Новости за 25.11.2016

A U.S. service member was killed in an improvised explosive device blast Thursday in northern Syria, U.S. officials said. It marked the U.S. military’s first combat death in the country, where its forces are embedded with local militia battling Islamic State.

A South San Francisco police officer was in critical condition after a man struck him in the head with a skateboard during a confrontation on Thanksgiving Day, authorities said.

“Moana” paddled its way to the top of the Thanksgiving Day box office, with an impressive opening so far for the Disney animated tent-pole feature.

The Lakers could be down three starters when they host the Warriors at Staples Center on Friday night. 

Trump names first women to Cabinet with Haley for U.N., DeVos at Education Nov. 25, 2016, 11:19 a.m. This is our look at President-elect Donald Trump's transition and the outgoing Obama administration. Here's what's happening right now: Trump tweaks his views on a trio of major issues, complicating...

[Helpful note: This article assumes a knowledge of, and reveals details from, the plot of “Arrival.” Read at your own risk.]

One of the best cross country meets in the nation is set for Saturday when the CIF state championships are held at Woodward Park in Fresno.

Surely, the machine wasn’t supposed to win.

When Garth Brooks returned to record-making in 2014, the country superstar made it clear his decade away hadn’t dulled his famous nonconformist streak. “Man Against Machine,” he called his big comeback album, and the record showcased a unique talent —...

Two people were robbed at gunpoint early Friday near the Citadel Outlets in Commerce.

She was my mom. She was everybody’s mom. Florence Henderson didn’t just play a role, she portrayed an idealized parent few of us had but everybody wanted. Sure, her kids were a handful, but otherwise nearly perfect. She was perfect. Even that big ugly house was perfect.

UCLA (4-7) at California (4-7) at Memorial Stadium. TV: ESPN2, 4 p.m.

Most intriguing story line: This could be dubbed the APR Bowl. The winner of what otherwise seems like an inconsequential game could parlay a 5-7 record and its Academic Progress Rate score into a bowl bid if there are not enough...

Former San Diego Chargers head coach Norv Turner has passed a San Diego condominium on to a new owner, selling the three-bedroom home in the Mission Beach area for $1.35 million.

Each week, the Los Angeles Times’ contingent of college football experts — it’s how they refer to themselves — will make choices on a variety of games. Warning: If they could accurately predict results, they wouldn’t be reporters or editors. Their picks:

Green softballs were being hit all around the Crespi football field on the day after Thanksgiving. The annual over-the-line tournament was back.

Today in Entertainment: 'Brady Bunch' mom Florence Henderson dies, 'Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life' debuts Nov. 25, 2016, 10:10 a.m. Here's what's new and interesting in the world of entertainment and the arts today: Florence Henderson, 'Brady Bunch' mom, dies at 82Reviews of this weekend's...

What was entertaining enough — a super-featherweight-title slugfest in an intimate venue — has been enhanced by the increasingly high stakes for champion Vasyl Lomachenko.

John Legend knows there are two ways people think about him.

To many, he’s the smooth-talking pop star famous for his big voice and polished love songs, the dapper family man who peppers Instagram with photos of his wife, model Chrissy Teigen, and their 7-month-old daughter.

“And then there’s the...

“I remember the first time I smoked OG Kush,” chef Holden Jagger says. “I thought it tasted like Mexican food.” 

Veteran television, theater and film actress Barbara Bain has sold her home in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles for $1.675 million.

Israeli firefighters on Friday reined in a blaze that had spread across the country's third-largest city of Haifa and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. Firefighters continued to battle more than a dozen other blazes around the country for the fourth day in a row.

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Sherri Papini, the Northern California mother missing for three weeks, was “very emotional” after being released by her captors on Thanksgiving morning, said Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko.

What’s in season: When it comes to root vegetables, carrots probably get the most attention. But there’s so much more to enjoy beneath the surface. Root vegetables — including parsnips, turnips and rutabagas — are generally in season from late fall through the winter months, perfect for a variety...

Two years ago on Black Friday, Justin Blankenship and his wife woke up at 4 a.m. to drive to Bed Bath & Beyond. Being first in the line, they assumed, was what it would take to get a great price on a Keurig coffee pot and Kitchen Aid mixer.

Shoppers out in the early hours on Black Friday roamed stores in Southern California that they say were emptier than in years past.