Новости за 31.10.2015

In the storied history of Los Angeles city government, it may have been the first time that a city lawmaker earnestly urged the public, “Give yourself over to absolute pleasure.”

A Rowland Heights doctor was convicted of second-degree murder Friday in connection with the overdose deaths of three patients, capping a landmark case that was closely watched by medical professionals across the country.

"The Alpine Symphony" doesn't come around very often. One reason is scale. Richard Strauss' monumental tone poem requires an extravagant orchestra of 150.

The city of Beverly Hills and three other water suppliers face financial penalties for falling short of state water conservation mandates, officials said Friday.

A pro-death penalty group unveiled a proposed ballot measure Friday that would force death row inmates to work in prison and set deadlines for expediting appeals.

Former N.W.A manager Jerry Heller filed a $110-million dollar libel lawsuit on Friday against Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, NBC Universal and a slew of others involved in the making of the rap group’s recent biopic, “Straight Outta Compton.”

Every week we bring you a roundup of student stories from High School Insider. Students from more than 60 Southern California schools contribute to High School Insider and post their stories on latimes.com. If you - or your students - have stories to tell and would like to participate, check out...

The risk in asking an athletic director to serve on the College Football Playoff selection committee was that he might be confronted with a real-time crisis that would compromise his ability to serve.

Out of Tijuana's bloody narco years comes a flowering of creativity in this city of artistic possibilities. An intriguing wave of artists, architects, musicians and street performers are running arts organizations - small and large, established and homegrown - and trying to build a cultural legacy...

A roadside Christ. A new architecture school. And singer called "The Dead One."

Pay a visit to the workspace of artist Ingrid Hernandez and you will see a neighborhood emblematic of Tijuana.

The experience of Tijuana can be summed up by a single thoroughfare: Avenida Revolución — the street named for the Mexican Revolution — which has itself always been a revolution of sorts.

In Tijuana, if you are lucky, you will run into the dead in an alley. Specifically, "El Muertho," (the Dead One), a street performer known for his gravelly vocals, elaborate KISS make-up and an original songbook that covers the gamut of life topics, from diabetes to Satan.

Tijuana is known as a paean to improvisation. A man makes a house in the shape of a woman. Curio vendors transform the narrow aisle of tarmac between waiting cars at the international border into a thriving commercial venue. And, on the coast, just beyond the southern edge of Rosarito, a 75-foot...

From San Diego, the Mexican border might appear to be a hard and fast barrier. The 10-foot-tall metal wall cuts across the landscape indiscriminant of topography — rivers, mesas, oceans, valleys. This is the line that separates American from Mexican, English from Spanish, the meticulous arrangements...

The Justice Department announced Friday that hundreds of hospitals will give back $257 million in Medicare payments because doctors implanted cardiac devices in violation of government rules.

SUNDAY

"'Tis the Season for Love" for "Chuck's" Sarah Lancaster in this romantic holiday movie. Brendan Penny also stars. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel

Bill Nye the Science Guy and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger are here to pump — clap! — you up for the fight against climate change on a new edition...

Authorities removed the body of a 20-year-old Burbank man from a 5 Freeway sign Friday morning in Glendale after the driver lost control of his car and was ejected.

"Brooklyn" is coming on strong as one of this season's potential awards contenders. A success with audiences and critics at both Sundance and the New York Film Festival, it debuts in theaters on Nov. 4.

The event: Anyone interested in A-list stargazing on Thursday needed to venture no further than Milk Studios in Hollywood, where Gwyneth Paltrow hosted the amfAR Inspiration Gala honoring TV powerhouse Ryan Murphy, the creator or co-creator of blockbuster shows including “Glee,” “Nip/Tuck” and...

Maybe this seems all obvious to you. A serious no-brainer. The Dodgers have to re-sign Zack Greinke like James Bond has to drive a cool car.