Новости за 23.10.2015

With drenching El Niño rains anticipated to begin more than a month from now, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is urging Californians to buy flood insurance, even if they live in areas of low to moderate risk.

Sarah Silverman is the mystery who sat behind you in high school, the quirky girl with the dagger wit and the pale, pretty face who could be a good friend but shame you quick if you misbehaved on a date.

Last month, Mayor Eric Garcetti and seven City Council members said they would devote up to $100 million to eradicate homeless in Los Angeles. What they didn't say was how, exactly, they would spend the money. Below, seven homeless advocates offer the city's elected officials some free advice....

Magicians call it misdirection. Don't look at what I'm doing with that hand. Look at this hand instead.

In a playground outside a shabby warren of cinder-block apartments in north Moscow, children play on swings and climbing bars as Stepan Zotov instructs a squad of teens in knife-throwing nearby.

When you think of Carey Mulligan, what comes to mind?

Perhaps that she's one of the finest actresses of the millennial generation, the kind who gets Oscar and Tony nominations and works with Meryl Streep. Or that she's delicate and British — the kind of lithe figure who looks at home in a Vogue...

In its search for a new superintendent, the Los Angeles Board of Education is out to find that rare leader who can tame political turmoil, manage a multibillion-dollar organization and somehow drive academic achievement upward.

Facing a Friday court deadline to improve immigrant family detention, Obama administration officials say they have converted detention centers into short-term processing sites, holding more families in recent months but for less time.

When Kevin de León took over as president pro tem of the California Senate a year ago, he inherited a bruised legislative body plagued by crisis and scandal. Two senators had been indicted for corruption. A third had been convicted of perjury and voter fraud and had stepped down the previous month....

Good morning. It is Friday, Oct. 23. A new video shows the competitive nature of canine surfing. Don't worry - all the dogs wear life vests when they catch the waves. Here's what else is happening in the Golden State: Subscribe to the newsletter ' TOP STORIES A search for a superintendent What...

It's a well-trod path for many urban Californians: You hit retirement age, you start dreaming about living in the country, away from the noise, the traffic, the high cost of living.

Associate professor Alain Bourget said it was the right decision to allow his students to ditch the textbook long-used in a Cal State Fullerton math class for a cheaper one he thought was more relevant.

The Achilles' heel of the vast CalPERS fund has been its real estate portfolio, but there are signs that the long-troubled segment is finally turning around.

Residents of a stretch of Mexico's Pacific Coast dotted with resorts and fishing villages boarded up homes and bought supplies ahead of Friday's arrival of Hurricane Patricia, a monster Category 5 storm that forecasters warned could be catastrophic.

It has all the makings of a box-office blockbuster: marquee stars (Reese Witherspoon, Ben Affleck), an in-demand director (J.J. Abrams) and backing from a studio mogul (Jeffrey Katzenberg).

Subscribe to the newsletter This is Susan King, veteran L.A. Times entertainment reporter and guardian of the Golden Age of Hollywood galaxy. Every Friday in my Classic Hollywood newsletter, I share my passion for everything vintage, including notable births and deaths, memories of actors, producers...

It's a compliment to director Jon M. Chu that I walked out of the "Jem and the Holograms" movie wanting to dot my review with a few pink heart emojis, because I walked into the theater with a giant chip on my shoulder.

Women having the right to vote is such an obvious state of affairs in this country it's easy to forget how angry and savage the battle around women's suffrage was, and the way that "Suffragette" reminds us of the pain and sacrifice that went into that victory is one of this film's strengths.

Justin Trudeau: In the Oct. 21 Section A, an article about newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau referred to him as a former senator. He was a member of the House of Commons, not the Senate.

How many players does it take to solve an identity crisis?

On this night, at least four players helped the Kings get there with meaningful contributions in their 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center. It was their first road game of the season and the four goals scored happened to...

Football: Spartans prevail, 53-0, with six players getting six.

The gates at the Rose Bowl hadn't opened Thursday when UCLA Coach Jim Mora, his preparations done on the field, began his pregame ritual.

Life around UCLA seems a little more relaxed when the Bruins' freshman quarterback doesn't play like a freshman.

Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson suffered a sprained right shoulder in the second quarter of Thursday night's exhibition against the Golden State Warriors and didn't return to the game.

Three female workers who accused a Saudi prince of attacking them inside a compound on the edge of Beverly Hills said in court papers that they feared for their lives and tried to escape the home at least three times after he threatened to kill them and yelled, “I am a prince and I do what I want!...