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The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library was closed Sunday and visitors, many of whom were unaware of Nancy Reagan's death, were being turned away.

Nancy Reagan, who died Sunday at age 94, played an outsized role as first lady during her husband's years in the White House.

There was plenty of drama at the City Section soccer finals on Saturday night.

“Star Wars” fans who can’t get enough of the galaxy far, far away might consider a flight on All Nippon Airways, the largest carrier in Japan.

When First Lady Nancy Reagan, who died Sunday, made a cameo on the popular NBC sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" in the '80s, it was a big deal.

Amazon's second brick-and-mortar bookstore will open in San Diego this summer, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Both Kobe Bryant (sore right shoulder) and Jordan Clarkson (strained tendon in left knee) will play today when the Lakers host defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors at Staples Center.

The history of film festivals is littered with controversies, promotional stunts and, as anyone who has ever had the misfortune of standing near a photographer during Cannes knows, an all-out circus.It's rare, however, that a festival's centerpiece is a game show.On Saturday night in this charming...

From fashion to "Just Say No" to drugs, First Lady Nancy Reagan was one of the seminal figures of the 1980s.

An Iranian court has issued a death sentence against an Iranian oil tycoon, a judiciary spokesman told reporters Sunday, in a case widely portrayed as a symbol of corruption during the administration of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Good news for airline passengers who get the heebie-jeebies when they walk into an airline lavatory: Boeing has invented a self-cleaning bathroom.

Former First Lady Nancy Davis Reagan, whose devotion to her husband made her a formidable behind-the-scenes player in his administrations and one of the most influential presidential wives in modern times, died Sunday of congestive heart failure, her office said. She was 94.

A profane superhero was no match for a computer-animated rabbit-fox duo or a Morgan Freeman action thriller at the weekend box office. “Deadpool,” in its third week, fell to third place behind new releases “Zootopia,” from Disney, and Focus Features’ “London Has Fallen.”

Holly Holm is now the one who wants a rematch — with Miesha Tate, not Ronda Rousey.

For the second time in as many months, a federal lawmaker has pushed for minimum seat size standards on commercial planes to combat the airline industry’s efforts to shrink leg and hip room on U.S. flights.

Quarterback Peyton Manning, the NFL’s only five-time most valuable player, has informed the Denver Broncos he has decided to retire, the team announced Sunday.

Trip planning is hard, but here's a website with a simple visual grid to lead you through the basics.

Major League Baseball has dropped its suspension of the Dodgers' Chase Utley, a person familiar with the decision but not authorized to discuss it told The Times on Sunday.

In any other election year, the decision by a failed presidential candidate to back his party's front-runner would seem inevitable, nothing more than a blip in the news cycle.

The good, the bad, the Oscar telecast

After the debacle of the Academy Awards ["Broadcast Did More Than Hand Out Gold Statues," Feb. 29], I'd like to suggest that the other networks and major cable stations stop showing reruns against the telecast because they're afraid no one will watch. Please,...

I enjoyed the article about cavern exploration in American national parks ["Getting in Deep," Feb. 28, by David Kelly]. Many of these treasures would be unknown if trailblazers such as Horace Dade Ashton, an early member of the Explorers Club, had not ventured into them.

If Saturday night’s speech by Bernie Sanders was any indication of his approach to Sunday’s presidential debate, the upcoming clash with Hillary Clinton could be the most interesting and fully-joined of the Democratic campaign season. 

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Experts will discuss what to expect and how to apply for a permit, plan a route and choose proper equipment and food.

When, where: 7 p.m. Thursday at the REI store in Tustin, 2962 El Camino Real.

Admission, info: Free. (714) 505-0205.

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The storm that swept into the Southland on Saturday night created havoc on area roads, more than doubling the number of crashes from the same time period last week, a CHP officer said.

This is how a political party looks when it's coming unglued.Last week, the Republicans' two most recent presidential candidates, Mitt Romney and John McCain, denounced this year's likely nominee, Donald Trump.“Donald Trump is phony, a fraud,” Romney said. “His promises are as worthless as a degree...