Want to see the northern lights? A plane trip in Canada's Yukon takes you up close
WHITEHORSE, Canada — As I waited on the airport tarmac about midnight in Whitehorse, capital of Canada’s Yukon Territory, I shivered, a combination of the 8-degree air and my excitement. I was about to find out whether my new strategy for seeing the northern lights would work. Several friends had traveled to the far north to…
Letters: Real ID is stupid, and Congress is lame
Regarding: “Real Trip-Ups With Real ID,” On the Spot, by Catharine Hamm, Jan. 12: Stupid, stupid, stupid. Why bother? Get a passport — does the same job in the U.S., and it takes you overseas too. And lasts for 10 years. Bob HautTopanga ::The do-nothing Congress finally did something. It passed a Real ID law…
Disney CEO Bob Iger was paid $48 million in 2019. That's down 28% from 2018
Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger’s compensation was $48 million last year, down 28% because of a special bonus he got in fiscal 2018 for extending his contract and clinching the agreement to buy 21st Century Fox Inc. Even without that one-time boost, Iger’s pay remains among the highest in corporate America. It…
Actress Bella Thorne has a thing for roses
1/10 Actress Bella Thorne in the “pink room” of her Sherman Oaks home. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) 2/10 Decorative items on a shelf. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) 3/10 “My sister loves dinosaurs and I wanted to get her a dope Christmas gift,” Thorne said. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) 4/10…
Inside Tesla’s assault on Germany’s auto establishment
German rangers stand guard to shoo away visitors from a nondescript stretch of forest near Berlin, where a sign nearby warns of “Lebensgefahr” (mortal danger). The precautions are part of the frantic activity underway to set up Tesla Inc.’s latest assembly plant, Elon Musk’s most daring attack on the German auto establishment. Workers wielding metal…
Hot Property: French Montana looks to double his money on Hidden Hills home
1/11 French Montana is asking $6.599 million for the Hidden Hills home he bought four years ago from Selena Gomez. (Hagai Aharon) 2/11 The three-acre compound centers on a custom home of 7,800 square feet. (Hagai Aharon) 3/11 The hip-hop star added a recording studio. (Hagai Aharon) 4/11 Amenities include a gym, a movie theater…
Where to go tubing and sledding right now in SoCal
Southern California might be famous for its beaches and palm trees, but right now it also has plenty of places to build a snowman and go sledding. Several local resorts have been open since the big snowfall at Christmastime; more is expected as we get deeper into the rainy season. Here are great places where…
At this SoCal resort, kids as young as 5 learn to ski in after-school program
Nine-year-old Avery Norbryhn can ski backward, which is no small feat. The fourth grader has also mastered jumps at her local hill, Snow Valley Mountain Resort, in the San Bernardino Mountains about 90 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. One day in the not-too-distant future, she says she’s going to be able to keep up…
On the Beverly Center escalators, Pae White's art makes for an uplifting ride
In a city as large and sprawling as Los Angeles, it’s easy to miss the little things. But what about the big things? L.A.-based artist Pae White’s recent installations at the Beverly Center shopping center (which she’s pretty sure are her largest works ever) have taken over the walls along the glassed-in architectural detail on…
Ex-congressman Chris Collins sentenced to 26 months in prison in insider trading case
NEW YORK — A former New York congressman who was one of President Trump’s earliest supporters was sentenced Friday to two years and two months in federal prison after admitting he helped his son and others dodge $800,000 in stock market losses when he learned that a drug trial by a small pharmaceutical company had failed.…