Despite its reputation as a global climate leader with tough environmental standards, California has lagged when it comes to protecting its own people from the impacts of oil drilling. The state has allowed companies to extract oil essentially wherev

In July 2017, a desperate man held up a bank. Brian Brown-Easley, 33, entered a branch of Wells Fargo in the Atlanta suburbs and slid the teller a note saying he had a bomb. A Marine veteran, Easley had been struggling to survive solely on a measly d

LOS ANGELES — As the lead singer (and the pretty face) of Blur, Damon Albarn became a star writing songs about England — witty, tuneful, stylistically omnivorous character studies like "Parklife" and "Country House" that along with Oasis' blunter-edg

The Rams were bent over at the knees, wheezing, gasping, choking. The greatest quarterback in history was swaggering down the field, charging, swinging, steaming. A lingering Gulf Coast chill had suddenly become a raucous inferno, thousands of flag-w

A few weeks ago, I caught up with Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley.” I was impressed and moved. I look forward to watching anything that Guillermo does, but this particular picture had a special power and resonance for me. Then I came to realize

When Gavin Newsom refused to parole Sirhan Sirhan this month — the 16th time the convicted killer of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy has been rejected for release — California's governor hung his decision heavily on one central argument: Sirhan lacked "insigh

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Things don't always go as hoped. A prime example is the Democrats' push for single-payer health care legislation. A good-government hope was that this effort would result in a thoughtful, substantive legislative debate worthy of

As the drought dragged into its seventh minute, disaster knocked at USC’s door. Shots simply refused to fall. Errant passes flew inexplicably out of bounds. Turnovers piled up at an alarming clip. Any rhythm the Trojans had found on their two-game Ro

Any "Blair Witch Project" obsessives who started combing the "Yellowjacket's" finale frame by frame the moment they heard it was directed by Eduardo Sánchez can stop now. The Showtime series may tick many of the boxes that made Sanchez and Daniel Myr

On Jan. 6, 2021, Arizona lawmaker Mark Finchem — a practiced peddler of nutso conspiracy theories — stood outside the U.S. Capitol and tweeted his support for the mob seeking to overturn Joe Biden's victory. "What happens when the People feel they ha

LOS ANGELES — Film financier Jason Cloth has taken some gambles during his Hollywood career. For starters, he backed Nate Parker's "The Birth of a Nation." The movie, which premiered at 2016's Sundance Film Festival, sold to Fox Searchlight for a the

Evan Rachel Wood is getting more specific in her sexual abuse allegations against ex-fiance Marilyn Manson. In a new documentary, she says the singer “essentially raped” her during the filming of Manson’s 2007 “Heart-Shaped Glasses” music video. “We

LOS ANGELES — Rick Caruso, the shopping mall magnate who is considering a run for mayor of heavily Democratic Los Angeles, said Monday he has changed his political affiliation from no party preference to Democrat. Caruso dropped his longtime Republic

LOS ANGELES — A wildfire that broke out north of Big Sur and forced roughly 500 people from their homes amid high winds Friday night has not burned as many acres as officials initially feared. The rare January brush fire ignited near Palo Colorado Ro

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Benjamin Wisner wanted to cover the slopestyle course in Mammoth Mountain's famed main park with what looked like the world's largest slip-and-slide. Only one question stood in his way. "Is it going to be cool?" the Mammoth Mo

Director W. Kamau Bell kicks off his four-part Showtime docuseries, "We Need to Talk About Cosby," with a question that makes everyone uncomfortable: Who is Bill Cosby? His interview subjects curse under their breath and squirm in their seats as they

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker known for tightening restrictions on school vaccine laws will propose a bill Monday to close a loophole in the state's requirement that children receive COVID-19 shots. State Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento)

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday said it turned down an appeal from House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy seeking to strike down a rule set by House Democrats that allows members to cast proxy votes during the pandemic. Without comment or di

LOS ANGELES — Chef Brad Miller and restaurateur Luke Tabit have tested and eaten hundreds of burgers over the past six months. The two friends and former colleagues have experimented with countless varieties of cheese to observe how they melted, tast

LOS ANGELES — The company that provides Los Angeles County with coronavirus testing said it plans to sue Sheriff Alex Villanueva for defamation over claims the sheriff made alleging the company has links to the Chinese government. Fulgent Genetics, t

Adele is making time for a superfan to show how much she cares. On Saturday, the "Oh My God" artist FaceTimed Eleni Sabracos, a longtime supporter who posted a viral video from Las Vegas on Friday lamenting various unsuccessful attempts to see the Gr

A recent episode of "And Just Like That…" featured a tableau instantly familiar to fans of "Sex and the City": Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte sitting around a cafe table trading pithy one-liners about their personal lives over brunch. One thing, howev

Entertainment giant AEG plans to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to help fund a planned expansion of the L.A. Live hospitality complex in downtown Los Angeles by selling part ownership in the Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott hotels there. AEG said

CBS News is overhauling its streaming news channel with a new name and a slate of programs presented by its big-name anchors that taps into the division's legacy. The ViacomCBS unit announced Monday that the free ad-supported channel, known as CBSN s

Can we agree that California isn't going back to normal anytime soon? Omicron won't let us. But plenty of us continue to visit the Bay Area, while the rest of the world mostly has been shying away. Here are a few ideas, tips and updates for anyone he

LOS ANGELES — Deaths from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County have soared over the last week, with officials saying some of the recent fatalities appear to be from the omicron variant. The spread of the latest coronavirus variant has moved with unpreceden

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a major challenge to race-based affirmative action in the nation’s college and universities, setting the stage for another long-sought win for conservatives. The justices voted to hear a pair of ap

Noah Golden opened an account at Chase bank in 2017 for his then-6-year-old daughter. The idea was to gradually deposit funds and then present her with the windfall when she turns 18. Golden, 41, seldom monitored the account. Year after year, he just

The fate of the Capitol on the day of the insurrection, some White House insiders believed, rested on the slender shoulders of Ivanka Trump. As President Donald Trump watched the mayhem unfold on Jan. 6, 2021, unwilling to intervene, it became clear

Every public screening at the Sundance Film Festival is preceded by a land acknowledgment, recognizing the Shoshone, Paiute, Goshute and Ute tribes that have long stewarded the ground on which this annual event takes place. This tradition continues e