Perry Bamonte, guitarist for the Cure, dead at 65
Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the Cure, has died. He was 65. The band announced on its website on...
Google is at last letting users swap out embarrassing Gmail addresses without losing their data
Google has finally answered users’ cries, allowing Gmail users to swap out embarrassing teenage email addresses. Gmail account holders can...
Two ski patrollers caught in avalanche at Mammoth Mountain after big storm
For the second time in less than a year, a pair of ski patrollers at Mammoth Mountain have been caught...
Harvey Weinstein accuser Kaja Sokola is being sued in defamation claim. The plaintiff: Her sister
NEW YORK — Two sisters testified at Harvey Weinstein’s most recent criminal trial. Kaja Sokola accused the disgraced movie mogul of sexual...
100,000-gallon sewage spill closes L.A. County beach
A 100,000-gallon sewage spill has closed Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, L.A. County officials said. Visitors should avoid ocean water...
Times Square will kick off the U.S.’s 250th birthday with a patriotic crystal ball
After the crystal ball drops on New Year’s Eve in New York City, it will rise again, sparkling in red,...
Iran seizes an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran seized a foreign oil tanker as it traveled the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state media said Friday. Mojtaba...
A Michelin three-star chef returns to L.A. fine dining at Dior on Rodeo Drive
When Dominique Crenn — the chef behind Michelin three-star Atelier Crenn in San Francisco — set out to design a...
Travis Kelce ascends the all-time NFL receptions list while contemplating retirement
While the swirl of chatter around Travis Kelce on Christmas Day was on whether he plans to retire at the...
China sanctions 20 U.S. defense companies and 10 executives over massive arms sales to Taiwan
BEIJING — Beijing imposed sanctions on Friday against 20 U.S. defense-related companies and 10 executives, a week after Washington annoucned large-scale arms...
Nigerian villagers rattled by U.S. airstrikes that made their homes shake and the sky glow red
JABO, Sokoto — Sanusi Madabo, a 40-year-old farmer in the Nigerian village of Jabo, was preparing for bed Thursday night when he...
‘The Copenhagen Test’ twists itself into knots answering a question: Who can you trust?
Most things in this world have their good points and their not-so-good points, and this is certainly true of “The...
A Venezuelan family’s Christmas: From the American dream to poverty
MARACAY, Venezuela — This was not the Christmas that Mariela Gómez would have imagined a year ago. Or the one that thousands...
Former Malaysian leader sentenced to 15 years and hefty fine in corruption trial
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was sentenced to 15 years and a hefty $3.3 billion in fines...
Thailand bombs village in Cambodia even as both nations hold talks to end border clashes
BANGKOK — Thailand and Cambodia were engaged in combat along their border on Friday, even as the two countries held talks to...
