Billionaire to launch on SpaceX flight featuring first commercial spacewalk
Along with the first private-sector spacewalk, the SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew also will set a new Earth-orbit altitude record.
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Along with the first private-sector spacewalk, the SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew also will set a new Earth-orbit altitude record.
Jeff Bezos has regained his spot as the richest person in the world, barely beating out now former No. 1 Elon Musk on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The donation, the largest the organization has ever received from an individual, comes as membership dropped in the pandemic.
The failure marked a setback for Jeff Bezos' rocket company, but provided a real-world demonstration of its safety systems.
To meet rising demand, SpaceX plans three rideshare missions per year to give small satellites access to space.
If successful, the 90-year-old Shatner will become the oldest person ever to go into space.
The legendary 90-year-old actor will travel aboard a Blue Origin rocket Wednesday morning from West Texas
Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and three crewmates blasted off into space Tuesday for a short 10-minute sub-orbital flight that the company hopes will be a giant leap forward for the business of commercial space travel.
During the pandemic, the world's ultra-wealthy have given billions of dollars to charities helping causes that range from homelessness to racial inequality.
Amazon's Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO, the company announced Tuesday.
The demonstration outside of Jeff Bezos' Beverly Hills mansion was organized by The Congress of Essential Workers.
David Rubenstein is the co-founder of the private equity firm The Carlyle Group and talks with some of the world's biggest leaders in his new book like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The Warner Estate includes a 13,600-square-foot mansion, a golf course, a tennis court, two guesthouses, three hothouses and several gardens and terraces.
The Facebook CEO jumped ahead of Warren Buffett on Friday with a net worth of $81.6 billion.
The so-called "head tax" was repealed on a 7-2 vote from the council Tuesday, reversing the unanimous vote to pass it on May 14.
Despite the president's tweets, it's against the law for the post office to run a money-losing service.
Did the stock market just wake up to that? Shares of the e-commerce giant fall after report Trump wants to curb its power.
Bezos's will provide 1,000 undocumented immigrant graduates of U.S. high schools with DACA status the chance to enroll in college.
Earlier this year, the Amazon founder overtook Microsoft founder Bill Gates as the world's richest person.
While the mega rich from Silicon Valley have made headlines for their purchases of extravagant Los Angeles homes, the city has become increasingly appealing to a trove of angel investors and start-up entrepreneurs as well.
During the current election campaign, for the first time in American history, President Barack Obama and the "left" have made success in America to be negative.
Laboratory findings show that Yu-Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products were making people sick, the CDC said.
California's cases of whooping cough are more than six times as high as last year, and in Los Angeles County, reports of the infectious disease rose by nearly 119%. It reflects a trend seen across the U.S. as these infections return to pre-pandemic levels.
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake was reported near Malibu at 2:15 p.m. PST Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
As flames from September's Bridge Fire reached Mountain High, staff turned on the snow-making machines, sparing the main ski lift.
The 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist's new album features 12 songs.
Laboratory findings show that Yu-Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products were making people sick, the CDC said.
California's cases of whooping cough are more than six times as high as last year, and in Los Angeles County, reports of the infectious disease rose by nearly 119%. It reflects a trend seen across the U.S. as these infections return to pre-pandemic levels.
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake was reported near Malibu at 2:15 p.m. PST Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
As flames from September's Bridge Fire reached Mountain High, staff turned on the snow-making machines, sparing the main ski lift.
The 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist's new album features 12 songs.
California's cases of whooping cough are more than six times as high as last year, and in Los Angeles County, reports of the infectious disease rose by nearly 119%. It reflects a trend seen across the U.S. as these infections return to pre-pandemic levels.
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake was reported near Malibu at 2:15 p.m. PST Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
As flames from September's Bridge Fire reached Mountain High, staff turned on the snow-making machines, sparing the main ski lift.
It's the 94th edition of the Crosstown Showdown between the Bruins and the Trojans on Saturday night, and student security teams are keeping watchful eyes on their bronzed campus statues.
According to the National Weather Service, Friday night is looking clear, with a 30% chance of rain around 4 a.m. early Saturday.
Public health officials are urging residents and business owners to monitor their water sources after seven people reported contracting Legionnaire's Disease in recent days.
The cat was scared up a tree by one of the neighborhood's small dogs before getting tranquilized and relocated by wildlife officials.
Park officials say the ride had technical difficulties. Twenty-two riders were involved. Two were brought to a hospital.
The student told police that the alleged relationship was ongoing for six months.
One of the Orange County firefighters injured after his crew's truck rolled over during a crash near the Airport Fire will return home on Friday.
The Riverside County District Attorney's Office declined to file charges against the suspected sexual predator who tried to meetup with a Temecula teenager for sex because they said more evidence was needed before they could take action.
