Новости за 09.03.2017

For 46 years, Six Flags Magic Mountain has been afraid to build an immersive dark ride attraction for fear of inviting unflattering comparisons to Southern California theme park rivals Disney and Universal — until now.

Animals strolling here in past millenniums got stuck in the muck, but today the La Brea Tar Pits’ open-air museum is a great place to take a walk.

When it comes to the latest that’s-so-L.A. moment in beauty, the answers may be coming from the stars — not Hollywood ones but the ones from the great beyond.

The California Bucket List: Your daily guide to the best adventures and experiences in the Golden State March 9, 2017, 6 a.m. The California Bucket List is your daily guide to essential California adventures, from easy to edgy. Check in every day for a new must-do adventure, each tried and tested...

Uber is dismantling a secret weapon it used against local regulators who have been trying to curtail or shut down its ride-hailing service in some cities around the world.

In 1987, the number of homeless people living on the beaches in Venice soared. On Aug. 9, 1987, staff writer George Stine reported in a front page Los Angeles Times story:

Voters want politicians to be bold. They disrespect timidity. And trying to push every Californian into a government-run healthcare system is certifiably bold.

Iraq's Defense Ministry says a twin suicide bombing targeting a village wedding north of Baghdad has killed at least 20 people.

Mouths agape on the bench, USC looked for answers from above during the first half of its crucial Pac-12 tournament opener against Washington.

UCLA does not plan to use either of its allotted practice times inside T-Mobile Arena before the Pac-12 Conference tournament. The first scheduled session was Wednesday morning, before the Bruins even arrive in town, and the second was Thursday morning, 11 hours before their tipoff in the quarterfinal...

Doc Rivers stood with his back against a wall, his exasperation loud and clear each time the Clippers coach pontificated on the varying degrees of how they went about their business of losing, 107-91, to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night at the Target Center.

Manu Ginobili had 19 points, David Lee added 18 points and 10 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from 28 points down without Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge to beat the visiting Sacramento Kings, 114-104, on Wednesday night.

BOYS' BASKETBALL

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL

OPEN DIVISION

Quarterfinals, Friday, 7 p.m.

Exact sites subject to change

#8 San Diego Torrey Pines at #1 Bishop Montgomery

#5 Birmingham at #4 Chino Hills

#6 San Diego St. Augustine at #3 Sierra Canyon

#7 Westchester at #2 Mater Dei

DIVISION I

Freshmen are no longer freshmen at this time of year, and Oak Park's Clark Slajchert was ready to deliver on Wednesday night in overtime.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL

OPEN DIVISION

Quarterfinals, Friday, 7 p.m.

#8 Troy at #1 Fresno Clovis West

#5 La Jolla Bishop's at #4 Harvard-Westlake

#6 Etiwanda at #3 San Marcos Mission Hills

#7 Fairfax at #2 Long Beach Poly

DIVISION I

First round, Wednesday

Windward 65,...

According to the timetable he drew up when he began a six-month absence from tournament tennis to rehabilitate his surgically repaired left knee, Roger Federer will be on the comeback trail until April. Winning the Australian Open championship in January — a stirring performance in which he survived...

It was a slow start for J.J. Redick, his shot betraying him in the first quarter.

The start of the state basketball playoffs this week didn’t go smoothly for Fairfax High.

Fox News has reached a financial settlement with a former contributor who contended an executive at the company sexually assaulted her in 2015.

The hundreds of immigrant detainees housed in Orange County’s largest detention facility have been served foul, slimy lunch meat; use moldy showers; and contend with inoperable phones, according to the findings of an internal inspection issued Wednesday.

SERIES

The History of Comedy This new episode of the documentary series explores the difficulties that comedians face involving mental illness and substance abuse. 7 and 10 p.m. CNN

A day after the draw that put Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the same bottom quarter of the draw at the BNP Paribas Open, players were still marveling at the resulting concentration of talent and the potential for finals-quality matches in the first few rounds. Those three have...

Kimbal Mackenzie scored 18 points to help send Bucknell into the NCAA tournament with an 81-65 victory over Lehigh in the Patriot League final Wednesday night.

Road rage may have led to a shooting in Long Beach that left a 22-year-old man dead and a woman seriously injured, police said Wednesday.

The California Highway Patrol asked prosecutors Wednesday to charge 106 people in connection with violent clashes last summer between neo-Nazis and counter-protesters at the state Capitol that left seven people stabbed.