Business Stock indexes end mostly lower as energy companies climbLos Angeles Times - Associated PressWall Street capped a day of mostly sideways trading Monday with a slight gain for the benchmark S&P 500 index, as an increase in crude oil prices sent energy companies broadly higher. Energy sector stocks
Universal Studios 4 are arrested after protesters scale Universal Studios globe in Earth Day demonstrationLos Angeles Times - Colleen ShalbyTwo people scaled the iconic globe outside Universal Studios on Monday as part of an Earth Day demonstration. The members of the Los Angeles chapter of Extinction Rebellion — a group of climate change
Cape Town Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near Capetown, Calif.Los Angeles Times - QuakebotA shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Monday afternoon 56 miles from Capetown, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 4:20 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 2.5
Dodgers rookie Alex Verdugo's fiery flair already makes him a fan favoriteLos Angeles Times - By Jorge CastilloThe Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds to begin a three-game series a week ago and manager Dave Roberts shot a text to Alex Verdugo to inform the 22-year-old rookie he was starting in right field the
Celebrity News David Picker, studio chief who brought James Bond and the Beatles to the theater, dies at 87Los Angeles Times - Steve MarbleHe was the first to guide an X-rated film to the top of the Oscar heap, introduced the Beatles to Hollywood with “Hard Day’s Night” and “Help!” and convinced a reluctant Ian Fleming that, yes, James Bond
Herman Cain Trump drops plan to put Cain on Fed as Moore faces scrutinyLos Angeles Times - BloombergPresident Trump shelved his plan to put Herman Cain on the Federal Reserve amid opposition from his own party, with Democrats swiftly urging Republicans to also block the president’s pick of fellow supporter
Bob Iger Disney heiress calls CEO Bob Iger's $65.6-million pay package 'insane'Los Angeles Times - Ryan FaughnderWalt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger’s compensation has a major critic who shares the founder’s name. Philanthropist and documentarian Abigail Disney, who is grandniece of Walt Disney and granddaughter
Movies Review: Hong Sang-soo’s ‘Grass’ is small, sharp and brimming with possibilityLos Angeles Times - Justin ChangA curious feeling settled over me just a few minutes into “Grass”: I could have sworn I’d seen this movie before. Admittedly, “déjà view” is not an uncommon sensation in the work of the South Korean auteur
Disneyland First visitors to Disney’s Star Wars land will get just four hours to see it allLos Angeles Times - Hugo MartinThe first visitors to Disneyland’s highly anticipated new Star Wars attraction will each be given a four-hour window to take in the $1-billion expansion — but how that deadline will be enforced is still
Donald Trump Jr Mueller couldn’t answer some crucial questions in Russia investigationLos Angeles Times - By Chris MegerianJudging by the numbers, special counsel Robert S. Mueller III left no stone unturned in the Russia investigation. His office issued more than 2,800 subpoenas, carried out almost 500 search warrants and
Samsung Galaxy Fold Samsung delays launch of Galaxy Fold after screen failuresLos Angeles Times - By Sam Kim and Mark GurmanSamsung Electronics Co. will delay the launch of its first foldable smartphone from the planned April 26 debut after reports of screen failures among some review units, a setback for the world’s biggest
Montebello police officer dies after being shot with his own gun at police headquartersLos Angeles Times - Richard WintonA Montebello police officer who had been on the force less than a year died of a gunshot wound Sunday after discharging his weapon inside police headquarters, authorities said. Officer Kenneth Utsinger,
Mexico City Earthquake sways buildings in Mexico City, prompting evacuationsLos Angeles Times - Associated PressAn earthquake has caused tall buildings to sway in the Mexican capital, prompting some office workers to evacuate. There is no immediate word of any damage or injuries related to the Monday afternoon Mexico
Rehabilitation Plane crashes into prison in Norco, killing at least one personLos Angeles Times - Hannah FryA small plane crashed into the prison yard of the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco on Monday afternoon, killing at least one person, authorities said. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies
Celebrity News Comedy Store documentary series to debut on ShowtimeLos Angeles Times - By Ashley LeeShowtime is zooming in on the Comedy Store. Showtime Documentary Films announced Monday that a four-part documentary series chronicling the history of the iconic Los Angeles comedy club will premiere 2020.
