Washington PostLOS ANGELES — Many of the winners who will take home an Oscar on Sunday have long been forecast, their triumph made seemingly self-evident after months of anticipation. That is, except for one little…
Fashion disaster? Downpour douses Oscars red carpetReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The most glamorous of all runways, the 500-foot-long Oscars red carpet, might be a fashion disaster on Sunday. A rare heavy rain storm on Friday…
CBS LocalLOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles City Council moved a step closer Friday to make L.A. the biggest city in the nation to approve a moratorium on a controversial oil and gas drilling…
By By MELENA RYZIK LOS ANGELES – With Oscar Sunday comes Oscar Party Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Oh and Saturday, too. The flurry of congratulatory activity leading up to the big show includes cocktails,…
Ex-NFL safety Darren Sharper surrenders in Los AngelesLas Vegas SunLOS ANGELES — Former NFL safety Darren Sharper has turned himself in to Los Angeles police after being named in a warrant involving a rape case…
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former football star Darren Sharper, wanted by New Orleans police as a suspect in two rapes, was arrested on Thursday in Los Angeles, where he pleaded not guilty a week ago…
Oregon State Completes Season Sweep Of USC 76-66CBS LocalLOS ANGELES (AP) — Roberto Nelson had 14 points and Oregon State managed to hold off a final charge and beat USC 76-66, sweeping the season series…
Fox NewsLOS ANGELES – A dispatcher at Los Angeles International Airport couldn’t immediately send police to a shooting last year because the emergency phone system didn’t provide a location, according to an investigation that also…
Man accused of ‘foot fetish’ crime against boy at Los Angeles skate rinkMinneapolis Star TribuneLOS ANGELES — Police are trying to identify the victims of a 19-year-old Los Angeles roller rink employee who they say…
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – To historian Brenda Stevenson, a scholar on American slavery, “12 Years a Slave” is a masterful cinematic work that achieves more than any other film on slavery, so worthy that she…
ESPN (blog)LOS ANGELES — As Glen “Big Baby” Davis addressed the media from one end of the Los Angeles Clippers’ locker room on Wednesday night, there was an empty locker straight across from him that…
LAX To Oakland Flight Lands After Smoke Fills CabinCBS LocalLOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A flight that originated from LAX was evacuated in Oakland Wednesday night after the plane’s cabin filled with smoke. Delta flight 4454…
CBSSports.comLOS ANGELES — The Clippers proved again that they can go nose-to-nose with the Houston Rockets and defend their 1-2 punch of Dwight Howard and James Harden. Blake Griffin had 23 points and 16 rebounds,…
ReutersClippers hold down Harden, Rockets. LOS ANGELES — Darren Collison slowed James Harden, and that helped the Los Angeles Clippers ground the Houston Rockets again. Forward Blake Griffin scored 23 points and grabbed 16 rebounds,…
ESPN (blog)LOS ANGELES – Clippers guard Jamal Crawford suffered a strained left calf in Wednesday’s game against the Houston Rockets and did not play in the second half. Crawford, who had eight points in 15…
CBS LocalLOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A pedestrian was fatally struck Wednesday morning on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass. LISTEN TO KNX 1070 FOR TRAFFIC UPDATES | INTERACTIVE TRAFFIC MAP. The…
ReutersLOS ANGELES Feb 25 (Reuters) – When Halle Berry and Denzel Washington won the best-acting Oscar categories and Sidney Poitier was honored with a lifetime achievement award in 2002, the night was a watershed for…
Passenger charged with punching flight attendantHonolulu Star-AdvertiserLOS ANGELES
ESPN (blog)LOS ANGELES — In what was supposed to be a lazy Sunday matchup between two sub .500 teams — a game that was considered to have such little juice that it was dropped from…
New York TimesJason Collins, left, battled for a loose ball with Lakers guard MarShon Brooks on Sunday night. Collins’ twin brother, Jarron, and other relatives were at the game. Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press. LOS ANGELES…
Seattle Post IntelligencerLOS ANGELES (AP) — Action-packed new releases couldn’t stack up to 3-D hit “The Lego Movie,” which took the No. 1 slot in its third weekend at the box office. The Warner Bros….
Long Beach Press-TelegramLOS ANGELES >> The spectacle that is pop culture sensation Miley Cyrus touched down for nearly two hours Saturday night at Staples Center and despite twerking, lots of tongue and kissing Katy Perry,…
ESPNLOS ANGELES — Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was examined by team physician Dr. Steve Lombardo on Friday, and it was determined the 18-year veteran will be sidelined another three weeks before being re-evaluated because of…
Airport Workers Sentenced In LAX Dry Ice Bomb CaseCBS LocalLOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Two airport employees charged with setting off dry ice bombs at LAX last year were sentenced Friday, the Los Angeles County District…
CBS LocalLOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A Los Angeles International Airport employee was fatally struck Friday by a luggage-moving cart. The incident took place around 5 a.m. on the LAX mid-field service road, officials said. The…
KUGN(LOS ANGELES) — American Idol ended its three-night “Rush Week” on Thursday night by announcing its top 13. Ten boys and 10 girls awaited their fate on the first results show of the season, after…
Man, 44, Charged With Strangling Retired Hollywood High TeacherCBS LocalLOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A 44-year-old man was charged Thursday with the strangulation murder of a retired Hollywood High School teacher. Scott Kratlian, who is also…
Plan to divide California into 6 states advancesHonolulu Star-AdvertiserLOS ANGELES
CBS LocalLOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The final day of the 80-hour partial shutdown of the San Diego (405) Freeway dubbed “Jamzilla” began Monday morning. Ramp and lane closures began early Saturday morning from Getty Center…
ESPNGLENDALE, Ariz. — Legendary pitcher Sandy Koufax, making his first appearance of the spring at the Los Angeles Dodgers’ training facility, said he enjoyed watching Yasiel Puig energize the team last summer but would like…
ESPNLOS ANGELES — Bubba Watson lost track of time. He didn’t realize it had been nearly two years and 41 tournaments since his last victory. A reminder came Sunday afternoon, after he birdied the 18th…
The ColumbianLOS ANGELES — For three years, Rob McFarland has kept 25,000 illegal bees on the roof of his West Los Angeles home — but his hive might not have to fly under the radar…
CBS LocalLOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews are set to pour concrete to lay the foundation for the tallest building to be built west of the Mississippi — and they’re hoping it’s one for the history…
‘Juno’ Actress Ellen Page Comes Out As GayCBS LocalLOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — Ellen Page, who won the hearts of moviegoers as the pregnant teenager in the 2007 film “Juno,” has come out as gay. The…
ReutersWASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES Feb 14 (Reuters) – On this Valentine’s Day, some couples will enter a committed relationship, but it might end up lasting a mere 13 hours. That’s the time it would take to binge-watch…
Bleacher ReportLOS ANGELES — The Lakers played their last game before the All-Star break Thursday night. Pau Gasol might have already played his last game with them. Los Angeles is much more motivated than earlier…
ESPNLOS ANGELES — For three quarters, the Los Angeles Lakers tempted the sellout crowd at Staples Center into believing they would pull off one of the most improbable upsets of the NBA season. Then Kevin…
CNNLOS ANGELES — Only a fool goes to a basketball game expecting to see a player score 60 points. Flames have to leak from his fingers. Buckets have to pour from the heavens. An entire…
ESPNLOS ANGELES — Kevin Durant scored 19 of his 43 points in the fourth quarter and the Oklahoma City Thunder sent the undermanned Los Angeles Lakers to a record-setting seventh straight home loss with a…
ESPNLOS ANGELES — Despite Steve Nash appearing in just 60 of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 135 games since L.A. acquired the aging point guard, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said he would not change a…
