Новости за 07.05.2017

Now 86, Paul Taylor has been making dances for more than 60 years. His artistic legacy far exceeds, and reverberates much wider, than the sum of his individual pieces.

North Korea claimed it detained another U.S. citizen on Sunday, stoking further discord as the two countries face their biggest tensions in years.

Steven Holcomb was simultaneously ordinary and remarkable.

America's best bobsled pilot was a self-described computer geek who would rub elbows with Hollywood stars. He was never exactly in the best of shape, yet was a world-class athlete. He attempted suicide years ago, then revealed his story...

The Del Mar Fairgrounds has approved a contract for its first cannabis festival — and the largest in San Diego County.

Anatomy of a tragedy: Police say boy with BB gun fatally shot by officers at high school

After three weeks of “Furious” box office results, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” from Walt Disney Co.’s Marvel Studios, took over this weekend.

The 82 freed Chibok schoolgirls arrived in Nigeria's capital on Sunday to meet President Muhammadu Buhari as eager families awaited an official list of names and looked forward to reuniting three years after the mass abduction.

How far do you want to get from the crowds? That far? I thought so …

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What it does: The website collects niche travel providers who offer experiences that are of interest to adventure seekers. Categories include Adventure, Events, Foodies, Off the Beaten Path and Sightseeing.

Canadians are often stereotyped as unarmed Americans with universal healthcare who dress in heavy winter clothing. Nice and polite, but boring.

Arriving at the Tower Bar restaurant at the Sunset Tower Hotel, actress Shiva Rose is in a befitting rose-colored, demure, high-necked blouse and matching lipstick; hair that wafts and waves over her shoulder, and a welcoming smile. It’s hard to believe the wellness-and-beauty entrepreneur behind...

Regarding “Sail Into a Fairy Tale” by Rosemary McClure, April 30: We had a marvelous European river tour last summer on Grand Circle Cruise Line, which offered a near-identical trip to the Viking ships we docked next to each night, except our cruise was a lot less expensive.

A couple of free fitness classes, yoga in the desert and dinner with a renowned mindfulness author. Here are some ways to fill up the week:

New music. New theatrical productions. A rolling red couch that's traveling in an RV. They're among the many and diverse celebrations in Canada as it marks its 150th birthday.

Sure it's that great big country to the north, but how much do you really know about a place that has such similar but such different origins?

SOUTH AMERICA

Presentation

Former L.A. Times staff writer Hilary MacGregor will discuss how she and her husband pulled their kids out of school and headed to South America for a 10-week odyssey. Learn where they went, what they did and how to do it yourself.

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Distant...

Angry coal miners besieged a car carrying Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday after he visited the site of a deadly mine explosion, a rare protest targeting the nation's top elected official as he campaigns for reelection.

The car drove away from the high school house party, down a street in a Dallas suburb dotted with single-level brick homes, when the police officer raised his rifle and fired.