Movies
British actor Timothy West, who played wartime leader Winston Churchill on screen three times and appeared in numerous Shakespeare plays, has died. He was 90.
INDUSTRY UPDATES
Avid Bioservices Inc., a Tustin-based biotech company, agreed to go private in an $850-million deal that values the company at $1.1 billion on Nov. 6.
Opinion
As a runner, I got hooked on the devices and apps that help athletes train. But every new metric was another distraction from exercise’s psychological benefits.
Letters to the Editor
“I have not left the Republican Party; the Republican Party has left me,” says a reader who is voting against Donald Trump.
Mitch McConnell is giving up one leadership role in the Senate for another — head of the Republican resistance should President-elect Donald Trump overreach.
California State Controller Malia M. Cohen has released her monthly cash report covering the state’s General Fund revenues, disbursements and actual cash balance for the fiscal year through November 30, 2024.
As a GOP conservative, I’ve nearly upchucked on the Trump roller coaster ride. But like millions of others, I prefer a center-right government to whatever Harris is offering.
UCLA Sports
The No. 18 Bruins’ victory over Prairie View A&M was so comfortable that coach Mick Cronin could substitute freely.
I was part of the military machine that allowed Israeli Jews to force Palestinians to live in constant fear. I feel a responsibility to model a different way of being Jewish.
Lifestyle
This party for “middle aged-ish” women starts and ends early because people “have sh—t to do in the morning.”