Новости за 27.07.2017

Jon Robin Baitz has never been afraid of putting politics onstage. He has a gift for channeling current events into complex and nuanced plays, practically in real time.

To sell a Los Angeles mega-mansion, Aaron Kirman grabs his passport and heads to the airport.

The Black Canyon of the Gunnison was considered deep, dark and impenetrable not only by white settlers but also by Utes native to western Colorado. The area was seldom seen until the 1930s, when Mark Warner, a conservationist and Presbyterian minister in Montrose, Colo., 15 miles away, successfully...

White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Thursday that he doesn't know if his relationship with White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus can be repaired, and he urged Priebus to publicly prove that he has not leaked damaging information to the media.

Visitors to Maui who want to learn a bit of Hawaiian culture can attend a hula lesson offered at many hotels. But those who want a more in-depth cultural experience often choose the Kaanapali Beach Hotel.

A two-car crash involving a wrong-way driver left three dead on the southbound 101 Freeway in Ventura late Wednesday, authorities said.

Alzheimer’s disease now affects an estimated 5.5 million Americans, and after decades of feverish work, researchers have so far failed to find a treatment that halts or reverses the inexorable loss of memory, function and thinking ability that characterize this feared illness.

“Detroit,” the latest installment in Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow’s gritty film repertoire, recounts the racially charged killings at the Algiers Motel in 1967. The incident was catalyzed by a series of race riots that had broken out across the nation in the preceding months, now remembered...

Americans, on the whole, aren't so sure how they feel about chief executives speaking up about social issues such as climate change or President Trump's travel ban. Some like the idea, especially if they agree with the CEO, making them more likely to buy products from a company with which they...

Among tens of thousands of people at Shaun White’s Air & Style at Exposition Park back in February, a man in a black shirt and matching baseball hat reading “Decent” across the front is running along the front barricades, collecting high-fives from delirious fans.

Home prices run the gamut in Trousdale Estates, a Beverly Hills neighborhood known for its architectural range and high-profile residents.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished, posthumously published, might-have-been-a-masterpiece novel "The Last Tycoon" has become a TV series, premiering Friday on Amazon. It’s the studio’s second work of Fitzgeraldiana this year, after the fine Scott-and-Zelda bio-series “Z: The Beginning of Everything,”...

Tucked behind a sleepy tree-lined road, David Senak’s home gives the impression of suburban peace. A welcome flag hangs from the window. The garden is well-tended. On a recent afternoon, young neighbors were having a lacrosse catch.‎

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, July 27, and here’s what’s happening across California:

To the editor: As someone who holds three degrees from USC, I believe that the board of trustees must step in immediately to gain control of the spreading scandal regarding the university's handling of the Puliafito affair. (Re: “What did USC know about dean, and when?" July 23)

Dolce & Gabbana, the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and South Coast Plaza threw a July 25 cocktail party to toast Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company's opening-night performance of "Giselle."

The killing of inmate Danny Pham in an Orange County jail earlier this month underscores a deficit of effective leadership in that county that has undermined confidence in the jails and the people who run them. There have been too many problems to simply brush them off as bad luck, or as the sort...

President Trump tweeted that transgender people will not be allowed in the military, a decision that sparked outrage and caught many by surprise. I'm Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don't want you to miss today.

Before you schedule a physical for your teenage daughter, wouldn’t you like to know if her physician has been put on probation by the state medical board for inappropriately touching young female patients? Similarly, wouldn’t you want to know if the surgeon who’s about to operate on you had been...

As a hub for conventions, Los Angeles has had a big year.

The Los Angeles Convention Center reported an operating surplus of $10.2 million, a 5% increase from the previous year’s surplus of $9.7 million. It’s the biggest surplus since AEG took over management of the 46-year-old facility; before...

Endre Balogh, a young prodigy, was first American child to receive the Yehudi Menuhin Scholarship.

One man was killed and seven others were injured Wednesday at the Ohio State Fair when an "aggressive thrill" ride broke apart, officials said.

After his game-winning hit traveled into the outfield, Justin Turner disappeared inside a cloud of rosin powder and a mob of teammates. In a few moments, Yasiel Puig would unload an entire bucket of red Gatorade across his head and shoulders.

For years, the parole board followed one unspoken rule: Let no one out. Now they are tasked with weighing the release of thousands under Proposition 57.