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In sunny Palm Springs, shadows are hard to come by, but welcome, and rain-slicked streets are rare. Despite the unlikely surroundings, a film noir festival — devoted to hard-bitten, tough-talking, urban crime movies, most of them in moody B&W — …

The Los Angeles Daily News boys athlete of the week for May 12, 2026: Name: Matthew Torres School: Sylmar Sport: Baseball Year: Senior Noteworthy: Torres has been on a mission this spring, going 8-0 as the Spartans head into the …

An Aliso Viejo mother facing felony charges after her son allegedly fatally injured an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran while illegally riding an e-motorcycle in Lake Forest made her first appearance in criminal court on Tuesday, May 12. Tommi Jo Mejer, 50, …

CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins shined a light on President Trump’s dental visits this month. On Monday, Collins wrote on social media: “The White House says President Trump will undergo his ‘annual dental and medical evaluations’ on May 26.” …

A man who ran to help visiting graduate student Anat Kimchi after she was fatally stabbed in a random attack downtown in June 2021 testified Monday that he saw defendant Tony Robinson attack her and that Robinson later threatened him …

ATLANTA — When Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami signed with the White Sox this past winter, he reached out to Cubs veteran Seiya Suzuki for advice. “[It was] nothing really about baseball,’’ Suzuki said through his translator Sunday morning in Texas …

By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN and TUNDE OMOLEHIN ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria‘s military Tuesday denied a rights group’s claim that an airstrike killed 100 civilians in a market over the weekend, as attention turned again to a long-running fight against armed …

Ohana Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a lineup led by Pearl Jam, Tyler Childers, and Eddie Vedder & Friends at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point on Sept. 25-27. The three-day festival curated by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie …

Disneyland plans to update Autopia with electric vehicles and retire the gas-powered engines on the 1955 opening day Tomorrowland attraction after reaching a settlement agreement with the state agency that regulates air pollution in California. Disneyland paid a $56,000 settlement …

The Habit Burger & Grill is offering its loyalty members an unusual perk: a stay in a Wild West environment. “Habit Ranch” is a vacation rental in Pioneertown, an unincorporated community near Joshua Tree, according to a news release. The …

By JOHN RABY CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Presenting a utility bill as a valid form of identification at a voting precinct in West Virginia has gone the way of the tavern polling place and the punch-card ballot. State lawmakers tightened …

Pre-kids, Sarah Freeman had a reputation as the brave one in her friend group because she didn’t hesitate to try things like bungee jumping. She hated being tied down by plans, even to the point of refusing to make restaurant …

DENVER — The pedestrian fatally struck by a Frontier Airlines plane at Denver International Airport on Friday died by suicide, according to the medical examiner. Michael Mott, 41, died from multiple blunt and sharp force injuries caused by the plane …

By STEVEN GRATTAN NUEVA VENECIA, Colombia (AP) — Leaning over the side of a small speedboat, Jhon Cantillo scoops up a thick clump of bright green vegetation, holding it up before gesturing toward the horizon, where the plant spreads across …

Members of the UK Armed Forces drop medical kit to the Atlantic Island of Tristan Da Cunha (Picture: Crown Copyright) Ten people from the South Atlantic islands are being flown to Britain after cruise ship passengers linked to deadly hantavirus …

Preston Davey had been in the care of Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley for four months by the time he died in July 2023, jurors at Preston Crown Court have heard (Picture: Lancashire Police/PA) A teacher accused of sexually abusing …

President Donald Trump criticized Cuba on Tuesday and claimed on social media that “No Republican has ever spoken to me about Cuba, which is a failed country and only heading in one direction – down!” He added, “Cuba is asking …

A man who says Chicago police beat him into confessing to the 1992 murder of 7-year-old Dantrell Davis is a step closer to finding out whether he’ll get a new trial. One of Anthony Garrett’s attorneys battled a Cook County …

SAN FRANCISCO — Beating the Fire in their regular-season opener Saturday was a good sign for the Sky. Sure, the Fire are an expansion franchise that won’t sniff the playoffs this season, but you don’t scoff at any victories if …

Inflation in Los Angeles and Orange counties hit a 23-month high in April as a war-fueled gas-price surge hit consumers’ wallets. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the Consumer Price Index report for April for the two Southern California counties and the …