LAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris has never met Maria Rodriguez. She probably never will. But the Democratic presidential nominee should be worried about Rodriguez, and voters like her. The single mother of three from Henderson, Nev., is a onetime Democratic voter who frets about the economy (meaning: the price of just about everything) and … Read more
Jeanie Buss went to her first women’s wrestling match with low expectations. “My only experience with women wrestling was like Jell-O wrestling or mud wrestling,” she said. “I thought it was something that I would not appreciate.” Buss attended that WOW — Women of Wrestling show in 2000 mainly to humor close friend David McLane, … Read more
Actor and comedian Kevin Hart’s venture into fast food has been cut short with the closure of his plant-based restaurant chain Hart House just two years after it began. The first location in the vegan fast-casual venture opened near Los Angeles International Airport in August 2022. The idea for the restaurants came about after Hart … Read more
Zara. Shein. Walmart? In its latest bid to be seen as an affordable fashion destination, Walmart is hitting the road to prove that it has more to offer beyond household essentials and grocery staples. The mega-retailer has embarked on a Walmart Style Tour, bringing its collection of fall styles directly to consumers at more than … Read more
Saturdays are usually busy days for Alma’s Place, a soul food restaurant in Compton across from the city’s courthouse. But roughly an hour into opening on June 22, Corina Pleasant, who runs the business with her mother Alma, noticed no customers were filing in. Their parking lot, which is shared with other small businesses in … Read more
The last time Donald Trump was president, he delivered a massive tax cut, touting the many benefits of the 2017 law. But a slew of nonpartisan reviews found it mostly benefited the wealthy, expanded the federal deficit enormously and didn’t deliver promised economic benefits to the middle class. Perhaps recognizing that his previous tax cut … Read more
Dear Liz: My retirement account covers all my expenses, including medical. I also have $60,000 in a health savings account that is invested in a mutual fund. I’m struggling with how to use that. I could use it for all current medical costs, or just for unexpected big ones. Or I could keep the HSA … Read more
Paramount has been mostly out of the news lately, but that doesn’t mean nothing is going on behind the scenes in its messy, years-long attempt to sell itself before settling on a merger with Skydance Media. As is already known, Paramount owner Shari Redstone extracted a significant, nearly $2 billion payday before agreeing to a … Read more
The fight for the future of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire begins Monday in a Nevada courtroom. The 93-year-old media titan is petitioning to change his irrevocable family trust to ensure his eldest son, Lachlan, will have sole control over his media companies News Corp. and Fox Corp. after the elder Murdoch’s death. News Corp. owns … Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon decide whether the most populous U.S. state will join 25 others in regulating the middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, whom many policymakers blame for the soaring cost of prescription drugs. PBMs have been under fire for years for alleged profiteering and anticompetitive conduct, but efforts to … Read more