Pope Francis is already generating memorable moments -- serious and sweet -- on his first day in America. In speeches before 11,000 people on the South Lawn of the White House, during a mini-parade in a popemobile and in an address to the nation's bishops, he is making news at every event. Here...
Still looking for answers from Ridley Scott's alleged "Alien" prequel movie "Prometheus"? Wondering what the milky crossfit aliens have to do with the Xenomorphs and future alien battler Ellen Ripley? Well, get comfortable, because there will be many more "Prometheus" movies before the prequels...
The decision by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi to pardon Al Jazeera journalists convicted on terror-related charges comes as good news, but I suspect it's too much to hope that the decision might signal a change in the government's atrocious repression of a free press.
It's been awfully hot these last few weeks in Los Angeles, which has made me especially grateful for these two new DVDs set in cooler climes.
Donald Trump is boycotting Fox News Channel.
In one of the most dramatic moments of her breakthrough debate performance, Carly Fiorina called for a government shutdown in the fight over Planned Parenthood, painting a gruesome picture involving the harvesting of fetal tissue for medical research.
Oculus VR, the virtual reality technology company owned by Facebook Inc., is set to make several announcements Thursday in the final stretch before its first products start shipping early next year.
While the nation focuses on the depredations of Turing Pharmaceuticals, its CEO Martin Shkreli and his decision to jack up the price of an important drug by 5,000% (I reported the issue here), not enough is being said about the other factors contributing to America's sky-high prescription drug...
The passing crowd's responses to the banner outside the World Meeting of Families and the women in priest's collars holding it ranged from revulsion and anger to confusion and praise.
"Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word," Stephen King has written. "There are no exceptions to this rule." I found this quote today on Twitter, where I had gone to read about the superior New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra, who died Tuesday night in New Jersey at the age...
"Empire," last year's chart-topping, paradigm-shifting, prime-time, hip-hop soap opera success, returns for its second season Wednesday on Fox.
September is expected to finish strong at the box office with boosts from new offerings.
The simultaneous 50th anniversaries of three major public universities in California are setting off a flurry of celebrations, reflections on how the three diverse campuses have grown in half a century - but also some worries that today's and future students may not be as well served.
China is starting to fall hard for Hollywood remakes. Chinese directors have redone such popular rom-coms as "What Women Want," and next year there will be a version of the Julia Roberts hit "My Best Friend's Wedding."
I'm Davan Maharaj, editor of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don't want you to miss today. Subscribe to the newsletter TOP STORIES Catcher's Wit "Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical." "It's deja vu all over again." "Pair up in threes." Those are just a few of...
After almost a decade of languishing growth, the nation's immigrant population increased by more than 1 million last year amid stronger job creation in the U.S. and slowing economic activity in other parts of the world.
Batman was in trouble. Not from the Joker but the Wicked Witch of the West, who was throwing everything she had at the caped crusader: fire balls, an army of dive-bombing monkeys and sinister shrieks of "I'll get you, my pretty."
Gabourey Sidibe has proof that blonds have more fun. As Becky on the hip-hop family drama "Empire," the naturally dark-haired New Yorker gets the chance to take the blond life for a spin.
Pope Francis on Wednesday begins his first full day in the United States, a journey that will include visits to soaring cathedrals as well as a gritty part of East Harlem, and feature speeches sure to touch upon hot-button topics, such as climate change and immigration.
On most health measures, blacks fare much worse than whites - differences that have largely been attributed to socioeconomic factors, access to healthcare and discrimination by doctors in the treatments they prescribe.
Ofelia Neri knows a thing or two about getting time with the pope.
After a decade of dramatic global health and economic advances, world leaders are set to adopt a sweeping agenda to eradicate extreme poverty and child mortality and spur efforts to slow climate change and preserve the environment.
A 4.0 GPA isn't enough to get into any college you want anymore. Now, there are Advanced Placement classes. Once reserved for the most elite high school students, these college-level classes are finding their way into more schools, and more colleges expect to see them on applicants' transcripts.
Welcome to Essential Politics, a new newsletter from the Los Angeles Times. I'm Christina Bellantoni, assistant managing editor for politics and your host today. Subscribe to the newsletter Californians are about to get some face time with Hillary Clinton - some rich ones, at least. The former...
Costa Mesa officials say they have no plans to reconsider their decision to remove certain bus stop benches and shelters, a move meant to discourage the homeless and curb vagrancy.