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BRITAIN has been struck by the first snow of the year as an Arctic blast sends temperatures plummeting.

As audiences get more savvy about CGI, studios are ramping up the practical effects. But sometimes, the promotion of those practical effects belies the work done by special effects teams.

Multiple people have been arrested in neighborhoods evacuated due to wildfires. Officials said one pair had items that would aid them in carrying out thefts — as well as, strangely, wild opossums.

September 12 – American businessman John Textor says he is an “awkward spot” in the process of buying Everton.

Donald Trump finally met his match in a debate. Kamala Harris not only dominated and clobbered him, she goaded him into appearing unhinged. So what do California Republicans still see in the guy?

At Timberland, there’s nothing more iconic than the 50-year-old 6-Inch Boot. The brand tapped four vastly different creatives who the brand believes embody this notion for its new “Iconic” campaign — led by supermodel Naomi Campbell. “So many brands reinvent. We’re not looking to reinvent. We’re looking to reclaim,” Timberland chief marketing officer Maisie Willoughby…

There's been a sudden surge across the U.S. in anonymous messages that start with "hello" or "hi" that could leave recipients concerned.

Dezeen has announced the 81 projects longlisted for this year's Dezeen Awards in the sustainability categories, including projects by SOM, Tarkett, Bolon, Mater and Smartvoll. Read more

Ten public schools, with extra resources, will be able to develop their own student measures to replace a bevvy of standardized tests that L.A. Unified is currently using.

Homes built on land with past landslide activity are on the market. Here's how homebuyers can assess a property's risk to land movement.

Aurora Anaya unexpectedly fell in love with California native plants and vowed to create her own native plant habitat around her corner lot in Whittier. A bonus was a yard full of fragrance and endangered monarch butterflies.

In his new book "Hope for Cynics" Stanford psychology professor Jamil Zaki explains how cynicism became an American epidemic — and how to cure it.

Kamala Harris' performance against Donald Trump could be the exception to the rule that presidential debates don't matter.

Instead of waiting years for their studies and work to be published in academic journals, some climate scientists use social media to extend their reach — and their brand.

Astronomers have gotten the first-ever detailed views of turbulent activity on a star other than our own sun.

The ruling invalidated a law spearheaded by environmental justice activists that barred new oil and gas extraction and required that all existing operations stop production within 20 years.

New clothes are fun, especially when the price is right. But how long can we support fast fashion with its bad-for-environment, bad-for-workers infrastructure?

Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and 128 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll. Vietnam’s VNExpress newspaper reported Thursday that 199 people have died while more than 800 have been injured. In the capital, flood waters from the Red River receded slightly but many areas were still inundated with water neck-high in some places. The death toll spiked earlier in the week as a flash flood swept away the entire hamlet of Lang Nu in northern Vietnam’s Lao Cai province Tuesday. Читать дальше...

Juliette Lewis and Mamoudou Athie will lead the cast of the body swap film By Design.

Democrats who called on Biden to exit the presidential race soon after his debate with Trump feel gratified by her candidacy so far.

With a memoir, a Broadway turn in 'Moulin Rouge!,' a planned tour and new music, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque is back in control of her career.

By the time the playoffs start, Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani should be ready to pitch competitively. Why not use him as a World Series reliever?

Judd Apatow and Steven Spielberg are to team up for Cola Wars.

Americans in different parts of the country are experiencing vastly different inflation rates as the U.S. economy as a whole sees the pace of price growth cooling off.

In an address to staff, Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to condemn attacks against Justice Dept. staff and stress the department's political independence.