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With a mission to uplift, empower and inspire black women -- and acknowledge and celebrate their contributions and achievements -- Essence magazine launched a private event in 2007 to do what broader Hollywood wasn’t. Known as the “Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon,” it was envisioned by the publication’s...

Emma Sulkowicz, the young woman who made international headlines by carrying a mattress around Columbia University as a work of performance art, will open her first solo art exhibition this weekend — at Coagula Curatorial in Los Angeles.

The second trailer for Netflix's "Daredevil" series is back and dropping all sorts of comic-book goodies. First, there's the introduction of the hotly anticipated newcomer Elektra Natchios.

A framed photo of Morrison hangs in the powder room of this two-story contemporary home once owned by Danny Sugerman, legendary rock and roll manager behind the Doors and Iggy Pop. Perched above Sunset Boulevard in the Bird Streets neighborhood, abundant natural light pours into the minimalist...

When an ardently feminist college professor accuses a male student of plagiarism, she engages in prejudice of the grossest stripe, almost destroying a young life in the process.

An argument between a father and his 18-year-old son escalated into gun violence and ended in a murder charge this week, authorities said.

The five remaining Republican candidates take the stage at the 10th GOP debate Thursday night. Will his rivals attack Donald Trump? That's among the things to watch for in Thursday's Republican debate in HoustonWhile Hillary Clinton talks relentlessly to minority voters about race, Bernie Sanders...

The materials that make up Paul Pascal Theriault’s little assemblages at the Los Angeles gallery Grice Bench can be found in trash cans just about anywhere: cigarette packs, paper cups, plastic spoons, dirty napkins, sandwich wrappers, rubber bands, nail polish bottles and Band-Aids -- name brand...

On a fall afternoon last year, Tweet was at a Hollywood recording studio playing songs that were set for inclusion on “Charlene,” her first album in over a decade.

When I was in college, I did a semester internship at Mother Jones magazine in San Francisco, and one of my side hustles (because the internship paid almost nothing) was as a researcher for Susan Faludi's then book in-progress, "Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women." The book's ultimate...

This south Texas town of 7,500 people has long billed itself as “the spinach capital of the world,” erecting a statue of Popeye in front of City Hall.

The July 2015 agreement to dissolve Iran's nuclear program has fundamentally reshaped the country's relationship with the West, but just how much things at home have changed will be tested Friday in parliamentary elections.

Nelli Tamayo leaned on a pair of mannequin legs in blue jeans and flicked her fingernails, bored stiff.

In a push to reform the Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles City Councilman Felipe Fuentes has argued that council members should have less sway over its decisions.

For those who win an Academy Award, that gleaming, iconic Oscar represents a validation of filmmaking excellence that money can't buy.

LA 2024 officials have partnered with Snapchat in a move they hope will further their campaign to position Los Angeles as the young, innovative choice for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

After further review, Kobe Bryant is having a great time on his goodbye tour.

Chris Paul quickly called a timeout with 9:50 left in the third quarter and immediately walked over to Clippers trainer Jasen Powell, his body hurting after he took a blow to his right forearm from one of the Denver Nuggets players and from a calf injury.

Back in the grim days of October, Sami Vatanen and Frederik Andersen were unfortunate examples of the Ducks' struggles.

The Galaxy hadn't played a competitive game in nearly four months heading into Wednesday's CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal matchup. And five of the players it started had never played with the team.

Blame him for the failure of two major off-season moves or credit him with a good recovery but either way, Clippers Coach and de facto general manager Doc Rivers is learning how to change on the fly.

Officials at a Northern California museum and zoo said a bald eagle flew away from her coop earlier this week, and they are asking for anyone who spots her to report the sighting. Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo director John Aikin told KTVU-TV that the eagle has lived at the museum for 27 years...

One of the country's most prestigious universities is aiming to bring even more cachet to its California campus.

The man who allegedly smashed a Corvette into a tree during a test drive, fatally injuring a CarMax salesman, was driving on a suspended license, police said Wednesday.

The man who allegedly posed as a Roman Catholic priest at Los Angeles-area parishes and sold bogus trips to see Pope Francis pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of grand theft, prosecutors said.