Los Angeles City Councilman John Lee is facing accusations today from the city Ethics Commission of violating governmental ethics laws by accepting and failing to report excessive gifts, including some received during a trip to Las Vegas in 2017 that he took along with former Councilman Mitch Englander. Related Stories Controversial L.A. City Council Member Kevin De León, Caught On […]

California and Hawaii are among the most desired domestic tourist spots in the United States, but not necessarily the most desirable destinations for retirees relying on Social Security to maintain their living standards. (Here are America’s most popular tourist attractions according to data.) With the high cost of living in these states, retirees would spend considerably more of their Social […]

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Michelle Grady has been upped to President of Sony Pictures Imageworks. She was previously, EVP Sony Pictures Imageworks. Grady’s promotion comes in the wake of Sony Pictures Imageworks work on the blockbuster hit, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse which grossed $690M. Together with the first movie, which Sony Pictures Imageworks worked on, the Oscar winning 2018 […]

UPDATED: Nearly 10 months since a marathon series of votes to make him speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday faces losing his job. The House was poised to vote on a motion to vacate, filed by McCarthy’s nemesis from the right, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL). The vote, expected to take place at about 1:30 p.m. ET, threatened to […]

At the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Summit meeting at the White House, President Joe Biden renewed his administration’s commitment to enhance partnership with the Pacific Islands. He announced a set of actions to strengthen the United States’ diplomatic ties with a number of Pacific Island nations. Biden said he plans to work with Congress to request and provide nearly $200 million […]

From progress to standstill – a widower’s journey applying for probate after the death of his wife has been perplexing at times. David Harrison was most concerned when he came to Crusader in July having made an official application six months earlier, but then got no further. People are encouraged to apply for probate online themselves when possible as it […]

In a first, the Federal Communications Commission or FCC has issued a penalty related to space debris to Dish Network Corp. for failure to properly deorbit its EchoStar-7 satellite. The FCC said its Enforcement Bureau has reached a breakthrough settlement of its investigation into DISH, which admitted its liability for failing to properly dispose of the EchoStar-7 broadcast communications satellite. […]

The currency in circulation (CIC) declined in the first half of this financial year and this is the first time this has happened in H1 in at least 10 years. The CIC on March 31, 2023, was Rs 33.78 trillion, which fell to Rs 33.01 trillion on September 22 — a difference of about Rs 76,658 crore. In the first […]

India’s biggest non-bank finance company, Bajaj Finance (BAF), is set to raise capital after a gap of four years. On October 5, the board of directors will meet to approve the fund raise by way of preferential issue and/or qualified institutional placement (QIP) subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. The move, analysts said, comes ahead of expectations, and could be […]