Новости за 18.11.2015

What is it: Mercedes is refreshing the vaunted SL line, adding a 450 version to the 550 and two AMG models, bringing a slightly more affordable entry-level car to this high-end division. Why it matters: In a strengthening economy, the luxury sports car segment is hot again. Porsche is coming out...

Clippers Coach Doc Rivers said Wednesday that Chris Paul (strained right groin) and J.J. Redick (back spasms) are questionable for Thursday's game against the undefeated Golden State Warriors at Staples Center.

Ron Roenicke, who coached third base for the Dodgers at the end of last season, will coach third base for the Angels next season.

When the space shuttle Endeavour made its final journey to the California Science Center three years ago, thousands of people followed its 12-mile, two-day trek through the streets of L.A.

Blake Griffin said Wednesday that Stephen Curry, who is in a league of his own in the NBA, reminds him of a player he used to go against in high school in Oklahoma.

The board of California’s largest public pension fund approved a plan Wednesday to lower its estimate of future investment returns — a move that will require taxpayers to pay billions of dollars more than expected over the next decades.

Streets around a major shopping center on the Sunset Strip were closed for several hours Wednesday as police investigated a suspicious package, but the area was reopened after no threat was found, authorities said.

He was one of the Hollywood 14. That's a list, drawn up by concerned citizens, of the most chronically homeless and desperately ill street dwellers in the neighborhood.

I'm Christina Bellantoni, the Essential Politics host today. Let's get started. Subscribe to the newsletter "First they were worried the press was too tough on them in the debates, now they're worried about 3-year-old orphans. That doesn't sound very tough to me." That was President Obama in his...

After the dust settled and the FBI had scoured through town on the hunt for crooked politicians, the voters of the city of Cudahy cleaned house.

Gunfire rang out in a northern Paris suburb Wednesday as police launched a massive pre-dawn raid to capture at least five suspects in last week’s Paris terror attacks, an operation that may have been targeting a Belgian militant identified as a ringleader of the terrorist killing spree.

Backers of a plan to greatly expand successful charters and other high-quality public schools in the Los Angeles area have formed a nonprofit organization to move the effort forward, The Times has learned.

We all deal with stress in different ways. And there is little that is more stressful than the impending Thanksgiving holidays, with all of those mega-menus that need to be planned, shopped for, cooked, and cleaned-up-after. Have I depressed you yet? Let's throw in visiting relatives. How's that?...

Three California House members and other members of the congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus are again pushing the Department of Justice for an independent investigation into the arrest, indictment and release of Chinese American scientists.

Charter modems: In the Nov. 17 Business section, an article about Charter Communications Inc.'s cable modem rental policy said that the company typically charges $4 to $12 a month to rent a modem. That's the range industrywide. Charter does not charge a rental fee, but the modem cost is included...

Haven’t seen it yet and won’t believe it until you witness it with your own eyes?

Charlie Sheen had become better known for $50,000 prostitution tabs, public debauchery and wild-eyed rants about "tigers blood" than for his once-prominent film and television career.

Patrik Bartosak, a highly regarded prospective goalie of the Kings' future, is facing 12 charges, including one felony charge of second-degree assault, stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident Monday afternoon in New Hampshire, according to a published account.

Two Paris-bound flights – including one that departed from Los Angeles – were diverted and grounded Tuesday evening because of bomb threats, prompting investigations by local and federal authorities.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) haven’t been afraid to speak out about what they see as repressive Chinese policies in Tibet.

A magnitude 3.4- earthquake rattled the Inland Empire on Tuesday evening, but no damage was reported, authorities said.

GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS

CITY

DIVISION I

Semifinals, Tuesday

Carson d. Granada Hills, 25-17, 13-25, 25-22, 27-25

El Camino Real d. Palisades, 25-20, 20-25, 25-18, 14-25, 15-7

DIVISION II

Semifinals, Tuesday

Chatsworth d. Sylmar, 25-13, 25-16, 25-17

Venice d. Eagle Rock, 26-24, 25-17, 25-20

GIRLS' TENNIS PLAYOFFS

USTA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL

First round, Tuesday

Peninsula 7, La Jolla Bishop's 0

San Diego Rancho Bernardo 6, Mira Costa 1

Corona del Mar 7, Bakersfield Stockdale 0

Arcadia 7, Palisades 0

Harvard-Westlake 7, La Jolla Country Day 0

Northwood 4, Clovis Buchanan 3

Dana...

GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS

SOUTHERN SECTION

DIVISION 1-AA

Semifinals, Tuesday

Redondo d. Huntington Beach, 25-14, 25-18, 22-25, 25-16

Mater Dei d. Great Oak, 21-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-21

DIVISION 1-A

Semifinals, Tuesday

Valencia d. Rancho Cucamonga, 25-20, 25-14, 25-19

Trabuco Hills d. Corona Santiago,...

The first trailer for "Gods of Egypt" is out, and it looks as though "Stargate SG-1" did more justice to ancient Egyptian mythology than Summit and Lionsgate's upcoming film will. "Gods of Egypt" stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as the Egyptian god Horus and Gerard Butler as Set, the Egyptian god of...