Obituaries
Hard-charging and hard-bitten, Parnelli Jones electrified the Indy crowds and became the first driver to break 150 mph before winning the Indy 500 in 1963.
Business
Wall Street snapped out of its holiday-season funk on Friday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 rallied 1.3% for its first gain since Christmas and its best day in nearly two months.
Lakers
The first round of NBA Cup games are this week, with the defending-champion Lakers squaring off against the Spurs in San Antonio on Friday night.
ServiceTitan, a Glendale tech firm that makes business management software for plumbers, painters and other contractors, announced Tuesday that it wants to raise up to $502 million in its initial public offering on the Nasdaq.
An ADP report found a significant number of Americans in every major city earn at least $500,000. San Francisco has the highest concentration of hefty earners.
Stocks closed with solid gains as Wall Street put the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year.
Lifestyle
Art director Mary Kenny transformed her 600-square-foot apartment in L.A. with budget-friendly DIY projects and thrift store finds.
Politics
President Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes
Climate & Environment
California is prepared to offer state tax rebates for electric vehicle purchases if the incoming Trump administration scuttles the federal EV tax credit, the governor said.
Sports
Bobby Allison, who won the Daytona 500 three times and ranks fourth in all-time NASCAR Cup wins, dies at the age of 86.