Новости за 28.03.2018

Supreme Court justices, hearing arguments Wednesday in a Maryland gerrymandering case, signaled again they are troubled when politicians draw election districts solely to give their party more seats in Congress.

It was a fall evening in 2005 in San Francisco. Michael Tilson Thomas had just begun his second decade as the San Francisco Symphony music director. He was in the midst of recording a cycle of Mahler symphonies, and expectations were high on this occasion for the Fifth, a symphony in which he had...

A body discovered in a shallow grave in Northern California earlier this week has been identified as missing Macedonian model Adea Shabani, authorities said Wednesday.

An unlikely trio — a law professor, a part-time local prosecutor and a lawyer focused on advocating conservative issues — is playing an increasingly central role in representing President Trump in the Russia investigation as he struggles to find top talent for his diminished legal team.

To get to Jim Putnam’s workspace, you have to walk through his Atwater Village home, past his cute but yappy dog and across a rustic backyard to a garage that, over the past few decades, he’s transformed into a labyrinthine studio called Phase 4 Intergalactic Recording Facility.

A Los Angeles lawmaker wants the city to cut ties with companies that are linked to the National Rifle Assn., saying that its opposition to “common sense gun safety laws” is at odds with the city.

President Trump's lawyer told attorneys representing Paul Manafort last summer that the president might be willing to pardon his former campaign chairman if he was charged with a crime stemming from the investigation into Russian election interference, according to two people familiar with the...

President Trump's lawyer told attorneys representing Paul Manafort last summer that the president might be willing to pardon his former campaign chairman if he was charged with a crime stemming from the investigation into Russian election interference, according to two people familiar with the...

"Ready Player One" is a Trojan horse twice over.

While on the surface, this futuristic film is a celebration of gamers, gaming and the pleasures to be found in immersive virtual reality, underlying it all is a heartfelt brief for abandoning all screens and enjoying the satisfactions of the real...

Clippers guard Milos Teodosic will not play Wednesday night against the Phoenix Suns after he re-aggravated a left foot injury Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks at Staples Center.

The former Malibu home of the late actor Carroll O’Connor and documentary producer Nancy Fields O’Connor is back up for sale with a fresh new look. Offered as a pocket listing, the asking price is in the $20-million range.

Tim Tebow is getting a promotion, and he’ll now be a Rumble Pony.

Despite going 1 for 18 with 11 strikeouts in the New York Mets big league spring training camp, Tebow is being promoted to Double-A Binghamton. The Mets announced they had assigned the 30-year-old outfielder to the Eastern League...

Burt Reynolds still knows how to lay on the charm.

At the American Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theatre last week for a Q&A after the premiere of his new film “The Last Movie Star,” Reynolds regaled the audience with tales of Hollywood past such as the time he asked his old pal Fred Astaire to dance...

Susan Rice, who served as national security advisor and ambassador to the United Nations under President Obama, has been appointed to the board of directors of Netflix, the streaming entertainment company announced Wednesday.

Compton officials are scrambling to explain the theft of 31 handguns from a municipal vault that contained nearly 200 weapons from the city’s long-disbanded police department and a corps of formerly armed code enforcement officers.

It’s been a steep learning curve for President Trump, and he still doesn’t seem to have a grasp on the difference between the American presidency and, say, a tinpot dictatorship.

Equifax tapped longtime financial industry executive Mark Begor as its new permanent CEO Wednesday, as the credit-reporting company continues to try to recover from fallout surrounding its massive data breach.

Eyewear brand Privé Revaux will launch its first capsule collection, a line with “Riverdale” star Madelaine Petsch, on April 9.

Stella McCartney is ready to fly solo. After 17 years in partnership with Kering, she’s decided to buy back the French giant’s 50 percent stake in her brand in a bid to safeguard her name for the future and build an independent business.

In one of the final moves in constructing their opening day roster, the Dodgers optioned outfielder Andrew Toles to triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday, clearing a path for outfielder Joc Pederson and utility man Kyle Farmer to occupy the last two spots on the bench.