Past Articles by Ben Bergman
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Some Syrian-Americans Take Humanitarian Aid Into Their Own Hands The United Nations recently estimated that four million Syrians are in need of humanitarian assistance, and up to a million Syrian refugees in neighboring countries will need help during the first half of this year. The U.S. government has largely stayed out of the crisis, but that hasn't stopped some Syrian-Americans in Southern California from getting involved. They've made repeated trips bringing aid to the Turkish/Syrian border. |
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Game, Set And Match: U.S. Tennis Tournaments Move Abroad At its height, American tennis consistently fielded the world's top male players. Now that American dominance is gone, so too are many of the top U.S. men's tournaments. They're moving overseas, snapped up by groups offering more lucrative payouts in a sport enjoying huge global appeal. |
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Game, Set And Match: U.S. Tennis Tournaments Move Abroad At its height, American tennis consistently fielded the world's top male players. Now that American dominance is gone, so too are many of the top U.S. men's tournaments. They're moving overseas, snapped up by groups offering more lucrative payouts in a sport enjoying huge global appeal. |
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'Orange County Register' Presses Hum With Optimism The suburban Los Angeles paper is expanding its newsroom and emphasizing print over digital. Trying to dig the Register out of a financial hole, the new owners see promise in an expanded print edition with more color and more content. |
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'Orange County Register' Presses Hum With Optimism The suburban Los Angeles paper is expanding its newsroom and emphasizing print over digital. Trying to dig the Register out of a financial hole, the new owners see promise in an expanded print edition with more color and more content. |
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Olympics TV Delay Criticized, But Ratings Are Up There has been much grousing on social media about NBC tape-delaying marquee Olympic events until its prime-time broadcast. Twitter users say it's a "stone-age" model, but NBC says it needs to protect its $1.8 billion investment. So far, ratings are up. |
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Shhhh! (Facebook's About To Go Public) It's known as the quiet period - the SEC-mandated time before an initial public offering when a company's top officials have to avoid anything close to hype. And with Facebook's IPO expected next week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his colleagues are pretty much staying mum. |
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Shhhh! (Facebook Is About To Go Public) It's known as the quiet period - the SEC-mandated time before an initial public offering when a company's top officials have to avoid anything close to hype. And with Facebook's IPO expected next week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his colleagues are pretty much staying mum. |
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It's A Good Time To Be An L.A. Clippers 'Superfan' The Lakers have Jack Nicholson. Los Angeles' other NBA team has "Clipper Darrell." He has missed only one home game in the past nine years and shows up in full Clippers gear to taunt the other team. Now that his team is no longer second fiddle in Los Angeles, Clipper Darrell is in his element. |
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IBM Sees A Big Boost As It Turns 100 Far from a relic, IBM has been one of the best stocks on the Dow this year, rising more than perennial tech hotshots Google and Apple. A revamp of its business to focus on services and software so impressed Warren Buffet, he bought $10.7 billion worth of IBM stock. |
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Is Albert Pujols Worth $250 Million? The Los Angeles Angels have signed slugger Albert Pujols. He's considered one of the best baseball players of his generation, but is the $250 million the Angels are paying Pujols worth it? |
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'Wizarding World Of Harry Potter' Goes To Hollywood The "Wizarding World of Harry Potter" is going West. The popular attraction has created a sensation at Universal Studios Orlando and will now go to Universal Studios Hollywood. California Gov. Jerry Brown attended the announcement ceremony and is billing the attraction as a California job creator. |
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Google Buys Restaurant Review Service Zagat Google's deal with Zagat is part of the Internet giant's strategy to offer better local services. And it has some wondering if the company will launch an online and mobile reservation service similar to Open Table. |
