Mattel stiffed UCLA on $49-million children’s hospital donation, lawsuit claims

Mattel stiffed UCLA on $49-million children’s hospital donation, lawsuit claims

Mattel, the company behind Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price and Barbie, pledged in 2017 to donate $49 million to UCLA to support its children’s hospital. But now the hospital says Mattel never came through with the money. According to a new lawsuit, the El Segundo toy company made “the inexplicable decision a few short years later to…

Starbucks Is In Hot Water — This Time For Allegedly Breaking The Law

Starbucks Is In Hot Water — This Time For Allegedly Breaking The Law

Ella Clark didn’t have much time to goof around after she graduated from high school in June. The 18-year-old had to prepare for a federal hearing in San Francisco where she would square off with corporate lawyers representing the biggest coffee chain in the world. Clark believed Starbucks had violated her rights as she tried…

It’s open enrollment season for health coverage. If you’re self-employed, you can’t afford to ignore it

It’s open enrollment season for health coverage. If you’re self-employed, you can’t afford to ignore it

Open enrollment season can be a time of trepidation for the self-employed.  The stakes are especially high because if you need to buy individual or family coverage, the next few weeks could be your only chance for 2024, barring certain exceptions such as moving to a different state, getting married, divorced or having a child. …

Opinion: Kids have been used like guinea pigs on Big Tech’s platforms. How much harm will we tolerate?

Opinion: Kids have been used like guinea pigs on Big Tech’s platforms. How much harm will we tolerate?

After more than a decade of uncontrolled experiments by internet platforms on millions of users, there is an emerging possibility that one group of users — kids — may gain some protection. A wave of court cases has an opportunity to fill a void left by the inaction of the executive and legislative branches of…

Elliott: Energized by a historic U.S-Canada rivalry, women’s hockey embraces its PWHL moment

Elliott: Energized by a historic U.S-Canada rivalry, women’s hockey embraces its PWHL moment

Women’s hockey is ready for its big moment. With Team USA lighting up Crypto.com Arena in a 5-2 victory over Canada on Saturday in their heated Rivalry Series and the Professional Women’s Hockey League set to open training camps Wednesday in advance of a January launch, this is the sport’s best opportunity yet to make…

Building an e-commerce sales success story is getting more complex and costly

Building an e-commerce sales success story is getting more complex and costly

Products in a loading bay at an Amazon fulfillment center on Prime Day in Melville, New York, US, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon may be the epitome of big business, but more than 60% of the behemoth’s sales last year came from small- and medium-sized businesses. Small businesses rely on…

On Main Street, it’s time to prepare for the new state minimum wage hikes in 2024

On Main Street, it’s time to prepare for the new state minimum wage hikes in 2024

A “Now Hiring” sign is posted in the drive thru of a McDonald’s restaurant on July 07, 2021 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images More wage hikes are coming across U.S. states in 2024 and many Main Street businesses may feel the pinch.  Not only are wages generally up from year-ago figures…

This new nuclear stealth bomber is top secret. So why is the B-21 Raider flying over Palmdale?

This new nuclear stealth bomber is top secret. So why is the B-21 Raider flying over Palmdale?

After years of secrecy, the B-21 Raider emerged from its Palmdale hangar Friday morning and took its first flight, soaring through the sky and giving plane enthusiasts, contractor employees and the public its first glimpse of the futuristic-looking bomber in air. The B-21 bomber, which is being built by Northrop Grumman Corp., took off from…