Foursquare knows all your dirty little secrets, something every traveler ought to know too before setting a toe into another state. Yep, the local search mobile app claims to have mined data and found the most prevalent vices in each U.S. state that travelers can sample as they make their way across the country. California,…

By Lindsey Thiry  Fact of the day: There are six Pac-12 teams ranked in the first AP college football poll: No. 7 Oregon, No. 8 USC, No. 13 UCLA, No. 15 Arizona State, No. 21 Stanford and No. 22 Arizona.    In The Times: If Steve Sarkisian’s issues run deeper than one night, that’s…

By Susan Stapleton Here come the Judds. The mother-daughter duo of Wynnona and Naomi Judd are to reunite for Girls Night Out, a nine-show residency at the Venetian Theatre at the Venetian for dates Oct. 7-24. The residency marks the country duo’s first concerts together in nearly five years. Fans might hear “Love Can Build a…

3:54 A.M. At every campaign stop, Jeb Bush promises to restore economic growth to 4% a year using the skills he demonstrated as Florida governor. The Times’ Noah Bierman takes a close look at that Bush’s record as economic steward during his tenure…

By James F. Peltz contact the reporter The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 1,000 points at the opening Monday as the U.S. stock market extended a rout that followed severe market declines in China and elsewhere in Asia and Europe amid growing worry about China’s economy. The blue-chip industrials edged somewhat higher after the…

By Houston Mitchell contact the reporter WWE held its annual SummerSlam pay-per-view on Sunday, and it was full of surprises. None bigger than former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart, who was the special guest host of SummerSlam getting involved in the John Cena-Seth Rollins match. A look at the results: RANDY ORTON vs. SHEAMUS…

Welcome to California Inc., the weekly newsletter of the L.A. Times Business Section. I’m Business columnist David Lazarus, and here’s a rundown of upcoming stories this week and the highlights of last week. Looking Ahead Monday markets: After last week’s battering in stock markets worldwide, investors will see Monday whether shares stabilize, rise or take a…

By Nathan Fenno contact the reporter Maria Sharapova wants to bring top-tier professional tennis back to Los Angeles. To that end, the world’s second-ranked player will announce her own event Monday to be held at the L.A. Tennis Center in December. The two-day exhibition will include Andy Roddick, formerly the world’s top-ranked player; Kei…

Album title: The Essential Tracks music column in the Aug. 23 Arts & Books section misstated the title of Beach House’s new album “Depression Cherry” as “Depression Queen.” Byline: A Quick Takes brief in the Aug. 21 Calendar section about new music from the singer JoJo was credited to Greg Braxton. The brief was written…

By Steven Borowiec Tensions between the two Koreas continued on Monday as South Korean President Park Geun-hye said that the South would continue broadcasting propaganda across the border unless the North apologized for planting a mine that seriously injured two South Korean soldiers. Park’s comments come amid high-level meetings between the two…