Author: Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times

Jacqueline Kerr arrived to a Florida convention center Friday, suitcases stuffed with intricate, hand-made costumes — pink sequined ball gowns, a leopard bodysuit and an all-white rhinestone cowgirl ensemble —Read More

Daniel Gonzales pressed a tattoo needle into Israel Ray Gaitan’s bare back, where a Mayan calendar spanned Gaitan’s shoulder blades. Gonzales had already logged 30 hours tattooing the elaborate designRead More

HARLINGEN — Vicenta Barrientos says she made it to her 104th birthday by making chiles and nopales a part of her daily diet.Read More

Stableford will open its first location in a 13,000-square-foot clubhouse in the Sawtelle neighborhood.Read More

AllClear, a travel insurance provider, released a study identifying the most beautiful airport landings in the world—Lord Howe Island Airport came in at No. 1.Read More

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Congo on Thursday declared the end of a two-year outbreak of the mpox disease that’s believed to have caused more than 2,200 deaths in the country. Health Minister Roger Kamba told journalists that the government had made the determination that the outbreak was over and no longer a nationalRead More

TotalEnergies, Masdar formalize a $2.2 billion joint venture designed to consolidate and scale their onshore clean energy portfolios across the region.Read More

Team Europe captain Luke Donald said Edoardo Molinari will return as his first vice captain for next year’s Ryder Cup. Molinari worked under Donald in the past two Ryder Cups — the European victories in Rome in 2023 and at Bethpage Black in New York last year.Read More

On Wednesday, Brussels signalled its willingness to open talks with the United States to ease tensions over the EU’s digital legislation. It will, however, do so without compromising the substance of those laws.Read More

Guide to the Climate Graphic of the WeekRead More