A Los Angeles family says an urn bought on Amazon arrived already holding possible human ashes; Amazon apologized and says it is investigating.

ProcureLA says it steered more than $45M in contracts to LA small businesses, pairing training and matchmaking with bids tied to big events.

Imported fuel and other goods pushed U.S. import prices sharply higher in April, adding fresh pressure to inflation and the Fed’s outlook.

Reyes Coca‑Cola Bottling will close its Ventura plant on July 10, a WARN filing shows, ending more than a century of local production and affecting about 85 workers. The company says most staff will be reassigned and operations moved to other Southern California sites.

Byron Allen’s family office agreed to buy about 52% of BuzzFeed for $120 million, installing Allen as CEO while Jonah Peretti pivots to lead BuzzFeed’s AI efforts.

Erewhon’s Tony Antoci paid about $51M for a 110,789-sq-ft Central L.A. warehouse as the grocer opens new stores and a cafe at LACMA.

Dua Lipa sued Samsung in federal court in Los Angeles, saying a backstage ACL photo appeared on TV boxes and created a false endorsement; she seeks at least $15M.

Snoop Dogg’s S.W.E.D. store opens in Long Beach on Saturday with DJs, retro games and a noon ribbon‑cutting featuring a city certificate.

Twenty-two crew members walked off the Sun Valley set of CoComelon: The Melon Patch on May 6, alleging understaffing and lower pay as they seek IATSE representation.

Ticketmaster trimmed roughly 350 roles — about 8% of staff — in a global restructuring aimed at sharpening engineering and product work. The move comes after Live Nation’s Q1 report and amid continued legal scrutiny.

Nordstrom Rack will open roughly 30,000‑sq‑ft stores at Marina Marketplace in Marina del Rey and Rolling Hills Plaza in Torrance in 2027, expanding its Southern California reach.

A Powerball ticket worth $122,105 was sold at Blue Bird Liquor in Hawthorne after the May 4 drawing. The ticket matched four numbers plus the Powerball for a five‑figure payout.

Disney beat estimates in its first full quarter under Josh D’Amaro as parks and streaming pushed revenue above $25 billion and management pledged more investment.