Новости за 13.08.2016

To the editor: I have volunteered with the Forest Service for some 20 years in the San Gabriel Canyon of the Angeles National Forest, now part of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. (“She has no regrets over killing of bear,” Aug. 9)

In remarks with strong racial overtones, Donald Trump told a mainly white rural crowd in Pennsylvania on Friday that vote fraud could cheat him out of victory and vowed to dispatch police who support him to monitor polls in “certain parts” of the state.

2016 Summer Olympics live coverage: Katie Ledecky wins her fourth gold while Anthony Ervin has a stunning win in 50 freestyle Aug. 13, 2016, 4:45 a.m. Follow all the action of the 2016 Rio Olympics as our crew of reporters and photographers brings you all the action every day. In this spot, we...

Bill Clinton offers impassioned defense of Hillary Clinton Aug. 13, 2016, 3:10 a.m. Bill Clinton defends the honor of Hillary Clinton Donald Trump scoffs at Hillary Clinton's release of tax returnsKhizr Khan has a message for John McCain: Withdraw your endorsement of TrumpTrump tells the GOP he...

Bill Clinton offers impassioned defense of Hillary Clinton Aug. 13, 2016, 3:10 a.m. Bill Clinton defends the honor of Hillary Clinton Donald Trump scoffs at Hillary Clinton's release of tax returnsKhizr Khan has a message for John McCain: Withdraw your endorsement of TrumpTrump tells the GOP he...

A look at the top events at the Rio Olympics on Saturday:

Swimming

The marquee sport of the first week comes to a close as does, almost certainly, the career of Michael Phelps, perhaps the greatest Olympic athlete of all time. You can expect to see him in the 400-meter medley relay, a race that...

From inside one of Australia’s secretive offshore camps for refugees and asylum seekers, a young Iranian woman told stories of the desperation surrounding her.

Venture capitalist Shervin Pishevar made a bold promise two years ago as he sought funding for his new Los Angeles company, Hyperloop Technologies Inc.

Rudy Rong took a seat at a table in the Commerce Casino's poker hall, his legs jigging with nervous energy. The 22-year-old son of Chinese video game billionaires hadn't come here to gamble. Rong was launching a virtual reality startup, and he had arrived hours earlier to videotape a musical performance...

Every life has its dramas. Be it the death of a parent, worries about paying the rent, fights with a spouse or the anxieties of adolescence, when something is happening to you it feels monumental no matter how it may size up for anyone else.

The key to a great television show is a great writers room. For a show like Starz’s “Survivor’s Remorse,” currently in its third season, “great” means much more than talent. For the show’s creator, actor-writer Mike O’Malley, it means diversity -- in age, race, religion and gender, among other...

2016 Summer Olympics live coverage: Katie Ledecky wins her fourth gold while Anthony Ervin has a stunning win in 50 freestyle Aug. 13, 2016, 4:45 a.m. Follow all the action of the 2016 Rio Olympics as our crew of reporters and photographers brings you all the action every day. In this spot, we...

2016 Summer Olympics live coverage: Katie Ledecky wins her fourth gold while Anthony Ervin has a stunning win in 50 freestyle Aug. 13, 2016, 4:45 a.m. Follow all the action of the 2016 Rio Olympics as our crew of reporters and photographers brings you all the action every day. In this spot, we...

2016 Summer Olympics live coverage: Katie Ledecky wins her fourth gold while Anthony Ervin has a stunning win in 50 freestyle Aug. 13, 2016, 4:45 a.m. Follow all the action of the 2016 Rio Olympics as our crew of reporters and photographers brings you all the action every day. In this spot, we...

2016 Summer Olympics live coverage: Katie Ledecky wins her fourth gold while Anthony Ervin has a stunning win in 50 freestyle Aug. 13, 2016, 4:45 a.m. Follow all the action of the 2016 Rio Olympics as our crew of reporters and photographers brings you all the action every day. In this spot, we...

It's pop quiz time. Hey, we're not kidding. L.A. Unified students start Tuesday. So we've devised a little celebrity real estate test to take you back to those childhood days when you 1) forgot to study; 2) never read the book; or 3) the dog ate your homework. Tally up those points and see how...

In the new biopic, “Florence Foster Jenkins,” Meryl Streep plays the title role of a wealthy philanthropist with the desire — but not the talent — to be a singer. The Stephen Frears film is based on the real-life character who was a prominent figure in New York arts scene for almost half a century.

2016 Summer Olympics live coverage: Katie Ledecky wins her fourth gold while Anthony Ervin has a stunning win in 50 freestyle Aug. 13, 2016, 4:45 a.m. Follow all the action of the 2016 Rio Olympics as our crew of reporters and photographers brings you all the action every day. In this spot, we...

Two people were shot, one fatally, at a West Covina house party Friday night, police said.

Worn-out rivet fasteners on a Ferris wheel are being blamed for an overturned gondola at an eastern Tennessee fair that earlier this week sent three girls plummeting more than 30 feet to the ground.

Western Wall: In the Aug. 11 Section A, an article about women praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem described the wall as the last remnant of the ancient Jewish Temple complex. There are other remnants.

Carson Palmer directed a 73-yard drive for a field goal in his one series before the Oakland Raiders backups dominated their Arizona counterparts in a 31-10 victory in the teams’ preseason opener Friday night.

The two numbers stood side by side on the scoreboard at Dodger Stadium, an incongruent pair in a dreary 5-1 Dodgers defeat. In the runs column stood the lone tally, not nearly enough to overcome the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the hits column was the number 12, a double-digit total that revealed the...

Among the 32 events contested at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, none came with less drama than Katie Ledecky’s final race of the Summer Games.

Adoree’ Jackson settled in on the evening of Aug. 1, turned on the television and partook in that great modern American pastime: he flicked on the finale of “The Bachelorette.”