Новости за 20.02.2017

Large swaths of Northern California were on high alert for flooding Monday as a powerful new storm dumped large amounts of rain on an already saturated region where levees, dams and other waterways are already under major stress.

The NBA world according to LaVar Ball will be a bustling place for his sons in the coming years. UCLA freshman point guard Lonzo Ball will be the No. 1 pick in the June draft, a designation to be shared by LiAngelo Ball in 2018 and LaMelo Ball in 2020 after the middle and youngest brothers also...

Prep baseball players to watch

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Tanner Bibee; Mission Viejo; Sr.; Cal State Fullerton signee had 1.61 ERA

Jesse Bergin; Harvard-Westlake; Jr.; shut out JSerra in DI semifinals

Hans Crouse; Dana Hills, Sr.; first-round draft pick in the making

Hagen Danner; Huntington Beach; Sr.; he’s...

When it comes to getting stuck in traffic on the way to and from work, Los Angeles leads the world.

Clank. Bang. Ding. There wasn’t much that separated the Ducks and Kings in their third matchup this season.

“Heads up!” is the warning echoing around the Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School baseball stadium as Hunter Greene sends balls flying over the left-field fence with an effortless swing during batting practice.

Three former elite U.S. gymnasts, including 2000 Olympian Jamie Dantzscher, have come forward saying they were sexually abused by a former doctor facing trial on a separate matter.

White House denies that campaign colluded with Russia Feb. 20, 2017, 7:18 a.m. A look at President Trump's administration and the rest of Washington: Chief of Staff Reince Priebus says he knows of no contact between campaign and Russia Trump returns to campaign mode with rally Trump says he wants...

Some Volkswagen owners say they’re still waiting to complete their buybacks, almost four months after a judge approved a settlement for 2-liter diesel vehicles that were part of the automaker’s emissions scandal.

In my recent travels through Las Vegas and Long Beach airports, I have seen a Transportation Security Administration notification that prompts my question. It mentions that in 2018, driver’s licenses and state identification cards must comply with federal government standards in order to be used...

No need to wait for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ and George Lucas’ movie museums to open in Los Angeles:  Major cities in Australia, Europe and North America have their own such institutions, most offering a diverse selection of screenings and permanent and temporary exhibits.

The occasion called for afternoon tea. We were in Toluca Lake, but our hearts and heads were in London.

Singer Frank Sinatra’s Villa Maggio getaway takes in panoramic views from its perch above the Coachella Valley. The Palm Desert retreat includes three houses, a swimming pool, a tennis court and a helipad for quick trips to or from Hollywood. The 7.5-acre site has room to park 24 vehicles — that...

Many questions remain about what, if anything, members of the Trump campaign knew about Russia’s alleged attempts to influence the 2016 election, and the Senate Intelligence Committee is asking agencies to hold any records that may be connected to its probe.

Good morning. It’s Monday, Feb. 20, and here’s what’s going on around California:

Many are scripted, lots are self-deprecating, some are off the cuff.

They’ve been delivered at news conferences, dinner parties and — in one case — from a hospital gurney. Jokes, it seems, are vital to a presidency.

So this Presidents Day, pause to ask not what your president can do for you, but...

I'm Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don't want you to miss on Presidents Day.

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There is no City Council district in Los Angeles facing a steeper uphill climb than the 9th in South Los Angeles. Running from just below I-10 south to East 95th Street and straddling the Harbor Freeway, the key-shaped district includes all or part of the Historic South Central, South Park, Florence,...

If you didn’t race out to Venice to get them, or stand in an endless line in Santa Monica, or catch a helicopter ride to the middle of the Grand Canyon, or speed down Pacific Coast Highway or brave the Manhattan cold, or pay a premium on EBay, well, you finally can just go online to buy Spectacles.

Maywood’s decision to declare itself a sanctuary city did not sit well with Enrique Curiel.

The badly damaged main concrete spillway at Oroville Dam was pounded by massive volumes of stormwater this month, but its failures occurred well short of the maximum flow that engineers designed the system to handle.

We scientists tend to tell our story via breakthroughs — paradigm shifts that shake the foundations of knowledge and remake everyone’s understanding of how the world works. It’s a tale of high-flying, singular brilliance, of Einsteins and Darwins, of pure genius.

During a nationwide operation this month by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a team of ICE agents in Los Angeles approached the house of a man targeted for deportation.

Firefighters in Santa Barbara County were battling a three-alarm fire early Monday that broke out at a commercial building that includes a local Islamic Society.