Новости за 11.12.2015

The Weeknd, "Beauty Behind the Madness" (XO/Republic): Pop cleanup jobs don't come any more satisfying than this one by the once-shadowy R&B auteur, whose flashy new collaborators only make him seem more twisted.

As if in answer to some holiday wish, Mammoth Mountain is getting yet another storm, two weeks before Christmas visitors arrive. Forecasters are predicting as much as four feet of new snow by Monday.

The Golden Globes are bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., so it makes sense that one of their most prescient categories reflects the rest of the world. The winner of the Golden Globe for best foreign-language film has matched up with the Academy Awards in the same category in four of...

Here’s a gift for all those avid pie bakers out there. Instead of a basket or box, they can tote that freshly made pie to a dinner party in a cloth carrier. Why didn’t someone think of this sooner? 

Reviewing an established hit that has been running for decades seems a tad presumptuous -- sort of like criticizing the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for an off-key marching band. After all, when a show has the durability of South Coast Repertory's “A Christmas Carol,” which has run for 36 years...

Awards nominations are a regular occurrence for Leonardo DiCaprio, who turns up on prestigious seasonal film lists as often as a hunter returns to the woods.

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 A Bigger Plot and a Hard Drive in a Lake? The San Bernardino shooters tried to destroy their digital devices before being killed, but the electronic...

The brothers were a study in contrasts.

Syed Raheel Farook was the extrovert — loud and sociable with an air of nonchalance. Acquaintances said he preferred to walk a casual line when it came to religion. He told people he "wasn't into Islam," dated a non-Muslim girl, imbibed freely and showed...

A single bad loan would be of little concern to most lenders – but not if the recipient is a suspected terrorist who has killed 14 Americans.

After last week's mass shooting in San Bernardino, the state of Connecticut will seek to ban gun sales to prospective buyers who are on the nation's no-fly list and other terrorism watchlists, its governor announced Thursday.

Early awards season favorites "The Martian" and "Carol" made forceful showings in the Golden Globes nominations, but late-breaking entrants "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "The Big Short" also came on strong.

Lofty price tags are the norm on Rodeo Drive, but one still managed to raise eyebrows on the swanky Beverly Hills street this week.

California's Lemon Law is intended first and foremost to keep new-car buyers from being stuck with a hunk of junk.

The Oregon Lottery had a winner. But for more than three months, the $6.4-million jackpot went unclaimed.

Many black scientists are feeling annoyed this week over comments made by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Los Angeles County officials have hired an outside law firm to investigate allegations of an inappropriate romantic relationship between Probation Chief Jerry Powers and a woman he hired to be the department's top budget and personnel official, according to a high-ranking Board of Supervisors aide...

When a bipartisan group of senators dubbed the Gang of Eight began tackling immigration reform in 2012, a key goal for members was to keep Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in the fold.

“This is what gun violence looks like,” Christian Heyne said, holding up a photo of his mother, Janice, his voice breaking at times.

Winter break is just around the corner -- it starts on Dec. 21 in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

With negotiators still deadlocked on key issues, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday that it would take another day to finalize a global agreement to fight climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

In rural Calimesa, a single mom risks losing her job because she can't arrange care for her seizure-prone daughter.

There are two kinds of people in this country: Those who think greater gun regulation can help stem the bloodshed and those who don't.

A nonprofit group is preparing to build San Diego's first low-income apartment complex geared toward senior citizens who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

Subscribe to the newsletter This is Susan King, a 25-year veteran of the Los Angeles Times and guardian of the Golden Age of Hollywood galaxy. Every Friday in my Classic Hollywood newsletter I talk about all things vintage, including notable births and deaths, TV and movie milestones, the latest...

On a lazy summer's night, a South African family drifted indoors after arriving home. A gunshot rang out and the evening flipped.