Jason Armond

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Jason Armond

Los Angeles, CA - May 22: Moviegoers attend showings of “Mission: Impossible” this Memorial Day weekend’s biggest films at AMC Century City on Thursday, May 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Jason Armond TNS A chaotic blue alien and the high-flying escapades of Tom Cruise propelled the Memorial Day weekend box office to record heights, giving relief to theater owners still struggling from a post-pandemic malaise among moviegoers.

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Jason Armond

The murder heard around the world marks its fifth anniversary Sunday. On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin put his knee on the neck of George Floyd and held it there for nine minutes. The incident was filmed by 17-year-old Darnella Frazier and went viral. Chauvin was eventually found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter. The killing ignited international outrage and massive protests during a pandemic that had already rocked the nation.

3 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Jason Armond

LOS ANGELES - Eleven of the 23 Pasadena Unified School District schools, where students have been back on campus since January, have contaminated soil following the Eaton fire, the district found. Over 40% of the schools had lead at levels exceeding the state's health-based limits for residential soil, and over 20% had arsenic levels beyond what L.A. County considers acceptable, according to the results released this week.

4 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Jason Armond

Los Angeles, CA - April 15: British rock singer Sam Fender poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Jason Armond TNS Sam Fender peered out at the crowd filling the Mojave tent at last month's Coachella festival - possibly the highest-profile American gig to date for this 31-year-old singer and songwriter from the north of England - and said he was going to play the stupidest song he ever wrote.

1 month ago | kentucky.com | Jason Armond

LOS ANGELES - California is heading toward another record year for cases of Valley fever, the disease caused by fungal spores linked to cycles of drought and precipitation. There were 3,123 reported cases of Valley fever in the first three months of the year, according to state health officials - roughly double the 10-year average for the first-quarter time period. Cases ranged from a low of 801 in 2016 to 3,011 last year.