Новости за 21.02.2018

Tired of nagging your spouse to lose a few pounds? You might get better results by going on a diet yourself.

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If writer-producer Michel Grey and director Jason Pagnoni truly wanted to shed light on animal abuse, there was probably a more direct, effective way than within the bounds of such a frantic and dispiriting thriller as “Days of Power.”

Michael Brandt, a writer and executive producer for such “Chicago” franchise shows as “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago Med” and “Chicago Justice,” has found a new spot on the West Coast. He’s bought an estate in Brentwood for $5.11 million, or roughly $1 million less than the original asking price, records...

“Curvature” is a forgettable sci-fi thriller whose intriguing start gives way to an arcane, convoluted plot that fails to viscerally or emotionally engage. Director Diego Hallivis, writer Brian DeLeeuw and production designer Laura Miller work hard to distinguish their work, but it’s a case of...

Even celebrities sometimes need to do a little spring cleaning.

Profiles in History recently announced “Love Liza: The Auction,” featuring more than 1,000 lots with items from Oscar-winning actress Liza Minnelli, as well as from her famous parents, Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli.

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A federal judge in Los Angeles has dealt a serious setback to Walt Disney Co. in the studio’s ongoing legal battle to stop kiosk movie-rental company Redbox from selling digital download codes for its films.

Gains in technology, banks and industrial companies drove U.S. stocks higher Wednesday, placing the market on track to recoup some of its Tuesday losses. Real estate companies lagged the most. Newly released minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent meeting of policymakers bolstered the case...

To the editor: I believe in people power. When citizens march, write letters and call elected officials, change is possible. If we want to curtail gun violence everywhere, we need to keep the discussion going. (“A spreading movement? How Florida school shooting survivors are inspiring other students...

Years ago, as he labored through days as a garbage collector, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai would catch himself thinking of something more glorious.

Christians, conservatives, critics and others have commemorated religious leader Billy Graham, who died Wednesday at age 99.

The Holmby Hills home of late Paramount Pictures chairman and chief executive Brad Grey is for sale at $77.5 million.

Despite being on the state’s list of people barred from owning weapons, an L.A. County man was able to accumulate an arsenal of 28 guns before authorities recently seized the firearms, officials announced Wednesday.

Trumpeter, record exec, philanthropist and artist Herb Alpert has been creating paintings and sculptures since the early 1970s. He finds a close connection between jazz and his abstract expressionist endeavors. His latest exhibition is at Heather James Fine Art in Palm Desert.

Some Federal Reserve policymakers raised concerns last month about the potential for higher inflation and financial instability because of stronger economic growth triggered by the recently enacted tax cuts, according to an account of the meeting released on Wednesday.