Trump taps pro-wrestling mogul Linda McMahon for secretary of education

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating Linda McMahon, a billionaire professional wrestling mogul…

With Trump vowing deportations, Los Angeles workers look for help

A line of immigrant workers formed outside an office building in Koreatown on a recent Friday…

Hiltzik: The top executives skate again for breaking bank laws

By any measure, the lawbreaking by the U.S. subsidiary of Canada’s Toronto-Dominion Bank was spectacular. The…

Insurance commissioner prohibits policy cancellations for fire victims

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has barred insurance companies from canceling residential coverage of some 750,000…

Insurance commissioner defends homeowners plan for wildfire areas

Bruce Breslau has lived in his Chatsworth condo since 2009 and figures that last year he…

Regulators will fast-track reviews of homeowner insurance rate hikes

The state insurance commissioner took action Friday to speed up reviews of rate hikes sought by…

L.A. County Department of Public Health hit by phishing attack

The personal information of more than 200,000 people in Los Angeles County was potentially exposed after…

Inside the race to train more workers in the chip-making capital of the world

HSINCHU, Taiwan —  Build the technology of the future. Protect the nation from attack. Buy a sports…

Opinion: How the government suing Apple could benefit you

Last month, the Department of Justice filed its long-awaited antitrust suit against Apple, accusing the company…