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Take some of your favorite fall flavors — pumpkin, cinnamon, orange and maple — and combine them in a glass. This saucy pumpkin cocktail does just that, adding a touch of cinnamon whiskey, orange liqueur and maple syrup to a pint of pumpkin ale. It’s a simple cocktail to make, and a perfect way...

Donald Trump fights reports of turmoil on his transition team Nov. 16, 2016, 8:19 a.m. This is our look at President-elect Donald Trump's transition and the outgoing Obama administration. Here's what's happening in Washington right now:Trump's transition team is off to a rocky startTrump singled...

President Obama traveled to the birthplace of democracy on Wednesday to praise the concept as a great Greek invention and to remind listeners of its burden — living with the outcome of an election, even when you don’t agree with it.

Donald Trump fights reports of turmoil on his transition team Nov. 16, 2016, 8:19 a.m. This is our look at President-elect Donald Trump's transition and the outgoing Obama administration. Here's what's happening in Washington right now:Trump's transition team is off to a rocky startTrump singled...

Luke Walton wasn’t especially pleased with the way the Lakers won on Tuesday night and he didn’t hide his disdain. His players generally agreed.

What we learned from the Kings’ 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday:

AFI Fest is ending, but the awards season tributes and suppers and meet-and-greet screenings are a long way from over. The calendar feels more packed than ever. Contending actors working on other movies used to receive a get-out-of-jail free card, removing them from the circuit’s obligations. Now,...

Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing Wednesday that killed seven people in Kabul, including members of an Afghan special security unit.

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Before “MADtv” and “Key & Peele” made him one of the nation's most celebrated comedians, Keegan-Michael Key was a classically schooled actor. "I was going to just do regional theater and Shakespeare festivals for the rest of my life," he says on a couch in...

Efraim Diveroli, the character Jonah Hill plays in the summer film “War Dogs,” Todd Phillips’ based-on-a-true-story film about two Yeshiva-educated Miami twentysomethings (Miles Teller plays the other) who rake in millions with a shady business supplying arms to the U.S. military during the war...

Until Jeff Nichols was approached to direct "Loving," he hadn't actually heard of the 1967 precedent-setting case of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple who took their fight to legally marry in Virginia to the Supreme Court.

Police might one day be able to size up the habits and lifestyles of crime victims and suspects by analyzing the skin chemicals they leave behind when they touch their cellphones.

Several of the 85 entries in the foreign-language film Oscar derby lend Western viewers rare glimpses into unfamiliar cultures. Others feel like American films through foreign lenses. Here are just five of the top contenders:

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In this divisive political season, one story has had bipartisan support. But neither side may want to take credit for it. Mass surveillance of the U.S. population began under the tenure of President George W. Bush and continued under the Obama administration....

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When Timothy Spall was offered the role of infamous Holocaust denier David Irving in Mick Jackson’s “Denial,” he recognized that it was a unique opportunity, but might not be the right one for him at that time. The Cannes best actor winner had just finished...

Syrian government warplanes and artillery pounded rebel-held districts of Aleppo for the second day Wednesday, killing at least 11 people and damaging two hospitals, a blood bank and several residential buildings in the city's eastern neighborhoods.

Video taken by a bystander in Temecula shows a man using his car to try to run down his girlfriend and good Samaritans who had come to her aid after the man physically abused her in a grocery store parking lot, according to media reports.

The teen birth rate in America’s small towns is 63% higher than in its biggest cities, a new government report reveals.

Donald Trump fights reports of turmoil on his transition team Nov. 16, 2016, 8:19 a.m. This is our look at President-elect Donald Trump's transition and the outgoing Obama administration. Here's what's happening in Washington right now:Trump's transition team is off to a rocky startTrump singled...

Los Angeles-area architect Charles Ward is known for his clean lines and fortress-like residential designs. Inside, this modern home in Santa Monica takes its inspiration from the International Style and features two second-floor master bedrooms separated by a galley bridge and a library.

Donald Trump put out a Twitter tease about his Cabinet picks. He met with Sen. Ted Cruz. He even went out for a steak dinner. But one week after the Republican won the presidency, the transition team had yet to discuss even basic elements of the government handoff with key players at the Pentagon,...

Driving down into the city at dusk, into that rosy quilt of L.A. lights. Twinkle-twinkle, little town … how I wonder what I’ve found.

We're now taking votes for our 6th Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off. We have 130 tempting entries to choose from, so make your voice heard. It’s time to vote for your favorite.

Fresh off their wins last week, members-elect to the 115th Congress are in Washington this week for a crash course on what it means to be a representative.

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Alfa Romeo has joined the world’s automakers at last and introduced an SUV. The sleek and sporty four-door Stelvio, the FCA-owned Italian company promises, will deliver “best in class” performance that sacrifices nothing in comfort.