Tom Cruise destroys Earth in ‘Digger,’ a messy climate satire that occasionally strikes gold
Tom Cruise has dangled from cliffs, skyscrapers and planes, but oil magnate Digger Rockwell is his riskiest role in eons....
U.N. envoy meets Houthi negotiators in a bid to halt escalating violence in Yemen
CAIRO — The U.N. envoy for Yemen said Tuesday he met with Houthi negotiators over the weekend in efforts to avert further...
Schools are teaching kindergartners how to ride a bike in gym class
For generations, kids have learned how to ride a bike — a quintessential childhood milestone — in driveways, on sidewalks...
Lower mileage standards, higher pump costs: What Trump’s auto move means for California
The Trump administration on Monday released new fuel-efficiency rules that loosen pressure on automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered vehicles,...
Sylvester Stallone was never supposed to make it
One thing is obvious upon reading Sylvester Stallone’s memoir “The Steps”: He’s no nepo baby. No one ever gave him...
Russia’s ballistic missile and jet-propelled drone blitz keeps Kyiv on edge
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired ballistic missiles and dozens of jet-powered drones at Kyiv, Ukraine’s air force said Tuesday, as Moscow seeks...
Why LA28 has chosen Atlanta as the U.S. starting point for the Olympic torch relay
She became an Olympic champion in Seoul. Janet Evans then won her fourth gold medal in Barcelona. But the star...
Think Burning Man meets the end of the world: This Pulitzer winner’s new book is a chaotic trip
It’s a cause for celebration when a great novelist publishes a new book. That said, readers who became fans of...
How a healthy and motivated Walker Kessler could transform the Lakers’ defense
When he’s at his best, Matisse Thybulle is already regarded as an elite, ball-hawking wing. Now think about what the...
Why more students are taking the SAT, even as UC and CSU campuses remain test-free
California high school students are increasingly taking the SAT, as more universities are again requiring standardized tests for admission and...
Subpoena records offer clues about Trump administration probe of L.A. County voters
Federal investigators have sent Los Angeles County elections officials at least five grand jury subpoenas for individual voter records as...
A Kaiser doctor turned his backyard Peking duck into a celebrity sensation
On a quiet residential street in a hillside neighborhood in South Pasadena, Dr. Hong Pham roasts Cantonese duck in his...
CHP motorcycle officer killed in on-duty Central Valley crash
A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer was killed in an on-duty crash Monday evening in the Central Valley, the law...
‘Bimpert,’ ‘douen’ and ‘canboulay’ are the newest adds to the Oxford English Dictionary
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — More than a dozen words long used in Bermuda and across the Caribbean have the official nod...
‘I’d rather die here than in Africa’: Migrants describe violent deportation flight
On a tarmac in Texas, federal agents repeatedly ordered a group of shackled immigrants off a bus and onto an...
