Новости за 26.05.2017

Writer-director James Gunn of “Guardians of the Galaxy” film fame has sold his home in Studio City for $1.875 million — just shy of his asking price of $1.895 million.

President Trump's budget would cut federal funding for an earthquake early warning system.

President Trump’s nine-day trip to the Mideast and Europe, his first foreign excursion as president, hasn’t produced any diplomatic breakthroughs so far, but has generated some memorable images.

If racehorses were renamed based on their tendencies, Hard Aces might answer to Starts Slowly.

President Trump’s budget landed with a thud this week on Capitol Hill, where even conservative Republicans pronounced it “dead on arrival” and quailed at its proposed sharp cuts to social welfare programs such as food stamps, Meals on Wheels and Medicaid.

What’s in season: Cucumbers, which are a member of the gourd family, come in a number of varieties far beyond the dark, thick-skinned ones you typically find at supermarkets. Local cucumbers begin showing up in the markets around late spring, with a season that runs through the summer months. Varieties...

The police chief in Manchester, England, says there has been an increase in reported hate crimes since the suicide bombing at a pop concert in the city.

A makeshift bleacher brimming with fans fringed the blue carpet at Thursday night's world premiere of "Wonder Woman," a few brave women withstanding the cold to don the superhero's signature shoulder-baring costume.

An inmate firefighter died Wednesday when a 120-foot-tall tree fell on him while he was battling a wildfire in Humboldt County, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Denis Johnson, the beloved, award-winning author best known for his seminal collection “Jesus’ Son” died Wednesday at age 67. Three years ago, Johnson gave a rare interview, corresponding with The Times to mark the publication of his 10th novel. The following article originally published Oct. 30,...

The Dodgers have won six of their last eight games. The Cubs have won seven of their last nine.

To the editor: By far the most important resource possessed by the United States is not gold, petroleum or any other disposable commodity. It is the health and well-being of its people. (“GOP health bill would raise deductibles, lessen coverage and leave 23 million more uninsured, analysis finds...

I was on the phone with my uncle, a doorman in Queens, when our conversation hit an awkward pause, the kind in which one person is left waiting on the other to reveal the punchline. I’d called him from my home in Atlanta, where I’d recently moved via Miami to finish a book.

Former college and NFL coach Chip Kelly has signed a multiyear deal with ESPN to talk about both as a studio analyst.

To the editor: The op-ed article on military procurement failed to mention that there is a high-ranking officer in charge of each of these expensive programs and that they often retire from the military to go work for the same contractors from which they were buying their products and services....

To the editor: Once again, our world is shocked by senseless acts of violence toward innocents with the sole intention of instilling fear. In identifying ways to reduce the number of terrorists and inhibit their activities, mainstream thought seems to be more arms and munitions. (“The Manchester...

A bus carrying Coptic Christians to a monastery south of Cairo was targeted in a bloody attack Friday, killing more than 23 people, officials said.

Is China about to take over Hollywood? Chinese investment has flooded into the industry in recent years. AMC, the world’s largest network of theaters, is owned by the Dalian Wanda Group, which also has purchased Legendary Picture Productions. Three other entertainment giants — Dick Clark Productions,...