Новости за 10.04.2017

The independent investigation report into the Wells Fargo fraudulent account scandal, released early Monday, already is being described as “scathing,” and properly so. On the whole, however, the report deserves a different description: It’s a whitewash.

Less than a month after enduring harsh criticism for denying boarding to two teenage girls over “inappropriate” clothing, United Airlines is again on the defensive over an incident involving a passenger dragged off an overbooked plane.

Police in the greater Atlanta area say former Atlanta Braves player Otis Nixon, who went missing over the weekend, has been located.

Robert Rhinehart says he wanted to experiment in low-impact, sustainable living. But his experiment wound up testing the city’s zoning code.

To the editor: Malibu officials are outraged that someone dared to lampoon their purely gestural vote to declare themselves a “sanctuary city” with a sign briefly posted on Pacific Coast Highway. (“Malibu officials denounce prank 'sanctuary city' placard bolted to roadside sign,” April 5)

To the editor: Transportation Security Administration officers and customs officials at airports may have the right to search the persons and possessions, including cellphones, of travelers. They do not have the right, however, to insult, jab, harass or otherwise mistreat people. (“My phone was...

The American Library Assn. released its list of the most banned and challenged books in 2016, with Bill Cosby joining perennially challenged authors John Green and David Levithan.

To the editor: On Tuesday, the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LBGTQ employees from workplace discrimination. In response, Bishop Garland R. Hunt is quoted in the article as saying this decision is an “atrocity to the African American lives lost...

To the editor: Gov. Jerry Brown takes pride in his close affinity to the pulse of California residents, but one wonders when the last time was that he drove himself to a gas station, experiencing firsthand what all of us drivers cringe at while watching the price and gallon wheels go round and...

It’s a streaming world in the music business, lest anyone still had any doubts. Nielsen Music’s first-quarter figures for music consumption bear that reality out solidly, with numbers that show on-demand music streaming up a whopping 35.2% in the first three months of 2017 compared to one year...

In a long-anticipated report released Monday, Wells Fargo & Co. pinned the blame for its unauthorized-accounts scandal on weak corporate oversight, an unwatchful former CEO and the executive who led the bank’s community banking division.

The last time the Lakers had a four-game winning streak, more than half of today’s team couldn’t legally drink alcohol and five of them couldn’t even vote yet.

Veteran television writer and producer René Echevarria has sold his home in Agoura Hills for about $1.87 million, records show.

Airlines are getting better at sticking to their schedules and are losing fewer bags. Their customers seem to be complaining less often.

Shaffer Smith, the R&B singer-songwriter better known as Ne-Yo, bought a newly built home in Sherman Oaks for $1.9 million, records show.

Charter schools are proliferating where they aren’t needed while state funding continues to support even those charters that violate state law, according to a report released Monday by a research and advocacy group.

Michael Twitty, the African American Jewish writer and culinary historian, known for writing an open letter to Paula Deen for not recognizing the role of African and African American food culture in the creation of Southern food, is bringing his eye-opening rhetoric to Los Angeles. And he’s just...

Baked in a hot iron to crisp perfection, waffles are one of those simple pleasures in life. And although their deep pockets are perfect for holding warm syrup, waffles are equally adept at containing glazed fruit, ice cream — even fried chicken and gravy. Which is why they're not just for breakfast....

Tesla’s market value topped General Motors’ Monday morning, making Elon Musk’s electric vehicle upstart the most valuable automaker in the U.S.

Dissenters were quick to react when ModCloth, an online seller of trendy women’s clothes and accessories, was acquired by retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. last month.