going to believe? I can't even bring myself to use the word "exorbitant."...
world
The US Open: The Greatest Tennis Player
Rafael Nadal overcomes Fabio Fognini in four sets in US Open second round. Rafael Nadal in US Open 2016. (AP) The US Open, for so many years a test of the best player in...
technology
The University of Michigan’s Chancellor’s Response to the Right to Unionize
Op-Ed: As a UC professor, I support the strikers. Our schools shouldn't have let it come to this. "If I have to stand up here and say that I believe in the right of...
sport
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s new management team is a missed opportunity
He used charm, others’ personal tragedies and fake celebrity endorsements. How Christopher LaVoie cast his reality show and reeled in successful entrepreneurs, as well as the “mixed-race” daughter of white parents. How he was...
europe
Tropical Storm Kay is heading northward
Eye-popping satellite photo shows Tropical Storm Kay over Southern California This graphic shows Tropical Storm Kay over Southern California. Click for larger version. A major thunderstorm and a large convective system developed over the...
asia
Serena Williams says she is still a player and is ready to have fun again
Serena Williams teases tennis fans as she says 'I'm not retired' Serena Williams says she is still a player, and is available just to have fun again and she says she wouldn't make the...
national
Why the Boston Marathon Prize Money is So Low?
What Is the Prize Money for the NYC Marathon? At last week’s Boston Marathon, the final race of the 2011 marathon season, the prize money awarded was a mere $25,000. This is the lowest...
travel
Los Angeles’s Water Problems Are More Than Just Money
L.A.'s quest for water leaves costly bill: Higher rates for customers, choking air pollution, and the city's need to cut its water use In Los Angeles, water is money. By the time this column...
