Новости за 19.05.2017

"Fargo" and "New Adventures of Old Christine" actor Hamish Linklater has a new role: playwright. The New Group is staging his "Whirligig" at the Pershing Square Signature Center in New York.

Cable news is consumed with wall-to-wall coverage of every new development in Donald Trump’s political implosion, and liberals, still stunned by Trump’s rise to the White House, cannot get enough of it. For them, this national nightmare can’t be over soon enough.

Todd Haynes has been to the Festival de Cannes before. His “Velvet Goldmine” took a special jury prize in 1998, and 2015’s “Carol” went on to earn six Oscar nominations. But he’s never been here with a film like “Wonderstruck.”

President Trump is heading overseas, but not without some parting shots. I'm Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don't want you to miss today.

What do Southerners think of Hollywood? Three sound off.

A Sacramento County woman who drizzled nacho cheese from a gas station dispenser onto her Doritos has been hospitalized for nearly a month after contracting botulism, a serious illness caused by bacteria that can cause paralysis, breathing difficulty and, potentially, death.

California has a housing crisis. Supply has not kept pace with demand. Rents and home prices are soaring and many working families are being priced out of the market altogether.

Los Angeles’ teachers union, for decades a dominant political force in school district politics, suffered a crushing defeat this week that speaks to a larger power shift away from labor and toward the growth of the well-heeled charter school movement.

Sweden's top prosecutor said Friday that she is dropping an investigation into a rape claim against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after almost seven years.

Three Mississippi males were arrested hours after a 6-year-old boy was found shot dead Thursday in a car stolen from his mother, and the suspects will be charged with capital murder, authorities said.

Kulapat Yantrasast has become the art world go-to architect - designing university arts buildings, galleries and now the Marciano Art Foundation, which will occupy the old Masonic Temple on Wilshire.

What a summer of cereal and pajamas at Facebook taught Aditya Agarwal about what he wanted out of his career

Cord cutting has taken a bite out of the number of pay-TV subscribers for cable and telecommunications companies.

A beauty queen may not be the most authoritative source when it comes to healthcare. Then again, the president of the United States, who is seeking a far-reaching overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, is a former beauty-pageant owner.

When Leon Vitali was working on Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket," he became involved in a disagreement with the director over the size of cabins in the shoot.

Cardinal McIntyre was replaced by Archbishop Timothy J. Manning, 60.

McIntyre, who became archbishop in 1948, was widely credited for overseeing the rapid growth of the archdiocese. During his first 15 years, the number of parishes increased from 221 to 297, parochial schools more than doubled...

Three people were taken to a hospital on Thursday when a fire broke out at an amphitheater in Mountain View, where Google was holding a conference.

A 22-year-old immigration activist and college student was detained Thursday by federal authorities, less than a month after her mother was taken into custody by federal agents during a massive cocaine bust in Los Angeles.

The improbable has become routine for the Ducks, who have yet to find a playoff hurdle they can’t overcome — even when they sometimes put that hurdle in their own path.

A man tried to light several diners, including a small child, on fire at a Denny's restaurant in Northern California, police said.

A relatively smooth ride through an eventual 7-2 victory over the Miami Marlins took a troubling turn for the Dodgers on Thursday night when their best hitter, Justin Turner, left the game in the seventh inning because of a hamstring injury.

The downside of constructing a team like the Dodgers is that players can feel like interchangeable parts. The active roster changes every other day. Roles switch. Not everyone responds well to the instability.

Fox News host: In the May 17 Business section, an article about speculation that Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle might join the Trump White House said Gavin Newsom was a former California lieutenant governor. He remains in that position.