California defense tech startup Mach Industries said Tuesday it raised $300 million, nearly quadrupling the companyβs valuation to $1.8 billion within a year. The Huntington Beach startupβs soaring valuation underscores how defense tech funding is booming as armed conflicts such as the Iran war and the Russian-Ukrainian war continue. Infinite Capital and Rabbit Capital led…
City Section golf champion Romeo Juarez, only a junior at Reseda High, served notice on Wednesday that he can compete against the best. He shot a two-under-par 69 to finish fourth at the CIF state golf championships at San Gabriel Country Club, the best finish ever by a City Section golfer. Juarez had little attention…
Three years ago, Mattel Inc. struck box-office gold β or rather, pink β with the billion-dollar success of βBarbie.β In its first return to theaters since the female-forward phenomenon, the El Segundo toymaker is turning to the brawny He-Man for another box-office lift. Its latest film, βMasters of the Universe,β opens this weekend, as Mattel…
President of Finland Alexander Stubb is seen during a joint press conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda (not in view) at the Presidential Palace. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images HELSINKI, Finland β Finnish President Alexander Stubb has outlined his vision for a much larger European Union, saying the 27-nation bloc needs to “think…
Comedian and βSaturday Night Liveβ standout Marcello HernΓ‘ndez will host this yearβs ESPY Awards, ESPN announced Wednesday. The event, honoring excellence in sports performance, will be broadcast live on ABC and the ESPN app from the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on July 15, making it the first ESPYs in New York City…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday again accused the U.S. of meddling in Mexicoβs internal affairs after The Times published a report about two Mexican governors from her party who have had their U.S. visas revoked amid criminal probes into their possible links to organized crime. Sheinbaum, speaking at her daily news conference, said…
Acclaimed German director Wim Wenders announced he was withdrawing his 1975 film, βWrong Move,β from distribution due to a scene featuring then-13-year-old actor Nastassja Kinski topless. Kinski played Mignon, a mute acrobat and street performer, in the film. In the controversial scene, she is featured lying on the bed topless as she tries to seduce…
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution on Wednesday to block President Donald Trump from continuing the war against Iran, reflecting growing concern…
Steve Baik, who coached Chino Hills to an unbeaten basketball season in 2016 led by brothers Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball, is returning to high school basketball. Calabasas announced on Wednesday he will be its new basketball coach. Baik, who left Chino Hills and then guided Fairfax to a City Section Open Division championship in…
MEXICO CITY Β βΒ The U.S. is investigating two prominent Mexican governors, multiple sources said, as the Trump administration expands its campaign against high-level Mexican officials suspected of ties to organized crime. The move against sitting government officials threatens to undermine Mexicoβs ruling party β which came to power on a promise to combat corruption β and…