Новости за 28.06.2016

Just five months after the Zika virus was declared a global public health emergency, a scientific team’s feverish efforts to create a vaccine against the viral threat have borne promising fruit: With a single shot of two different types of vaccine, experimental mice gained near-total immunity to...

At Sunday night's BET Awards, Jesse Williams delivered one of the wokest award acceptance speeches in recent memory. That's not to say that his speech was entirely novel. A lot of the things Williams said as he accepted BET's humanitarian award said have been said before - by black political thinkers...

One of the most exclusive clubs in the world is about to get a little bit – or perhaps more than a little bit – bigger.

Northern-style tacos with grilled meat and flour tortillas are the coming uptown thing in the Los Angeles taco universe. Expect to hear a lot more from us in the next several weeks on Sonoratown, Sonoritas and especially Salazar, whose chef Esdras Ochoa may have jump-started the norteño trend at...

A drunk driver who hit a pedestrian continued driving for more than a mile with his body lodged in her windshield before pulling over and walking away, Oceanside police said. 

Once used as the set for "The Man From Elysian Fields," a 2001 movie starring Andy Garcia, Juliana Margulies and Mick Jagger, this 1911 Craftsman also garnered acclaim as the winner of the 2010 Pasadena Golden Arrow Award for its front garden and well-executed restoration. A large wrap-around front...

Former NFL star Tim Tebow was on a Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta to Phoenix on Sunday when another passenger on the plane suffered a heart attack. While members of the plane’s crew helped the passenger, Tebow decided he could help too, in a different way.

Britain may have just lost the last friend it had in the European Union, less than a week after the country voted to abandon the group of nations that had been a pillar of peace and prosperity for the last six decades.

The Dodgers are 42-36. That translates to an 87-win pace. The team entered the Steel City on a six-game winning streak, but departed on Monday afternoon with three losses in four days. The series stunted the team's momentum after an encouraging stand at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers will not have...

Republicans on the House Benghazi Committee released their long-anticipated final report Tuesday, the conclusion of a politically charged investigation into the events surrounding the 2012 terrorist attacks on the Libyan city. 

Few state agencies are as influential or have as broad a mandate as does the California Public Utilities Commission. But it looks like that’s about to change.

As Republicans move closer to their convention in Cleveland next month, a growing faction of delegates is campaigning to block Donald Trump from securing the presidential nomination.

The movie industry faces a persistent problem that even the biggest blockbusters can’t solve – empty auditoriums at theaters across the country. Some 5.5 billion seats go empty every year, roughly quadruple the number of tickets sold annually in the U.S. and Canada. 

He fears that the presidential palace is haunted. He is considering whether to rule the Philippines from his hometown of Davao, an hour’s flight from the capital, Manila. He says he would jet-ski to a South China Sea shoal that his government disputes with more militarily powerful Beijing.

For anyone who’s ever watched the Grammys, the scene onstage was familiar. While the hit song being performed was recognizable, the artists were polar opposites, each from a different genre and era. 

2016 Rio Summer Olympics: Keep track of the U.S. trials as the American team begins to take shape June 28, 2016, 12:07 a.m. Full coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Follow every step of the Rio Olympics with the Los Angeles Times, starting with this week's swimming trials. 12:07 A.M. Nathan...

2016 Rio Summer Olympics: Keep track of the U.S. trials as the American team begins to take shape June 28, 2016, 12:07 a.m. Full coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Follow every step of the Rio Olympics with the Los Angeles Times, starting with this week's swimming trials. 12:07 A.M. Nathan...

In a broad reorganization of California’s primary energy regulator, Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers announced a deal Monday to strengthen external oversight, boost transparency in communications with the electric and gas industries and jettison some authority over Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing...

Perhaps there is nothing else Matt Shoemaker can do. Perhaps his fate is predestined.

The campaign for extending a schools tax on high-income Californians kicked off this week with the release of undisclosed donors involved in fighting against the levy when it last appeared on the ballot.

Arguing health risks, the Oakland City Council unanimously voted Monday night to ban coal shipments, killing a plan to transport Utah coal to Asia through a proposed marine terminal. Backers maintained the proposal would bring badly needed jobs to an impoverished area.

Novak Djokovic raced to a 6-0, 3-0 lead, then held firm the rest of the way as he opened his bid for a third consecutive Wimbledon title and fifth straight Grand Slam championship with a straight-sets victory over Britain’s James Ward on Monday. 

The Washington Nationals are recalling Lucas Giolito, 21, to make his major league debut Tuesday against the New York Mets. 

Police in Central California say two family dogs killed a 3-day-old baby after her mother left her on a couch and walked away for a few seconds.

The scenes were almost unbelievable.

Late in the 2014 season, the San Francisco Giants would be ahead or behind by several runs and Tim Lincecum would enter the game to pitch an inconsequential inning or two.

Inconsequential, but not insignificant, not to the fans at AT&T Park, who would stand...