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You don't read a story by Diane Williams so much as walk in on one. Sample opening line: "There had been the guest's lavatory visit — to summarize."

This time, it’s all about Leo Santa Cruz.

The Los Angeles fighter will move south to headline his second Southern California arena in six months when he defends his featherweight belt against Spain’s Kiko Martinez on Feb. 27 at Honda Center.

Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17 knockouts) won’t be on a Floyd...

Like the victim of a precision mafia hit, the body's head and other identifying features were sawed off and thrown into a deep pit.

Tired of racking up a bar tab? Well for one night only, you can order 8-cent martinis, and you can drink as many as you like. Little Dom's, the Los Feliz Italian restaurant, is celebrating its eighth anniversary Tuesday. And a celebration for the restaurant means ridiculously cheap drinks for you.

In a move that could lead to construction of more Jewish settlements, Israel plans to annex 370 acres of agricultural land in the occupied West Bank near the city of Jericho.

The penultimate night of “American Idol” auditions brought some solid talent to the table. Wednesday evening’s best contestants included several faces and voices from other TV talent shows and from “Idol” seasons past. 

A shallow magnitude 1.8 earthquake was reported Thursday morning four miles from Yucca Valley, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:13 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 7.5 miles.

"Tallulah" is a story born from real-world experiences that is nevertheless tinged with magical realism. It's also a film in which the themes on-screen were in no small way mirrored by the off-screen saga of creating it.

Physicians are seeing more instances of a birth defect in which infants are born with their intestines extruding from the stomach wall. The increase has been driven by a sharp rise in the defect among babies born to young African American mothers, says a new report by the Centers for Disease Control...

There’s nothing quite like ending a night on the town standing under the bright fluorescent lights of a food truck, carelessly consuming a warm, beautifully arranged plastic foam plate of tacos al pastor. 

Welcome to another edition of In the Loop, the Los Angeles Times' theme park newsletter. I'm Funland theme park blogger Brady MacDonald, and this week we pay tribute to Disneyland’s Rivers of America, pull back the curtain on Wizarding World West and set sail on Shanghai Disneyland’s Pirates of...

The best way to beat bad weather is to not be in it.

The Clippers are considering altering their travel plans to avoid the effects of a storm that is expected to blanket the Northeast with heavy snow over the weekend.

Clippers Coach Doc Rivers said his team might depart New York on Friday night...

As expected, Clippers forward Blake Griffin will not make his return from an extended injury absence on Thursday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He also won’t play Friday against the New York Knicks.

An opportunity is emerging to make a fight that would be certain entertainment.

The internationally pacesetting Barcelona music festival Primavera Sound has announced the lineup for its 2016 edition, and it heralds a bit of news - Radiohead is back on the road.

Airport security screeners in the U.S. found a record high number of firearms in carry-on bags last year, and most of them were loaded, officials said.

Gov. Jerry Brown delivers his annual State of the State speech from the Assembly chambers in Sacramento this morning. The Times has complete coverage from Sacramento and reaction from across the Golden State.

Farrah Karapetian makes photographs the old-fashioned way: placing objects on sheets of treated paper, shining lights on her simple studio setups and then fixing the images with chemicals.

One day last week, Rohith Vemula was protesting his suspension from Hyderabad Center University in southern India.

The restaurant scene in Los Angeles isn't slowing down, and that's a good thing. If you're trying to keep up, here's a roundup of some of the latest news.

There is no better fit between a team and a remaining free agent than the Angels and power-hitting left fielder Yoenis Cespedes. However, with owner Arte Moreno reluctant to pay a luxury tax and to sign Cespedes for at least five years, the Angels are expected to let the opportunity pass.

This week: The dramas "Dream Catcher," "Dream Boy" and "The Dodgers" debut on area stages.

Toba Khedoori burst onto the scene 20 years ago with small drawings on gigantic sheets of paper. Her realistic depictions of interiors and exteriors seemed to say: “Come in for a close look, and don’t forget to block out all of the distractions that might prevent you from focusing.”

It is not only African Americans who have been underrepresented in the Oscar field over the decades. So have other people of color including Latinos, Asians and indigenous actors.

General Motors Co. has launched a car-sharing service that lets users reserve and unlock vehicles with their smartphones.