Новости за 27.02.2018

In the week since Brazil's president put the military in charge of public security in Rio de Janeiro, gun violence has jumped sharply.

Home prices in Southern California jumped 11.4% in January — the largest year-over-year gain in 44 months as the region’s already sizzling housing market got even hotter.

Veteran actress Heather Graham's directorial debut "Half Magic" almost didn't happen. About a year ago the film, originally imagined in New York, was forced to shut down suddenly after financing fell through.

Walt Disney Co. doubled down Tuesday on its Disneyland Paris theme park, announcing a $2.4 billion investment in the French resort that will add three major new lands.

A new law will allow the head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to enter into heftier contracts without getting approval from its board, and gives the board power to greenlight longer contracts without requiring Los Angeles City Council approval.

Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday the creation of a new task force focused specifically on targeting opioid manufacturers and distributors, and holding them accountable for unlawful practices.

Famous actors performing live on stage is usually a surefire way to sell out a show, and such was the case on Monday night as Jake Gyllenhaal, James Corden, Anjelica Huston, Isla Fisher, Mark Hamill and more took the stage at the historic Theatre at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

Oscar Nunez of “The Office” fame and wife Ursula Whittaker have put their home in the Nichols Canyon area of Hollywood Hills up for sale at about $2 million.

After spending most of 2017 defending the Affordable Care Act from GOP attacks, a growing number of Democrats believe the law’s reliance on private insurance markets won’t be enough and the party should focus instead on expanding popular government programs like Medicare and Medicaid.

Up to now, single-payer and universal health coverage proposals in the U.S. have foundered on one shoal or another: They’re ungodly expensive; they replace plans that people like; they’re too sudden; they’re not sudden enough; they’re politically impossible, etc., etc., etc.

Up to now, single-payer and universal health coverage proposals in the U.S. have foundered on one shoal or another: They’re ungodly expensive; they replace plans that people like; they’re too sudden; they’re not sudden enough; they’re politically impossible, etc., etc., etc.

LeBron James never played college basketball. He was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers directly out of high school in 2003.

House Republicans declined on Tuesday to sign onto President Trump’s proposal for a federal mandate to arm teachers in the wake of the Florida school massacre, and also made clear their aim is to oppose further restrictions on guns.

There are situations when playing for a certain team can be too good to be true.

Laverne Cox is getting beat for the gods. Known for her role as Sophia Burset on “Orange Is the New Black,” the actress will soon star in “Glam Masters,” a beauty competition show premiering Wednesday night on Lifetime.

Leslie Odom Jr., who won a Tony Award for his role as Aaron Burr in the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” and his wife, actress Nicolette Robinson, have bought a home in Cheviot Hills for about $1.75 million.

A Santa Clarita man who pretended to be a rideshare driver has been charged with raping seven women in a span of 15 months, and authorities suspect he may have attacked others, authorities said Tuesday.

Saying the U.S. economy has strengthened in recent weeks, new Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell suggested Tuesday that the central bank could hike its key interest rate faster than anticipated.

The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing Tuesday to lawyers for Microsoft who insist the company need not turn over emails that they have stored overseas, even if federal prosecutors have a search warrant from a judge.

The winter of discontent between owners and players in Major League Baseball has turned even chillier, with the players’ union filing a grievance that asserts four teams have so seriously limited their spending that they have violated the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.