Новости за 12.12.2015

An Irvine woman was arrested Saturday on suspicion of abducting her 8-year-old twin children from their father's custody after an unsuccessful attempt to take them out of the country, police said.

Memorial services are being held Saturday for three of the 14 victims killed in the San Bernardino shooting rampage.

Can "In the Heart of the Sea" stay afloat in a slow weekend at the multiplex?

In times of tragedy, classical music is automatically summoned for comfort. Giving succor after a terrorist attack, as Barber's Adagio for Strings did in a Paris memorial to victims of last month's terrorist attack, is unquestionably noble employment. Providing essential time and space for reflection...

Every year has its personality. This list of highlights is neither intentionally ordered nor haphazardly listed, but rather a bit of stream of consciousness.

In the 40 years that Joseph Camus has been voting in France, he never considered supporting the far-right National Front party -- until now.

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a hate crime and arson related to a fire Friday afternoon at a Coachella Valley mosque.

Ten days into the San Bernardino massacre investigation, Enrique Marquez has emerged as a focus of both intrique and mystery.

At MGA Entertainment's toy design center, an inspiration board features of-the-moment celebs: model Cara Delevingne, rapper Nicki Minaj and singer Selena Gomez.

Authorities say that Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, jointly pledged allegiance to Islamic State on social media before police killed the couple in a hail of gunfire following the San Bernardino massacre they committed.

The little guy turned 13 the other day, as if to rub in all our faces how fast time flies and that childhood can blow by like a Ferrari on the freeway. 13. A teenager.

The Beverly Hills tournament concludes on Saturday.

Here's the schedule:

9 a.m., Hamilton vs. Mission Prep; 10:30 a.m.; Leuzinger vs. Brentwood; noon, Crossroads vs. Serra; 1:30 p.m.; St. Bernard vs. Beverly Hills; 3 p.m., Loyola vs. Windward; 4:30 p.m., Cantwell-Sacred Heart vs. Birmingham; 6...

Los Angeles Roosevelt football Coach Javier Cid has resigned after 10 years as head coach.

An adventure traveler, environmentalist or nature photographer on your holiday gift list? Here are 22 presents that may fill the bill.

Costumes worn by three lead actors in Quentin Tarantino's new western opus "The Hateful Eight" will be on display at the Autry Museum of the American West beginning Dec. 22.

With Meek Mill facing an irritated judge and the serious possibility that he'll spend more time behind bars on a probation violation, girlfriend Nicki Minaj has taken the stand on his behalf. And she's making it personal. "She's not going to be the one sleeping alone if he goes to jail. I am,"...

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell, wondering why the Dodgers were about as active at the winter meetings as I was. No news is good news? In case you missed it, here are the highlights from the flurry of activity for the Dodgers during the winter meetings:...

If you arrive at the city's historic and marvelously restored Union Station, you may not want to leave it.

The tiny house movement shows no signs of slowing down. Anyone who wants to immerse himself or herself in the phenomenon can opt for magazines, books, websites or the FYI network's "Tiny House Nation," co-hosted by Zack Giffin. Or they can visit the California Science Center, where they can inspect...

In chronological order, these are 10 top-notch exhibitions shown at L.A. museums in 2015:

I recently took a one-day private guided tour in Turkey with Mustafa Eroglu of ToursByLocals. My goal was to photograph the fabulous rock formations in Cappadocia. Mustafa knew all the best valleys, and he hiked with me to the best hidden viewpoints to get the most out of my pictures. He explained...

Opportunities for victory don’t get much better than Friday. The Ducks had four days to prepare for a struggling Carolina team that played its backup goalie.

Taking the Reins, an equestrian program for at-risk girls, received a $23,000 grant to build a kitchen for its seed-to-skillet program, which helps young women learn how to grow and prepare their own food.

An important drama involving the Los Angeles Board of Education -- selecting its schools chief -- is playing out in private, and officials this week said they are determined to keep it that way, even though some details are getting out.

"Identity politics" has an old-fashioned ring, the banner of the academic culture wars of the 1990s, but the conflicts over race, religion, sexuality, gender, nationality and, let us not forget in this new gilded age, class, have grown more fierce and frenzied in 2015.