Новости за 16.04.2017

Left-hander Brandon Finnegan became the fourth Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher to go on the disabled list and is expected to miss at least a month because of a strained left shoulder.

John Wall scored a playoff career-high 32 points and Markieff Morris added 21 in his NBA playoff debut as the Washington Wizards beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-107 Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round series.

Although a devout Christian, Eva Aboona missed the Palm Sunday church services that launched Holy Week on April 9.

Trayce Thompson will take his hitless streak back to Oklahoma City.

The Dodgers returned the outfielder to their triple-A team Sunday. They needed a roster spot for pitcher Rich Hill, who was activated from the disabled list to start Sunday’s game.

Thompson is hitless in 21 at-bats this season,...

Lady Gaga, to quote one of her many hits, was on the edge of glory.

Headlining Coachella on Saturday night in front of the weekend’s biggest crowd so far, the pop superstar gave as thrilling and complex a performance as any I’ve ever seen at the annual desert festival. It was wild but controlled,...

A Los Angeles-area company is voluntarily recalling one of its vegetarian snacks because it may contain trace amounts of unlisted peanuts.

Berkeley, long a hotbed of political protest, has emerged as a flashpoint in the Trump era.

Hosted by alumnus Jimmy Fallon, "Saturday Night Live" went out live coast to coast for the first time Saturday night. Which is to say, it was business as usual back East, where the show has aired live at 11:30 p.m. for 42 years, and unusual out West, where it is shown at the same hour, on tape....

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory Sunday in his bid to replace Turkey’s parliamentary democracy with an all-powerful “presidential system,” but the main opposition party said it will challenge the votes that provided his margin of victory.

Vice President Mike Pence arrived in South Korea on Sunday for a long-planned visit aimed in part at reassuring a nervous ally — a trip that gained new significance over the weekend as North Korea attempted to project its military might.

Eight teenagers were shot and another injured early Sunday after a shooting during a house party in Vallejo, police said.

Authorities say a 16-year-old boy shot and critically wounded by a Fresno police officer was linked to a shooting a day earlier that led to the death of another teenager.

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel held off a tremendous late charge from Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton to win the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday and take the overall lead in the Formula One title race.

Moments after Huntington Beach defeated rival Edison, 1-0, at Angel Stadium last month, Hagen Danner pulled out his smartphone near the visiting dugout and started to FaceTime with a former teammate. He grabbed pitcher Nick Pratto, and the two smiled and laughed while letting their friend know...

I read the recent article about Puerto Escondido with great interest [“Good Life on the Cheap,” by Nick Hilden, April 2].

CUBA

Presentation

Angel Castellanos will discuss traveling to Cuba on your own and his top stops — Havana, colonial Trinidad, Santa Clara, historic Remedios and Topes de Collantes National Park and more.

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Distant Lands, 20 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena.

Admission, info:...

Margot Szalay went on a photographic tour of the Galápagos Islands for two weeks in December. She began and ended her travels in Guayaquil, Ecuador.