California to raise minimum wage to $15.50

California’s minimum wage is projected to increase to $15.50 per hour for all workers on January 1, 2023.

Here's how much more you'll be paying for food in 2022, according to USDA estimates

The USDA’s Food Price Outlook estimates that prices at the grocery store will increase by 5%-6% in 2022. Overall, food prices were 8.8% higher in March 2022, compared to a year prior.

Pediatrician's plea to parents: Do NOT make your own baby formula

Amid today's baby formula shortage, Dr. Sarah Adams of Akron Children's Hospital in Ohio warned parents away from homemade options.

Fed raises interest rates by half-point, the most since 2000

The Federal Reserve intensified its drive to curb the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point.

California bill mandating 4-day work week stalled

A proposal in the Legislature that would bring a 4-day work week to California looks like it isn't going anywhere.

May Day marchers advocate for equality, workers' rights in downtown LA

Demonstrators gathered in Downtown Los Angeles Monday for the annual May Day March, advocating for things like fair workplace, policies, a higher minimum wage and more.

Inflation, bird flu impact US bakeries ahead of Easter 2022

The egg price spike is hitting bakeries especially hard, and the days leading up to Easter are some of the busiest of the year for pastry, cookie, and other sweets sales.

LA County gas prices have gone down 19 days in a row

The average price of a gallon of regular Saturday dropped to $5.807, while the price in Orange County dropped to $5.766.

What is an NFT? The new digital ‘property’ that is taking the world by storm

There's been a lot of talk about NFTs, but a lot of people may not understand what it is, and why it is fetching high prices. Here's what you should know about this new digital 'property.'