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The event: Just as in her gem of a hit tune, Rihanna looked every bit as “beautiful like diamonds in the sky” at Thursday’s second annual Diamond Ball. The event benefits the pop star’s Clara Lionel Foundation -- named for her grandparents, Clara and Lionel Braithwaite -- which funds projects to...

Southland boxer Oscar Valdez has what may be Southern California's worst commute.

FBI investigators on Friday were expected to continue their days-long search of a lake in San Bernardino for electronics discarded by the shooters in last week's deadly terrorist attack. But whether any devices were actually left behind and what value they might hold remains unclear.

The United Nations climate summit may be running a day late, but we should probably be grateful a conversation between 195 world leaders about one of the world's toughest issues is happening at all. The U.N. climate change conferences have taken place annually since 1995 (the current installment...

Idina Menzel is such a beloved Broadway talent that it only makes sense that a show built around her would give us two Menzels for the price of one.

For months, the elected officials, consultants and big-money donors who make up the Republican establishment had kept their concerns about Donald Trump pent up behind a mental dam: Sooner or later, they kept telling themselves, the billionaire provacateur would fade away. This was the week the...

NBC has decided to take a chance on this Dick Wolf fellow after all.

The network announced Friday that it ordered an additional five episodes of “Chicago Med,” the third leg of Dick Wolf’s Chicago triad, bringing the episode total for the first season of the series to 18.

“Chicago Med” revolves...

Turns out having "stellar" weather can be pretty unpleasant. Scientists using NASA’s Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes have discovered a long-lived storm on a cool dwarf star that’s reminiscent of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot.

All-you-can-fly membership airline Surf Air is raising its prices by $200: Beginning next year, new customers will have to pay at least $1,950 a month to become a member.

Turner Sports commentator and former NBA star Charles Barkley blasted sister company CNN's 2016 presidential election campaign coverage and Republican front-runner Donald Trump.

In a complex, often tragic year, jazz again proved itself an adept reflector and communicator, delivering messages of outrage, solace and hope while giving a voice to what lies beyond words. Below, a few recordings offering just that.

Two-time Masters Tournament champion Bubba Watson has teed up his lakefront home in Windermere, Fla., for sale at $5.6 million.

Several Claremont McKenna College students who led recent protests over racial tensions said they have left the campus after receiving a death threat and blasted administrators for what they said were inadequate steps to protect them. 

Get ready, sky watchers -- it's time for the Geminids, one of the best meteor showers of the year.

A columnist covering the No. 4 Iowa State-Iowa basketball game Thursday suffered a broken leg when fans stormed the court after the Cyclones' comeback victory over the Hawkeyes.

Kendrick Lamar, "To Pimp a Butterfly" (TDE): Pulling from free jazz, Parliament-Funkadelic era funk, slam poetry and live instrumentation helped Lamar craft the year's toughest listen. "To Pimp a Butterfly" spoke directly to black America and provided the necessary soundtrack in the age of #BlackLivesMatter.

Walls of tempered glass windows and large water-facing decks center on ocean views at this newly built residence on the Hermosa Beach Strand. Beneath the three-story home, a subterranean level invites indoor entertaining with a media room, game room and lounge area complete with a wet bar and wine...

What should we think when an artist can make people buy almost 5 million copies of an album in two weeks? Or when nearly half of all music sales in one week are down to one person?

Coconut macaroons are like pillowy puffs of coconut, crisp and golden on the outside, yet delicate and tender on the inside. And if you love coconut, odds are you're a fan. Coconut macaroons are one of the easiest treats to make, using only a handful of ingredients. This recipe comes courtesy of...

Luca Iaconi-Stewart is a model citizen.

Just ask Singapore Airlines.

Iaconi-Stewart, of San Francisco, spent about 500 hours creating models of Singapore’s seating, which will include Premium Economy starting Jan. 17 on Los Angeles routes.

These are no ordinary models. If you watch the fascinating...

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Those crazy-popular hoverboards that people are scooting around on are now banned on many airlines because the batteries could pose a fire risk.

FBI investigators are expected to continue their search of a San Bernardino lake and surrounding areas Friday looking for electronics and other items left by the shooters in the most deadly terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11.

Longtime "Today" weather forecaster Willard Scott is retiring, the NBC morning program announced Friday.