Новости за 22.02.2016

Devout cannabis advocates and social justice reformers believe this may finally be the year that California voters legalize all marijuana, and that optimism has led to a mashup of proposed statewide ballot measures -- more than 20 filed so far.

Holy Howard Jarvis! California legislators are close to passing a tax increase.

Book review headline: A review in the Feb. 14 Arts & Books section of the novel "The Queen of the Night" by Alexander Chee included a headline referring to an 18th century opera star. It should have said 19th century.

It was an active day for the Lakers, a checklist almost filled in the span of a few hours.Kobe Bryant played his final game at the United Center, the arena made famous by one of his heroes and, indeed, career-long targets, Michael Jordan.Rookie D'Angelo Russell returned to the starting lineup against...

Most people in their 70s and beyond turn to golf or swimming for recreation. Not Lois Austin.

Ryan Kesler made it clear early on that nothing was going to rattle him and the Ducks.

Los Lakers siguen conservando a Kobe Bryant ¿pero a qué precio?

Bryant no ha tenido mucha continuidad durante su temporada de despedida. Casi nunca va a los entrenamientos, no va a las prácticas de disparos las mañanas de los partidos y a veces no se sabe si va a formar parte de la alineación titular...

The FBI is resorting to the courts to force Apple to unlock the San Bernardino gunman’s iPhone not to “set a precedent or send any kind of message,” but to conduct a complete investigation, FBI Director James Comey said Sunday.

Tony Parker had been saving his impersonation of center Thomas Welsh for weeks. But until UCLA's 77-53 victory over Colorado on Saturday night, he never had a chance to use it.

For a generation of young artists flanking World War II, Black Mountain College in rural North Carolina was the California Institute of the Arts of America's avant-garde culture.

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Supergirl Italia Ricci makes her debut on this superheroe series as another assistant hired by Cat (Calista Flockhart), setting up a competition with Kara (Melissa Benoist) — whose alter-ego is battling a villain known as the Master Jailer (Jeff Branson). 8 p.m. CBS

Superstore When Amy (America...

For a professional athlete competing at the highest level, Bubba Watson made an extraordinary admission on Sunday evening at Riviera Country Club.

For the first decade of his professional baseball career, Jered Weaver abhorred stretching. Therefore, he didn't do it. He avoided all but the most cursory forms of it.

So many of the names atop the leaderboard at the Northern Trust Open late Sunday were familiar, a smattering of top-20-ranked golfers with green jackets, big wins, and big paydays on their resumes. Only Jason Kokrak's name required a pronunciation guide (COKE-rack) and research into the journey...

Officials at California's four-year public universities are reaching out to an estimated 10,000 undergraduate students who might qualify for a special loan aimed at reducing their tuition — a program that further distinguishes the state as a national trendsetter in providing services to immigrants...

A 45-year-old hiker died Saturday after falling about 1,500 feet down a mountainside from a trail near Mt. Baldy, authorities said.

When Toyota broke into NASCAR, it was uncertain whether Japanese cars and the sport would mix. There are no such doubts now.

The first Copa America to be played in the U.S. won’t be an easy one for the host country, which will play in the deepest of the four four-team groups that were drawn Sunday.

Little Saigon stood divided in early 1999.

An immigrant, Truong Van Tran, had hung the Vietnamese flag at his Westminster shop and placed a photograph of Ho Chi Minh in a window, stirring the anti-communist sentiments of other Vietnamese expatriates.

On a Monday in February, more than 200 police...

For the first time all season, before Sunday's game against Utah, USC's coaching staff spoke with the team about its path to the NCAA tournament.

Los Angeles and Orange County authorities are investigating a series of officer-involved shootings over the weekend that resulted in three deaths.

C.J. Wilcox woke up Sunday with the NBA's second-highest net rating, an advanced statistic that measures how a team fares both offensively and defensively with a player on the court.

Pau Gasol recently played in his sixth All-Star game, filling in for injured teammate Jimmy Butler while reminding everyone of his rare skill set for a 7-footer.

Bubba Watson had an extra obstacle to overcome on his way to victory in the Northern Trust Open: a kidney stone.

Blink. That's the best way to visualize the winning margin for Denny Hamlin in the Daytona 500 on Sunday afternoon.