Новости за 01.08.2017

More solid earnings reports from U.S. companies are sending stocks higher in early trading on Wall Street.

Starting Tuesday, visitors will have to call up a new website to book a tour at Hearst Castle, a vintage cottage at Crystal Cove in Laguna Beach, or a campsite at Half Moon Bay. And each day brings an expanded booking window too for those who like to plan ahead.

The list of free parking options along the Las Vegas Strip just grew shorter. The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace has become the latest business to start charging for valet service.

Cruisers who love to hit the ship's casino — and count on scoring rewards when they do — might hit pay dirt with a new program called Casinos at Sea.

London airfares from L.A. right now can be had for less than $600 on several airlines. Now Paris joins the bargain fare lineup with round-trip fares for $599 in fall and winter — but not for long.

Two people have been injured in a shooting inside a courthouse in a Moscow suburb, local health officials said Tuesday.

Wells Fargo & Co., which is still settling class-action lawsuits over its fake-accounts scandal, has now been hit with yet another — related to the bank’s revelation last week that it charged auto loan customers for unnecessary insurance.

Montecito’s Lotusland was in full bloom Saturday night, the botanical garden’s expansive green lawn filled with 500 folks in floral-themed finery and eye-catching designer dresses who had turned out for the nonprofit’s annual “Lotusland Celebrates” fundraising gala.

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, Aug. 1, and here’s what’s happening across California:

Madin Lopez, a genderqueer hairstylist and founder of the nonprofit Project Q, gives hundreds of free haircuts every year for LGBTQ youth.

The video was shocking. A bearded man argues with an elotero, or street-corn vendor, accusing him of blocking the sidewalk in a Hollywood neighborhood. The dispute escalates and the bearded man pushes over the vendor’s cart, spilling the ears of corn as well as condiments and supplies. The elotero...

As Gov. Jerry Brown and California’s legislative leaders left for their summer break, they said the top priority when they returned would be addressing California's housing affordability crisis. They’ll consider a bevy of bills, with an emphasis on providing funds for housing development. More...

Will new Chief of Staff John Kelly bring order to the White House, or is more chaos in the offing? 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.

To the editor: I’m a serious cyclist. I’m glad Mar Vista reversed its decision creating separate bike lanes. (Re “L.A. reverses course on unpopular lane reduction,” July 28)

To the editor: I commend Mayor Garcetti and my clergy colleagues for standing together to seek smart and achievable solutions to homelessness and the lack of affordable housing. And I appreciate the faith approach. (Re “More help for the homeless,” Editorial, July 25)

To the editor: The oped by Nina Teicholz was misleading and full of contradictions, but what can one expect from the author of a book titled, "The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet."

Political cartoonists and late-night comedians are in mourning over the loss of Anthony Scaramucci as a subject for satire. “The Mooch,” as his pals call him, is like a character from “The Sopranos” — a classic New York City wise guy who is eager to get down and dirty when faced with an affront...

With the collapse (for now) of the Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration faces a stark choice. Should it do whatever it can to make Obamacare work? Or should it sabotage the law in an effort to force Democrats to the bargaining table?

A friend of mine who attended the Conservative Political Action Conference this year — I skipped it — reported to me that the Young Republican men were “wearing their ties down past their [crotches].”

Vladimir Putin’s decision to order a reduction in the U.S. diplomatic presence in Russia is an admission of defeat in his efforts to reverse sanctions imposed by the Obama administration for Russia’s meddling in last year’s U.S. elections. “We waited for quite a long time” to respond, Putin said...

Public health advocates should be jumping for joy at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s announcement that it would explore ways to reduce nicotine levels in conventional cigarettes to non-addictive levels.

Allies of two Venezuelan opposition leaders say Leopoldo Lopez and Antonio Ledezma have been taken by authorities from the homes where they were under house arrest.

Benson, then 25, had the perfect job for her love of surfing: She worked as a United Airlines stewardess on flights between California and Hawaii.