The collected works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are a gift that just keeps on giving. Especially to television, where "Elementary" (CBS) and "Sherlock" (BBC America) currently deliver two very different iterations of the world's first and most famous consulting detective.
Thousands of weary but relieved refugees arrived at Hungary's border with Austria on Saturday, brought there by the Hungarian government after it threw up its hands and decided to give the Syrians passage through the country rather than keep them in Budapest against their will.
At about 9:15 each weeknight, the "Islander" barge rumbles toward the rocky shoreline of eastern Catalina Island - and on it, the daily essentials for 4,000 residents and an estimated 1 million visitors every year.
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This summer proved to Americans yet again that the Civil War, which officially ended 150 years ago, has never really gone away.
The first time I met the rapper Eazy-E in 1988, he was slumped low in an office chair, black Raiders cap jammed firmly over his curls. The glowering teenager at his side was MC Ren. I'm fairly sure it was Eazy's first encounter with the mainstream press, but he flowed from "on the record'' to "off...
In between repeating heat waves and much nail-biting over the (now surging, thanks to some serious pitching) Dodgers, summer in L.A. has been a pretty great time for exploring food, particularly from some of the zillion cultures we have represented in this town. What this has meant this week is...
Animal shelters: In the Sept. 4 California section, an article about two animal shelter systems operated separately by Los Angeles city and county governments did not sufficiently distinguish some of the comments and complaints made about the different agencies. A Los Angeles city controller audit...
If some recent games have demonstrated the downside of the Dodgers' dependency on home runs, an 8-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday showed what happens on nights when everything comes together.
The Angels came home from a trip they'd like to forget - which ended a month they'll remember only because it might cost them a postseason berth - and were confronted by the harsh realities of a tough schedule and a dwindling calendar.
Friday, September 4th
It was "Back to the Future" night at Encino Crespi. Think Darrell Royal, Barry Switzer, Texas, Oklahoma, wishbone offense and the 1970s. If only there was someone wearing bell-bottoms, a headband, long sideburns and music blaring from the Ramones in the stands.
The successful march of the top-seeded players in the U.S. Open continued here Friday with contrasting degrees of drama.
It was home run or go home.
Fans looking to see the dynamic duo of wide receivers Tyler Vaughns and Trevon Sidney of La Puente Bishop Amat got to see only half the show Friday.
Yasiel Puig might not play again in the regular season, Manager Don Mattingly acknowledged Friday.
Shane Victorino survived a violent collision with the left-field fence while pursuing Shin-Soo Choo's run-scoring triple in the seventh inning Friday night. Fortunately for the Angels, the scrappy left fielder was not their only wall-banger of the game.
A shallow magnitude 2.9 earthquake was reported Friday evening one mile from Marina del Rey, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:55 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 5.6 miles.
The following are excerpts from the superintendent's expense account:
The seven-member L.A. Board of Education agrees that these are qualities for the next superintendent:
Crews attempting to aid a blue whale that became entangled in what appeared to be heavy fishing line off Point Fermin in San Pedro worked into the night Friday to try to free the giant mammal, but eventually lost track of it, officials said.
There was nothing unusual, as far as Angels second baseman Johnny Giavotella can recall, about an Aug. 20 game against the Chicago White Sox. Giavotella singled once in four at-bats and was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double. There were no violent collisions in the field.
Seeking to promote drought-conscious alternatives to thirsty lawns, Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday approved a measure that prohibits homeowners associations from banning artificial turf.
Sara Soltero was getting ready to make some chuletas - stewed pork chops - when she heard gunshots.
Guatemala's former president was back in front of a judge on fraud charges Friday morning after spending the night in a military jail.