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BNPL Grocery Payments Rise 71% as Missed Bills Spike

Once reserved for big-ticket items like TVs and plane tickets, buy now, pay later (BNPL) services are rapidly expanding into everyday essentials like groceries,...

Six Korean American Coffee Shops Featured in Eater LA’s Best Cafés List

Six Korean American coffee shops have been recognized on a recent list of Los Angeles’s top cafés by restaurant publication Eater LA, spotlighting the...

Korean chefs win top honors at 2025 James Beard Awards

Two Korean chefs and two Korean-run establishments received major awards at the 2025 James Beard Awards, often dubbed the “Oscars of the restaurant world.” At...

College Majors Income Gap Widens: STEM Starting Salaries Top $80K

Graduates' starting salaries are increasingly shaped by their choice of major, with science and engineering fields pulling far ahead of humanities and social sciences. A...

HYBE Opens Global Girl Group Auditions, Expands Post-KATSEYE Strategy

HYBE and Geffen Records have opened online auditions for a new global girl group, continuing their expansion into international markets following the debut of...

T&T Supermarket expands with 4th California store in Chino Hills

T&T Supermarket, the largest Asian grocery chain in Canada, is set to open a new store in Chino Hills, California next fall. This will...

Lakers Sold: Dodgers Owner Mark Walter Takes Over

Mark Walter, chairman of the Los Angeles Dodgers and CEO of TWG Global, has acquired the majority ownership stake in the Los Angeles Lakers,...

LAPD Sued by Journalists Over Rubber Bullet Injuries at Protest

Several journalists have filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), claiming excessive use of force and press freedom violations...

LA to Pay $19.7M for Protest Response, Including $11.7M in LAPD Overtime

The City of Los Angeles has spent $19.7 million responding to protests against federal immigration raids as of June 16, according to a report...

Korean American Nursing Homes in LA Cited for Safety and Hygiene Violations

Several nursing homes in the Los Angeles area with high numbers of Korean American senior residents have been cited for serious violations of health...