In the shade of the Lucas Plaza, it’s quiet on a recent day before the Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts opens to the public on Tuesday, Sept. 22, realizing George Lucas and Mellody Hobson‘s long-awaited dream. There are wonderful museums, …
Inside LA’s new Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts: So many stories to tell Read MoreAnother headache for Xabi Alonso (Picture: Nigel French/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images) Chelsea striker Joao Pedro has withdrawn from the Brazil squad due to an injury problem. Pedro has started the season in sensational form with three goals in five appearances, …
Chelsea handed fresh injury blow ahead of Brentford clash after triple scare Read MoreShirley Ballas seems to have a new flame (Picture: TillenDove) Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas, 66, stepped out onto the streets with a 36-year-old dancer believed to be her new beau. The Italian dance champion and sparkling TV personality …
Strictly’s Shirley Ballas cosies up to ‘new boyfriend’ 30 years her junior Read MoreMost men’s basketball players from Illinois in the high school Class of 2022 have used up their NCAA eligibility at this point. Or have they? Several are still in the mix because they redshirted early in their college careers for …
Redoing the rankings for the Class of 2022: Braden Huff is still No. 1 Read MoreQ. I’ve been hearing about a new law that prohibits watering of “non-functional” turfgrass. What does this mean for the average homeowner in California? AB 1572 bans the use of potable (drinking) water for irrigation of non-functional turfgrass in certain …
Is watering turfgrass against the law? And how to grow California wildflowers Read MoreBy MATTHEW DALY and NATHAN ELLGREN WASHINGTON (AP) — Fencing went up Wednesday around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the performing arts center for repairs. That vote came after a federal …
Fencing goes up around the main Kennedy Center building after Trump-aligned board votes to close it Read MoreBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An Islamic State group member was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for aiding the terrorist organization that took credit for a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members and about …
Afghan man sentenced to 20-year prison term in case tied to suicide bombing at Kabul airport Read MoreBy SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) — The death toll from the collapse of an informal gold mine in a remote area of Sudan has risen to 82, according to local officials and activists, as rescuers struggled on Wednesday to search …
Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 82 people with many more missing Read MoreTraffic safety advocates and families affected by deadly crashes are urging Los Angeles leaders to immediately declare a state of emergency over traffic violence, escalating pressure on City Hall after the city failed to meet its decade-goal of eliminating traffic …
LA safety advocates call for state of emergency over traffic deaths Read MoreBy MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tickle Me Elmo dolls, the game of chance Bingo and the humble playground slide are among the finalists to get into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year, a …
Bingo and Tickle Me Elmo nominated for Toy Hall of Fame. Will Care Bears also make it this year? Read MoreOn the dirt shoulder of a desolate Chilean highway, I knelt upon an alpaca wool blanket and clutched my tasseled pouch of sacred coca leaves, a gift from an Andean woman who had draped it over my neck in the …
Travel: Chile’s Atacama Desert is an otherworldy destination Read MoreBy KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will vote Wednesday on a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive Russian President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed …
House nears vote on Russia sanctions bill named after late Sen. Lindsey Graham Read MoreFrom Ford Model As and electric trains to Tesla EVs, few cities have seen more traffic changes in the last century than Los Angeles. Traces of that history can be found along Route 66, which is marking its centennial this …
Eating on Route 66: Chow mein, chili and rock stars in West Hollywood Read MoreTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page Celebrity Traitors star Joanne McNally has shared her utter confusion over being completely left out of …
Joanne McNally swipes at Celebrity Traitors season 2 trailer: ‘I did do it, didn’t I?’ Read MoreMariska Hargitay was this year’s Emmys host. While I thought many of Mariska’s skits and jokes fell flat, I admire the way she threw herself into hosting and she genuinely looked like she was having a ball. One of the …
Ice-T confirms: Taylor Swift brought cookies to the ‘Law & Order: SVU’ set Read MoreMichael B. Jordan covers the October issue of Vogue Magazine. This is not the first time American Vogue has put a Black man on its cover, but it still feels big. MBJ also mentioned, in the piece, that he had …
Michael B. Jordan: People don’t want to see a billionaire ‘just doing sh-t for fun’ Read MoreThe wild-card standings are tight enough that the Cubs don’t yet know where they’ll be when the playoffs start in a couple weeks. They know where they’d like to be: hosting at Wrigley Field. But that’s not enough for this …
Cubs want a whole lot more than last year’s quick playoff exit: ‘It’s time to do it again and do it better’ Read MoreReading Time: 3 minutes Lena Dunham is now a mom! Years before she married her husband, the Girls star underwent a hysterectomy. That has not stopped them from growing their family via a gestational surrogate. Dunham has opened up about …
Lena Dunham & Luis Felber Welcome Baby #1 Via Surrogate! Read MoreReading Time: 3 minutes It’s another tumultuous week in the life of Jenelle Evans. And once again, it’s all playing out in public. We’ll start with the fact that Jenelle posted a nude photo of herself on Facebook. Jenelle Evans …
Jenelle Evans Posts Nude Pic on Facebook as 911 Call About Ex-Husband Goes Public Read MoreReading Time: 3 minutes Booting Macklemore from the tour may have been a blunder for Ed Sheeran — and not just morally. Macklemore said “Free Palestine” to thunderous applause days before he was iced out of the tour. In the …
Ed Sheeran Loses ALL Support Acts, Hundreds of Thousands of Followers After Ditching … Read More