L.A. Zoo nonprofit’s bankruptcy case dismissed, boosting city in fight over $50-million endowment
A federal judge this week dismissed a bankruptcy case filed by the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Assn., handing the city...
T.S.A. Finds 5 Civil War Cannonballs in Passenger’s Luggage in Alabama
Each year, the Transportation Security Administration announces the 10 most unusual items flagged at its security checkpoints. The list for...
How We Speak Has Gotten Extravagant. Literally.
As time passes by, it can seem as if people are ever more emphatic in how they communicate. What was...
George and Amal Clooney forced to evacuate home in France amid wildfires
George and Amal Clooney evacuated their 425-acre Provence wine estate in southeastern France amid the wildfires spreading across Europe. The...
Musk Plans to Spend at Least $100 Million to Help Republicans in the Midterms
Elon Musk, a year after voicing deep frustration with the Republican Party and threatening to start a third party, appears...
After Claiming ‘Bias’ at Smithsonian, Trump Officials Stage Patriotic Exhibition
After intensifying its critique of how the Smithsonian presents American history, the Trump administration has decided to stage a museum...
Why Carey Mulligan bans music at home despite being married to Mumford & Sons singer
“There will be time” for music — just not at Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford’s home. The Mumford & Sons...
Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Deadliest Ever, and in Record Time
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has already become the second-worst on record, and it is spreading...
U.S. Revives Obscure Court in Bid to Deport Afghan Woman
An obscure court set up 30 years ago to expel immigrants accused of terrorism from the country heard its first...
Fire crews rescue man trapped in truck that crashed into a Pacific Palisades building
Roughly 35 Los Angeles city firefighters rescued a man stuck in his work truck inside a commercial building following a...
