Newsletter: Nike tells Amazon, 'I'm just not that into you'
I’m Business columnist David Lazarus, with a look today at online sales, particularly those of a certain sneaker maker. Nike announced last week that it will pull its products — from shoes to jerseys — from Amazon’s site because it wants to create its own direct ties to online shoppers. “As part of Nike’s focus…
Actor Hal Linden hopes to collar a buyer for his La Quinta golf course home
Actor Hal Linden, known for the title role in the TV series “Barney Miller,” has listed a golf course home in La Quinta for sale at $1.095 million. The Mediterranean-style one-story, built in 1989, looks out onto the PGA West Stadium Course, a water hazard and the mountains beyond. High beamed ceilings and a fireplace…
T-Mobile CEO John Legere to step down; Mike Sievert will take his place
T-Mobile US Inc. says Mike Sievert, president and chief operating officer of the company, will take over May 1 from John Legere as chief executive officer, with T-Mobile promising continuity as the driving force of its recent success departs. Legere, 61, the shaggy-haired self-appointed industry rebel who led T-Mobile out of fourth place among wireless…
One year later: Homeowners share lessons learned from the deadly Woolsey fire
For the survivors, there were some surprising lessons learned, about landscaping and building materials, what happens after the flames go away, and how to prepare for the next firestorm. It’s been a little over a year since the Woolsey fire began its assault on the Santa Monica Mountains, so survivors of that devastation can talk…
L.A. Affairs: I fell in love with a man because of a dog
I’d been dumped by a man who was feeling ambivalent. We’d jumped into it all too fast. I adopted a coolly elegant tone and told him, “I set you free,” then hung up the phone and ugly cried for four weeks. Somewhere around week five, I got a fantastic breakup haircut, pretended I was fine,…
Thanksgiving car trip? When traffic will be worst on busier-than-ever L.A. roads
You’re traveling for Thanksgiving by car? Then listen up: The absolute worst time to leave Southern Californnia is 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 27, the day before Thanksgiving, because of what is expected to be a record freeway crunch, AAA predicted. About 3.7 million Southern Californians are expected to take a car trip of more…
Sundae School pop-up brings fashion, cannabis to downtown L.A. through Sunday
Sundae School, the 2-year-old unisex smokewear label that earlier this year expanded into branded cannabis, has opened a pop-up shop in a downtown Los Angeles art gallery that showcases both sides of its growing business and a slate of weed-friendly events and activities. through Sunday. Called Sundae Cave, it includes several racks of the fall…
North Korea says it won’t give Trump a summit for free
SEOUL — North Korea on Monday responded to a tweet by President Trump that hinted at another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying it has no interest in giving Trump further meetings to brag about unless it gets something substantial in return. The statement on Monday by Foreign Ministry advisor Kim Kye Gwan…
Turmoil in Bolivia: An explainer
MEXICO CITY — The Andean nation of Bolivia, home to 11 million, has been engulfed in political turmoil since disputed elections were held last month. Ex-President Evo Morales is now in exile in Mexico. Some questions and answers about the Bolivian crisis. Who is Evo Morales? Morales, 60, was elected in 2005 on a socialist platform…
Samoa shuts schools, declares emergency as measles kills 6
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Samoa has closed all its schools, banned children from public gatherings and mandated that everybody get vaccinated after declaring an emergency due to a measles outbreak that has so far killed six people. For the last three weeks, the Pacific island nation of 200,000 people has been in the grip of a…