Новости за 04.04.2018

Wednesday’s draw added no extra suspense to Saturday’s running of the Santa Anita Derby, with neither of the two stars in the seven-horse field receiving a disadvantaged post.

It's not an uncommon practice for musicians to get tattooed to mark the completion of a new album — a trend embraced by the likes of Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, among others. But for R&B singer Brent Faiyaz, inspiration for his 2017 debut “Sonder Son” came from ink that he already had.

The possible imprisonment of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva — who leads presidential election polls — caused street protests and heightened tensions Wednesday as the country’s top court weighed his fate.

Carrie Underwood is back in the studio and looking whole, though her hoodie might beg to differ.

Five decades after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., thousands of people gathered on the downtown streets of this Southern city and across the country to mourn his death, celebrate his life and rekindle his struggle for economic and social justice.

Stocks roared back to close higher Wednesday after plunging early in the day as the U.S.-China trade war escalated, with Beijing announcing another round of tariffs on more American goods and raising fears of a much larger trade dispute that could harm the global economy.

China’s newly proposed tariffs on certain small airplanes, in addition to a wide variety of other American goods, suggest China could later slam tariffs on a scarier target: the jetliners it has increasingly imported from the United States, analysts said.

“Stranger Things” creators the Duffer brothers have denied accusations that they stole the idea for their hit Netflix series from a short film by director Charlie Kessler, who has filed suit against them.

Up to 87 million Facebook users had personal information improperly shared with political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, a significant jump from what had previously been reported, the company said Wednesday.

Wyatt Russell, the son of Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, and actress Meredith Hagner have bought a Spanish-style home in Sherman Oaks for $1.725 million, or $76,000 more than the asking price, records show. The seller was Steve Mauldin, president and general manager of local television stations...

On the morning of April 4, 1968, Maya Angelou was in her New York City apartment kitchen, making all her favorite dishes — Texas chili with no beans, baked ham, candied yams and pineapple upside-down cake — in preparation for her 40th birthday celebration later that evening.

The Orange County jailhouse informant scandal has upended criminal cases and led to state and federal investigations into how prosecutors and jailers used snitches to obtain confessions from other inmates.

Toby Keith had something other than music on his mind when he called the other day for a chat ahead of his headlining performance at Sunday’s Coastal Country Jam in Huntington Beach.

To the editor: A few years ago the large car companies made an agreement with the Obama administration to increase gas mileage in an effort to reduce the many harms that will be caused by climate change. The increase in average mileage to 55 miles per gallon by 2025 promises benefits for all humanity.

With rain in the forecast for Friday in San Francisco, the Dodgers have held off announcing their starting pitchers for the first two games of this weekend’s series against the Giants. Clayton Kershaw will start on Sunday afternoon, but Friday and Saturday remain open.

The Beatles’ innovative 1968 animated film “Yellow Submarine” will return to theaters this summer in a new 4K restoration created to mark the movie’s 50th anniversary.

On the 50th anniversary of his death, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered during memorials across the United States.

A woman believed to be homeless died outside Los Angeles police headquarters Wednesday morning, authorities said.

Most teams at this point in the season are playing for something, whether it’s playoff position or draft lottery odds. The Lakers don’t have either concern, with their own first-round pick gone as the final remnant of the trade that brought them Steve Nash six years ago.

Five decades after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., thousands of people began to gather on the downtown streets of this Southern city and across the country to mourn his death, celebrate his life and rekindle his struggle for economic and social justice.

Actor Verne Troyer was hospitalized Monday night after concerned friends called police about his behavior.

A day before a woman opened fire at YouTube headquarters, her father said he warned police that his daughter was upset with the company's handling of her videos and might be planning to go to its offices, where she later wounded three people before killing herself.

Worldwide movie box office revenue topped $40 billion for the first time last year, even as moviegoing continued to drop in the U.S. and Canada, reflecting consumers’ growing embrace of home entertainment options, according to a new report.