Новости за 11.12.2015

Wreaths are about as symbolic of the holiday season as twinkling fairy lights and an inflatable Santa in the driveway. In ancient times, they were hung on the doors of Roman homes to symbolize triumph and status and given to victors of Grecian games. For Christmas, they usually assume a somewhat...

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attempted to nudge negotiations closer to a final agreement on fighting global warming Thursday, proposing compromises on some key issues at the United Nations Climate Change Conference while pushing countries to cut deals on remaining disputes.

The Angels left the winter meetings on Thursday without a slugging left fielder, but they did add a hard-hitting infielder in Yunel Escobar, who was acquired from the Washington Nationals for hard-throwing reliever Trevor Gott and minor league pitcher Michael Brady.

Getting that perfect shot can usually take a few tries, but sometimes, it's the first one that's really the best. 

California Gov. Jerry Brown had a song stuck in his head, and he wanted to hear it.

Kristin Cavallari's brother Michael Cavallari has been found dead, she confirmed Thursday, nearly two weeks after his car was found deserted in Utah. "We have just been informed by the authorities my brother's body has been found," the reality TV veteran and fashion designer said in a statement...

A Metro Expo Line test train derailed Thursday afternoon after a collision with a truck in Santa Monica, officials said. 

Gas leak: In the Dec. 8 California section, an article about Los Angeles City Atty. Mike Feuer's lawsuit against Southern California Gas Co. over a Porter Ranch area leak said that the state Air Resources Board had reported that the leak was releasing roughly 50,000 kilograms of methane per hour...

With the stroke of a pen, the No Child Left Behind Act became history on Thursday. 

U2 guitarist the Edge can go forward with building five homes on a rugged Malibu ridge after the California Coastal Commission unanimously approved his controversial project at its meeting in Monterey on Thursday.

The FBI is searching a lake near the site of the San Bernardino massacre for electronic devices, a hard drive and other items linked to the shooters, according to law enforcement sources.

Congress is poised to pass a stopgap spending bill to avert a Friday shutdown and keep the government running five more days as a standoff intensifies over controversial add-ons included in the year-end budget deal.

Fox is about to bring a dramatic look at racially charged shootings to series television. 

In the wake of a San Bernardino terror attack that left 14 dead, members of a Placentia-based group said they have added the victims' names to a traveling memorial that honors those who have died in the war against terrorism.

Delta Air Lines and British Airways have prohibited passengers from packing hoverboards on their planes.

The first measures of public opinion on Donald Trump's proposal to ban most Muslims from entering the country underscore the fears of the GOP establishment: The idea gets strong support within Republican ranks but alienates much of the rest of the electorate.

More from Trail Guide Dec. 9 Some U.S. mayors want Donald Trump to stay out of their cities Dec. 8 Hillary Clinton looks to tie GOP candidates to Trump's rhetoric about Muslims Dec. 7 Presidential rivals denounce Donald Trump's call to ban Muslims from entering United States Dec. 6 The San Bernardino...

The Congressional Black Caucus, civil rights lawyers and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) denounced Justice Antonin Scalia on Thursday for what they said were racist and insulting comments in which he suggested some black students might be better off in a "slower-track school" rather...

Today’s artificial intelligence may not be that clever, but it just got much quicker on the uptake. A learning program designed by a trio of researchers can now recognize and draw handwritten characters after seeing them only a few times, just as a human can. And can do it so well that people can’t...

TNT is beefing up its 2016 original drama lineup with episode orders for “Animal Kingdom” and “Good Behavior.”

Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the shooters in last week’s massacre at a San Bernardino social services center, asked a friend to buy two rifles used in the attack so he could dodge a federal background check and also may have been planning an even larger assault, according to government sources familiar...

Bishop Amat defensive back Chris Gaston announced Thursday that he has decommitted from UCLA.

A lot was going on Thursday morning during the Golden Globe nominations announcement: It was early, writers were on deadline and the livestream blacked out just as the big reveal began.

There will be no “sudden departure” for HBO’s “The Leftovers.”

The network announced Thursday that it has renewed the series for a third and final season, just four days after the conclusion of a highly acclaimed second season.

Choosing to end after a third season appears to be a creative choice...

An online petition calling for the PGA Tour not to hold the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship at the Trump National Doral Golf Course in Miami next March has garnered more than 25,600 signatures.