SEOUL — Less than a generation ago, South Korea held an unenviable distinction it has since tried to shed: land of the burned-out workers. Burdened by obligatory company dinners and unspoken expectations to stay late in the office, South Koreans worked an average of 2,357 hours in 2006, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and … Read more
A possible dockworkers’ strike on the East and Gulf coasts as early as Tuesday means more business for Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, but it also means Santa Claus may take it on the chin along with millions of American consumers. A strike would cause billions of dollars in economic damage and force shippers … Read more
A New Mexico judge will weigh whether “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez should be given a new trial amid allegations that prosecutors concealed evidence in the on-set shooting case. New Mexico First Judicial Circuit Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said Thursday that she would issue a ruling next week on whether to grant a new trial. … Read more
Walt Disney Co. has initiated a fresh round of layoffs, with corporate employees emerging as the latest victims of the Burbank media and entertainment giant’s ongoing $7.5-billion cost-cutting effort. This week, Disney is in the process of eliminating about 300 jobs, according to Deadline. In a statement provided Thursday to The Times, the House of … Read more
Among storefronts and bustling customers at the Grove shopping mall in Los Angeles, a sleek black-and-white aircraft sat motionless on a podium. Shoppers turned their heads as they passed by to get a better look, some using their phones to take photos. The all-electric aircraft could revolutionize city transportation and offer an escape from L.A. … Read more
DirecTV and Dish are in advanced talks to merge in a deal that would create the largest U.S. pay-TV provider, with almost 20 million subscribers, people familiar with the matter said. An agreement could be announced in the coming days, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information. DirecTV is … Read more
In the latest video of GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance to go viral but not in a good way, he’s seen standing in front of a grocery display of eggs and blaming Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris for driving the cost of this staple up to $4 per dozen. That’s “thanks to Kamala Harris’ … Read more
Video game giant Activision Blizzard will start laying off employees at its Irvine and Santa Monica locations next month as parent company Microsoft Corp. looks to cut costs in its gaming division. The Santa Monica-based video game maker notified about 400 employees of the layoffs on Sept. 12. By the end of the year, 140 … Read more
Just as it began to seem that the battle against pseudoscience in medicine was being lost, a federal appeals court in San Francisco delivered a huge win for the Food and Drug Administration on its science-based regulation of stem cell clinics. The three-member panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that the FDA’s … Read more
Actors Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, a comedy duo who also run a cannabis company, sued a California public health agency over new rules that would ban certain hemp products. “This draconian regulation alone will essentially devastate an emerging industry that consists largely of small business owners. It’s akin to requiring candy to stop containing … Read more