Los Angeles County L.A. County’s homeless population is growing — but not as fast as they’re dyingLos Angeles Times - Anna GormanA record number of homeless people are dying across Los Angeles County — on bus benches, hillsides, railroad tracks and sidewalks. Last year alone, 918 people died. And in the last five years, deaths jumped
Celebrity News AMC says 17 of its theaters will remain open 72 hours straight for ‘Avengers: Endgame’Los Angeles Times - Ryan FaughnderAMC Theatres is bracing for one of the biggest weekends ever at the box office when Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Endgame” opens Thursday evening. Seventeen of the theater chain’s locations are scheduled
Social Security Surprise! Social Security has gotten healthierLos Angeles Times - Michael HiltzikThe crux of the conservative attack on Social Security in recent years has been the claim that the program is on an unbroken path to insolvency. Monday’s release of the Social Security trustees’ annual
Cassius Sierra Canyon standout Cassius Stanley says he will attend DukeLos Angeles Times - Eric SondheimerCassius Stanley won’t be continuing his basketball career in Southern California. The guard from Chatsworth Sierra Canyon High on Monday announced he would attend Duke. UCLA was among the universities
Lifestyle Church & State is not closing, but it is getting a new ownerLos Angeles Times - Jenn HarrisRestaurateur Yassmin Sarmadi and her husband, chef Tony Esnault, have decided to sell Church & State, their decade-old French restaurant in the Arts District. “We sold the restaurant; we’re not closing,”
Travel Trailers Officers shoot each other in the legs while trying to apprehend burglary suspectLos Angeles Times - Colleen ShalbyTwo officers shot each other in the legs while trying to apprehend a suspect Saturday night in Elk Grove, Calif., authorities said. The Elk Grove Police Department received a call about an attempted burglary
Kevin Durant Warriors offering Clippers rookies a valuable NBA playoff initiationLos Angeles Times - By Andrew GreifDrawing the top-seeded Golden State Warriors in the NBA playoffs’ first round was the Clippers' worst-case scenario for many obvious reasons. The Clippers’ depth and locker-room cohesion helped upend expectations
Broadway Theatre Phylicia Rashad sets Broadway directing debut with ‘Blue’Los Angeles Times - By Ashley LeeWhen Phylicia Rashad returns to Broadway, she will do so as a director. The Tony-winning actress is set to direct the Broadway premiere of “Blue,” producers announced Monday. The new staging of the Charles
Play buttonFlorence + the Machine Florence + the Machine talk 'Game of Thrones' and 'Jenny's Song'Los Angeles Times - By Nardine SaadFlorence Welch took over vocal duties from Podrick Payne as the end credits of “Game of Thrones” rolled on Sunday night. “Jenny of Oldstones,” a haunting song adapted from George R.R. Martin’s “A Song
Play buttonWales Woman caught on camera dumping bag of newborn puppies in Coachella trash binLos Angeles Times - Hailey Branson-PottsA woman seen on video dumping a plastic bag filled with puppies in a Coachella trash bin on a day when temperatures were in the 90s is being sought by Riverside County authorities on suspicion of animal
Sacramento, CA Burglars hold gun to dog’s head during home invasion, police sayLos Angeles Times - Colleen ShalbyTwo men were arrested after holding a gun to a dog’s head during a home invasion burglary, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department. The homeowner offered surveillance video of the north
Orange County, CA Two found dead in apartment complex near Newport Harbor High SchoolLos Angeles Times - Julia SclafaniA man and a woman were found dead Sunday evening in an apartment near Newport Harbor High School, police said. Newport Beach police officers responded to a call from the complex in the 2100 block of East
Lifestyle Prince’s unfinished memoir set for October releaseLos Angeles Times - By Michael SchaubRandom House will publish an unfinished memoir by the late pop superstar Prince this fall, the Associated Press reported Monday. The publisher is set to release "The Beautiful Ones," which shares its with
Jenna Bush Hager Jenna Bush Hager announces third pregnancy on ‘Today’ show: ‘It is a shock’Los Angeles Times - Nardine SaadFresh off the news that she was joining Hoda Kotb on the “Today” show’s fourth hour, Jenna Bush Hager has something else to celebrate: She’s having a baby boy. The newly minted co-anchor revealed Monday
U.S. Department of Labor Stephen Moore, Trump's pick for the Fed, just got a key immigration program dead wrongLos Angeles Times - Michael HiltzikPresident Trump’s planned nomination of fiscal commentator Stephen Moore for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board has been taking on water since it was announced last month. Critics have pointed to Moore’s
