Новости за 16.04.2018

In the high desert east of this border town, the rolling hills topped with mesquite and paloverde trees are a picture of rugged desolation.

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How ugly is it getting between President Trump and former FBI Director James B. Comey? Pretty ugly.

When Paul Ryan became speaker of the House 30 short months ago, he was a free trader and ardent internationalist. He supported comprehensive immigration reform and believed that the Republican Party should make sincere and ongoing overtures to minority voters. He was fiercely committed to fiscal...

It’s too early to say for sure, but it could be that the free market will wind up doing what Congress refuses to do: tighten access to firearms and stand up to companies that make and sell assault-style weapons.

As crews demolished a shuttered nuclear weapons plant during 2017 in central Washington, specks of plutonium were swept up in high gusts and blown miles across a desert plateau above the Columbia River.

Barely two weeks after Donald Trump was elected, Shinzo Abe rushed to Trump Tower to meet America’s new leader in a cordial 90-minute visit.

Gov. Jerry Brown scored big last week in his tenacious effort to build monstrous twin water tunnels in the California delta. But his legacy project could still collapse. No potential successor supports it.

The check-in area of Terminal 6 at Los Angeles International Airport was evacuated for about an hour late Sunday after a man made a bomb threat, authorities said.

From electric, positive vibes to serious doubt.

The pendulum swung could not have been greater inside Staples Center on Sunday night, when a game that offered so much promise at the start ended in an alarmingly familiar place in history for the Kings.

They allowed three third period goals, including...

Realmente no hay otra manera de decirlo: la presentación de Beyoncé, el sábado por la noche en el Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, fue una de las cosas más impresionantes que he visto en 20 años de asistir a conciertos de manera profesional.

No, un candidato para las próximas elecciones presidenciales de México no posó desnudo con una drag queen.

Está claro desde hace tiempo -y así fue telegrafiado en lenguaje típicamente jactancioso por Twitter-, que el presidente Trump tenía intención de hacer pagar al presidente sirio, Bashar Assad, por las muertes por envenenamiento de docenas de personas, a principios de este mes en la ciudad de Duma,...

LAS VEGAS — Country singer Jason Aldean is an old hand at awards shows by now, a regular presence among nominees at the annual Grammys, Country Music Assn. and Academy of Country Music ceremonies where he’s piled up dozens of awards and nominations over the years.

As James Comey's book nears release, President Trump's rhetorical attacks against the man he fired as FBI director have escalated in both frequency and viciousness.

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Kevin Can Wait “The Karate Kid’s” Ralph Macchio reprises his guest role on a new episode of the Kevin James sitcom. 8 p.m. CBS

Justin Turner played 1,000 innings at third base for the Dodgers last season. He has not played an inning this season, and his injury might indirectly have led to his replacement joining him on the disabled list.

El Festival de Libros de Los Angeles Times ya está aquí y es una buena forma de celebrar lo mejor de la literatura en inglés y español.

Lights and light festivals lend a certain glow to a city or a place. Here are five — including Baltimore’s own Light City — that can light up your life.