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City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez in Los Angeles to introduce an ordinance Tuesday to strengthen protections for fast-food workers.

After 40 years, the Supreme Court overturns its landmark 'Chevron' ruling, but are the implications for healthcare and environmental regulations good or bad news for businesses and consumers?

Crew members union IATSE has released a summary of its new tentative deal with the top Hollywood studios. Here's what's in it.

Supreme Court sidesteps a ruling on laws in Florida and Texas that would regulate social media platforms.

This Monaco billionaire bought a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece, another iconic property on the Big Sur coastline and Clint Eastwood's old pub. Locals wonder why.

With a blockbuster in 'Barbie' the movie, Ynon Kreiz has solidified Mattel's turnaround — and charted its future as an entertainment company.

Anduril founder and Peter Thiel protégé Palmer Luckey is leading a new defense tech boom in Southern California, backed by billions from his first company.

Studios like Blumhouse, Annapurna and Bad Robot have added gaming divisions. But while games can be lucrative, they aren't a surefire win.

In a sign of financial trouble, State Farm General has asked for permission to dramatically increase insurance rates for millions of California homeowners and renters.

A Supreme Court ruling will make it harder to enforce new federal agency rules on the environment, worker rights and healthcare.

The surge in borrowing costs hasn't been a knockout blow for consumers and small businesses, but the pain is real and very personal.

The bill would tax Amazon, Meta and Google for the data they take from users and pump the money into news organizations in the form of tax credits.

The surgeon general calls gun violence a public health crisis, and Supreme Court conservatives get terrified by a horrific gun owner. Will that lead to more rational gun policies?

The streaming service's Albuquerque facility has added four new soundstages to accommodate its film and TV productions.

Unionized workers at the Sierra Club have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a potential strike amid layoffs and allegations of financial mismanagement.

Supreme Court rejects a bankruptcy judge's $10-billion opioid settlement because the Sackler family is not bankrupt.

Supreme Court justices rule, 6-3, that fund managers accused of stock frauds are entitled to a jury trial in a federal court.

The meatless burger dubbed the McPlant 'was not successful' in the Bay Area, McDonald's USA President Joe Erlinger revealed during the Wall Street Journal's Global Food Forum.

Indie studio A24 closed a new round of funding led by venture capital firm Thrive Capital. While the amount was undisclosed, the studio's valuation is now up 40%.

Martin Shkreli, famous for jacking up the price of a generic drug, is touting a weird deal he says he made with Barron Trump. But his reputation for fraud precedes him.

IATSE, the union advocating for Hollywood crew members, and the AMPTP, which represents the top studios, have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract.

Irvine-based Rivian got a big boost: Volkswagen agreed to invest up to $5 billion in a joint venture with the struggling maker of electric trucks.

California news publishers and Big Tech companies appear to be inching toward compromise on legislation requiring digital platforms to pay news outlets.

A City of Industry meat processor and a Downey staffing agency must return more than $325,000 in illegal profits earned using "oppressive, exploitative child labor."

Paramount's "Office of the CEO" executives spoke to staff for the first time since talks for a long-anticipated deal with Skydance Media fell apart.

UnitedHealth, the nation's biggest health insurance company, flouted New York law by refusing to cover a patient's birth control. That's a sign of how women's healthcare rights are being whittled away.

Hundreds of employees at two Smart & Final warehouses went on strike last week, claiming that the retail chain's parent company retaliated against them for unionizing and is planning mass layoffs.

Snow White Cafe, a Disney-themed bar and restaurant in Hollywood that has been open for nearly a century, appears to have shut its doors for good.

When COVID-19 decimated the global supply chain, it fell to Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka to untangle an unprecedented disruption.

NBCUniversal Studio Group Chairman Donna Langley describes AI as 'exciting' but notes the 'labor piece' is important and that IP protection is key.