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Jose Villanueva carries siding while building a home, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in Paradise, Calif. Most of the town burned in late 2018.

Paradise, Calif. burned in 2018. Rebuilding it offers a look at what's ahead for LA

A resident of Paradise, a town that wildfire virtually leveled in 2018, explains what it takes to build a home in California after the disaster.

Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande arrive at the premiere of Wicked in Los Angeles on Saturday. Mattel is among the many brands that have collaborated on Wicked-themed products ahead of the movie's release.

A 'Wicked' mistake: Mattel apologizes for printing a porn site on its doll packaging

Mattel is pulling its Wicked dolls from some store shelves because of a misprint directing shoppers to a pornographic site. Meanwhile, resellers are listing the products on eBay for up to $500.

People walk past a 7-Eleven convenience store in New York City on Wednesday. The company plans to shut down 444 stores across North America to recoup costs lost to inflation, a drop in store traffic and declining cigarette sales.

7-Eleven to close over 400 stores in North America

The ubiquitous convenience store owed its recent revenue drops to inflation, declining cigarette sales and a shift in palates toward fresh food and specialty drinks.

Unionized grocery store workers rally to oppose the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons outside a Ralph's supermarket in Los Angeles in 2023. On Wednesday, Albertsons said it was giving up on the deal after it was blocked by two courts.

Albertsons sues Kroger and ends failed grocery megamerger

The lawsuit over a deal to combine the two largest U.S. supermarkets came just a day after it was blocked in both federal and Washington state courts.

Duolingo announced the death of its owl mascot, Duo, this week. He was known for his snarky social media presence and sometimes-threatening way of reminding people to do their daily language lessons.

RIP Duo, the Duolingo owl. Why would the company kill its own mascot?

Duo was fatally hit by a Tesla Cybertruck, the language-learning company announced this week. The snarky owl has been the face of Duolingo for over a decade. Why his sudden demise, and what's next?

Steve Reich has always been able to hear the pulse

The 88-year-old composer, who talks as fast as the interlocking phrases of his music, looks back on crucial moments in a career that moved minimalism into the mainstream.

Many of the false narratives in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires have involved water.

Ahead of LA fires damage tour Trump makes false water claims. Here's what experts say

President Trump and others are spreading false narratives about water and the LA wildfires. These include the notion that the city didn't have enough water to fight the fires.

Two students walk through the hallways of the main building at Sherwood Elementary School in Salinas on Feb. 11, 2025.

‘Afraid to go to school’: Immigrant families in the Salinas Valley are gripped by fear

Threats of deportation have caused anxiety among immigrants, but schools in the Salinas Valley are helping comfort children and easing parents’ fears.

Students collaborate on solving addition problems inside Bridgette Donald-Blue’s classroom at Coliseum Street Elementary in Los Angeles on Feb. 28, 2023.

How Trump’s drastic K-12 plans might change California schools

Despite Trump’s plans, federal funding is a small part of California’s education budget and the state oversees curriculum.

Steam rises over a geothermal plant in Imperial Valley on Oct. 4, 2023.

Trump’s war on spending comes as Lithium Valley waits for $1B federal loan to launch extraction

Lithium has become a crucial commodity in the global transition toward green energy. With most of it mined and refined abroad, companies are racing to tap into a vast reserve buried deep under the Salton Sea.

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