The woman told firefighters that she had fallen into the hole sometime Tuesday evening and wasn't discovered until a passerby heard her screaming for help.
Undercover detectives posed as a teenage girl online and began talking with a 43-year-old man from Arizona who expressed his intent to meet up for sexual purposes.
It happened at around 9:15 p.m. on Friday near the intersection of SR-74 and White Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol officers.
Investigators arrested the 46-year-old man after an undercover operation revealed he was trying to meet a minor for sexual purposes.
While sometimes slow, the tracing system from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives played an instrumental role in helping law enforcement locate the man who opened fire inside a Monterey Park dance hall in 2022.
Following a deadly hijacking of a Metro bus, Ross Palombo digs through data about violence on the Metro system.
Ross Palombo goes over the crime statistics available for the Metro.
KCAL News investigates connection between Beverly Hills armed robbery and gun belonging to notorious police killer Christopher Dorner.
Ross Palombo shows how investigators arrested the man accused of starting the Line Fire after they spotted his white truck. Palombo also speaks to the man's family.
Laboratory findings show that Yu-Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products were making people sick, the CDC said.
The 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist's new album features 12 songs.
Trump's sentencing in the "hush money" case has been delayed by a New York judge.
Shohei Ohtani becomes the second player named MVP in both the American and National leagues.
President-elect Donald Trump made the announcement Thursday evening after Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration.
Trump's sentencing in the "hush money" case has been delayed by a New York judge.
President-elect Donald Trump made the announcement Thursday evening after Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Gaetz as his nominee to be attorney general last week.
Los Angeles County Supervisors are calling for a county-run homeless department after a recent audit found that the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority was having a number of issues, including the handling of funding provided for direct response to the homeless crisis.
Dr. Mehmet Oz unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2022. Now he's Trump's choice to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.
A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
The authorization comes after a week-long voting period for the more than 6,000 Food4Less workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local union.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Public health officials are urging residents and business owners to monitor their water sources after seven people reported contracting Legionnaire's Disease in recent days.
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health said.
The "Dawson's Creek" alum shared the news on Sunday and said that despite the diagnosis, there is "reason for optimism, and I'm feeling good."
Public health officials have reported two more locally acquired cases of the mosquito borne illness dengue in Los Angeles County, bringing the total to 11 cases in recent weeks.
McDonald's says Quarter Pounders will be back on the menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of an E. coli outbreak.
Avid coin collectors jumped at the chance to get their hands on a rare "double eagle" gold coin at a Southern California auction house.
Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution.
Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned after the newspaper's owner blocked its plan to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
Thousands of mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities spanning across Southern California went on strike on Monday, calling for increased pay and restored pension plans, amid other demands.
Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for better pay and health care and to protest what they say is bad-faith contract bargaining by the company.
Shohei Ohtani becomes the second player named MVP in both the American and National leagues.
Sebastian Mack scored 21 points, Tyler Bilodeau hit 4 of 4 from 3-point range and finished with 20 points and UCLA beat Idaho State 84-70.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots, Jason Zucker scored the game's only goal, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0.
James Harden scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Clippers won their sixth game in a row at their new arena, beating the Orlando Magic 104-93.
Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series is hitting the auction block.
The 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist's new album features 12 songs.
For years, actor and comedian Katt Williams has claimed he lied about his age as a teenager to join the Marines and passed boot camp before being drummed out. The Marines have no record of him ever serving.
The much-hyped fight pitting the 58-year-old Tyson against Paul, 27, shattered records but was marred by tech glitches.
Betty White will be honored with a stamp in 2025, the U.S. Postal Service announced on Friday.
Mattel apologizes for inadvertently directing people to pornography site instead of one promoting upcoming film.
A security camera captured the suspect in a white shirt pacing up and down the sidewalk, as a UPS truck drives down the street to drop off an important package at Sylvons Iyavoo's house. Michele Gile reports.
The St. Joseph Center registered more than 1,600 people to receive the meals ahead of time but even more showed up. Jasmine Viel reports.
Ski and snowboard season officially starts this weekend. Resorts across the state are opening up and that includes Big Bear. Joy Benedict reports.
Crashes like the ones that have destroyed three of of Aaron Hilliard's cars have become an expectation rather than the traditional surprise for a Cypress Park neighborhood. Lesley Marin reports.
Character-driven storytelling about the people and places that form our communities in Southern California.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
KCAL News Anchor and three-time Emmy award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover has died.
Los Angeles comes out to celebrate the Boys in Blue two days after winning the 2024 World Series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions after defeating the New York Yankees in game 5.
The Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series in Game 5 in a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees
