Removing 460 children from a polygamist sect compound and then reuniting them with their families will cost Texas $7 million, according to the state Department of Family and Protective Services.
A potential proposition may make same-sex unions short-lived in California. But the power of the ruling will give the issue longevity for years to come
The Grand Olympic Auditorium -- the Grand described the address, not its condition -- was a concrete vault, built for the 1932 Olympics but long since consigned to the indignities of weekly boxing and wrestling. By the time I got there in 1979, to cover the fights for the Los Angeles Times, even those indignities were passing. The networks were beginning to poach whatever attractions they could, leaving the small clubs without the denouement of long-wrought rivalries. It was a failing scene.
• Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal, sharing an early breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien in Brentwood, Calif. Walking in with their arms around each other, the casually dressed pair shared a table for two in the back, ordering coffee, an omelette and fruit. The pair talked and traded sections of the Los Angeles Times at the table. Later that night, the couple was spotted again – this time at West Hollywood's Chateau Marmont where they celebrated Robert Downey Jr.'s 43rd birthday with Cameron Diaz, Gerard Butler, Ben Stiller and more.
The Los Angeles Times has apologized for an article on the 1994 assault on rapper Tupac Shakur that was based on apparently phony documents
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- A trend of contradicting columns is emerging between my colleague, Jon Wertheim, and me. We disagreed with the state of Andy Roddick's game and character two weeks ago. This week, I take an opposing view on the health and state of tennis.
Sunday night could mark the end of Oscars' greatest losing streak. Sound mixer Kevin O’Connell heads to the show with his 20th nomination (for Transformers) with zero wins. While he hopes to end the losing tradition, his Oscar routine will not vary. He shares his game-day secrets:
Sunday night could mark the end of Oscars' greatest losing streak. Sound mixer Kevin O’Connell heads to the show with his 20th nomination (for Transformers) with zero wins. While he hopes to end the losing tradition, his Oscar routine will not vary. He shares his game-day secrets:
Hollywood writers who went on strike against studios and producers may be back to work as early as Monday, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Pop star Britney Spears was resting at UCLA Medical Center on Thursday, her mother said, hours after police escorted her to the hospital from her Hollywood home.
Removing 460 children from a polygamist sect compound and then reuniting them with their families will cost Texas $7 million, according to the state Department of Family and Protective Services.
A potential proposition may make same-sex unions short-lived in California. But the power of the ruling will give the issue longevity for years to come
The Grand Olympic Auditorium -- the Grand described the address, not its condition -- was a concrete vault, built for the 1932 Olympics but long since consigned to the indignities of weekly boxing and wrestling. By the time I got there in 1979, to cover the fights for the Los Angeles Times, even those indignities were passing. The networks were beginning to poach whatever attractions they could, leaving the small clubs without the denouement of long-wrought rivalries. It was a failing scene.
• Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal, sharing an early breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien in Brentwood, Calif. Walking in with their arms around each other, the casually dressed pair shared a table for two in the back, ordering coffee, an omelette and fruit. The pair talked and traded sections of the Los Angeles Times at the table. Later that night, the couple was spotted again – this time at West Hollywood's Chateau Marmont where they celebrated Robert Downey Jr.'s 43rd birthday with Cameron Diaz, Gerard Butler, Ben Stiller and more.
The Los Angeles Times has apologized for an article on the 1994 assault on rapper Tupac Shakur that was based on apparently phony documents
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- A trend of contradicting columns is emerging between my colleague, Jon Wertheim, and me. We disagreed with the state of Andy Roddick's game and character two weeks ago. This week, I take an opposing view on the health and state of tennis.
Sunday night could mark the end of Oscars' greatest losing streak. Sound mixer Kevin O’Connell heads to the show with his 20th nomination (for Transformers) with zero wins. While he hopes to end the losing tradition, his Oscar routine will not vary. He shares his game-day secrets:
Sunday night could mark the end of Oscars' greatest losing streak. Sound mixer Kevin O’Connell heads to the show with his 20th nomination (for Transformers) with zero wins. While he hopes to end the losing tradition, his Oscar routine will not vary. He shares his game-day secrets:
Hollywood writers who went on strike against studios and producers may be back to work as early as Monday, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Pop star Britney Spears was resting at UCLA Medical Center on Thursday, her mother said, hours after police escorted her to the hospital from her Hollywood home.
The Los Angeles Times fired its top editor after he rejected a management order to cut $4 million from the newsroom budget, 14 months after his predecessor was also ousted
Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly have spoken out for the first time since their newborn twins were hospitalized following a medication error. Two months after the incident, the two still question Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's handling of the accidental overdose.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center was cited by California regulators for placing Dennis Quaid's newborn twins in immediate jeopardy by giving them 1,000 times the proper dosage of medication, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Newspaper publisher and broadcaster Tribune Co. said on Wednesday that quarterly profit and revenue fell as newspaper advertising sales suffered.
Operating under the radar - in stark contrast to the style of big sister Paris Hilton - Nicky Hilton recently bought a house in the Hollywood Hills, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Lower winds Monday helped firefighters attack the Angora fire, which has burned 2,400 acres and destroyed at least 240 homes south of Lake Tahoe, state fire officials said.
Paris Hilton's transfer from a Los Angeles County jail to her posh Hollywood Hills home in the early hours of Thursday morning sparked a chorus of criticism from practically all quarters. Her detractors ranged from gossip columnists to civil-rights leaders. Among the reactions:
Wall Street edged higher in the first moments of trade Wednesday as investors mull economic worries, oil prices and wait for the latest Fed speak.
Most Americans are expecting a recession in the next year and a large fraction describe their own finances as shaky, according to a recent survey.
Chicago real estate mogul Sam Zell, tapped Monday as the buyer of media conglomerate Tribune Co., has already talked to entertainment mogul David Geffen about a possible deal for the Los Angeles Times, according to a published report.
Nowadays, the all-powerful Web user, recently anointed as Time's Person of the Year, is both creator and consumer of every last bit of content at some of the Web's fastest-growing destinations. Witness the success of Flickr (the photo-sharing site), YouTube (the video-sharing site), Deli.cio.us (the bookmark-sharing site) and Wikipedia (the knowledge-sharing site).
Those who are fortunate enough to embed themselves for a time in the lively revelry of the British newspaper tradition -- as I did once at The Daily Mail of London under David English, the legendary Fleet Street editor -- are never again able to blindly accept the solemn tenor of its American counterpart. There is method to the madness of the British method --- though no one should underestimate the measure of madness. Even so, their way is often so much fun.
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Tribune Co. is under increasing pressure to sell its largest paper, the Los Angeles Times, according to published reports, just as the company is close to working out a truce with the Chandler family, the former owner of the paper and one of the company's largest shareholder.
Paris Hilton says her upcoming album will be a mix of reggae, pop and hip-hop, with the first single being a reggae song called "Stars Are Blind."
Otis Chandler, longtime publisher of the Los Angeles Times, and the person credited with making it a respectable paper, died Monday of a degenerative illness, the Times reported. He was 78.
I'd like to begin this new year by thanking you for watching. And thank you for your loyalty, your innate intelligence, independence of thought and concern for this nation and for all Americans who deserve the same opportunities that have benefited you and me.
At the Los Angeles Times, Dean Baquet has cloned a key position. Shortly after becoming editor, he announced that he was dividing into three jobs the managing editor position he had previously held.
The worst job in the court of Henry VIII -- other than queen -- may have been "groom of the stool."
Stocks appeared ready for a comeback after Thursday's selloff amid stable oil prices, a rally in the dollar and falling wholesales prices that eased concerns about inflation.
A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty to murder charges Friday related to his role in the shooting death of a wounded Iraqi teenager.
Kenneth Turan couldn't help but be impressed -- and a little unsettled.
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In which this department presents its third annual salute to the dog days, a feature incorporating the dozen most unsurprising headlines of the past 12 months. As in the past, we have dismissively ...
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