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The films "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "The Martian" and "Inside Out" and the TV series "Empire" and "Fargo" were among the winners Wednesday of the American Film Institute's AFI Awards 2015 for outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image.

Hi, welcome back to Snack Trax. This is an occasional column where I bring you bite-sized descriptions of a handful of songs you really ought to be listening to. This edition is all instrumentals and is inspired by carrot juice, because you're probably used to drinking it mixed with other stuff,...

Stocks are edging higher Wednesday, led by utilities and telecommunications companies. Investors expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this afternoon, which would be a vote of confidence in the U.S. economy. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 24 points, or 0.1 percent,...

Several southbound lanes of Interstate 5 through the Grapevine will be closed until at least 6 p.m. Wednesday because of a big rig crash and chemical spill, according to the California Highway Patrol.

T2 will be back – in 3-D.

Twenty-five years after “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” hit cinemas, a three-dimensional version is coming to the big screen in 2016.

Writer-director James Cameron said Wednesday he was working with Beijing-based DMG Entertainment and rights holder Studiocanal to create the...

Oprah Winfrey has dropped $14 million on a high-tech ski home in Telluride — well within construction supervision range of the 60-plus acres she bought last year for $11 million.

When Congress legislates at night and in haste, you can be sure mischief is being done. Sure enough, the budget deal announced late Tuesday by House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.), takes an ax to efforts to limit the torrent of big money into politics.

The Halal Guys, known in New York City for their plates of chicken and gyro over rice with white sauce and hot sauce, are set to open their second Southern California location on Jan. 2 in Long Beach. The opening comes three months to the day after opening their first SoCal franchise in Costa Mesa. 

Four years of drought and unusually warm weather have exhausted the patience and the resources of many local farmers, and the result is empty farm stands at Southern California farmers markets. For the first time in 30 years, farmers Jerry Rutiz of Rutiz Family Farms in Arroyo Grande and Chris...

Adele’s third album, “25,” is on fire commercially, but it still has a long way to go to catch the biggest selling album of all time: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” That record has crossed a milestone no other album has ever achieved, surpassing U.S. sales of 30 million copies.

To the editor: Ken White brings a balanced viewpoint. The polarized, broadside-style discussion regarding guns has evolved over the past few decades, and it has not been created in a vacuum. On each side there are groups that benefit from avoiding rational discussion, just as there are others who...

To the editor: Today the City Council will vote on funding to equip the entire patrol force of the Los Angeles Police Department with body-worn cameras. This will not only make the LAPD the largest user of body-worn video in our nation, it will signal our city's commitment to police accountability,...

To the editor: There is no need to spend $2 billion cleaning up a century's worth of toxic waste and creating an Olympic village at the L.A. River-adjacent Piggyback Yard east of downtown. By 2024, there will be thousands of beautiful homes sitting empty in the once-vibrant family enclave known...

Boys Basketball

AMBASSADOR LEAGUE

Aquinas 62, Woodcrest Christian 52

NONLEAGUE

Anaheim 76, Brethren Christian 40

Beaumont 74, Patriot 30

Bolsa Grande 57, Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 41

Leuzinger 76, Hawthorne 62

Inglewood 64, Taft 50

Norte Vista 90, Rim of the World 62

Orange 54, Edgewood 44

Pacific...

To the editor: My young daughter recently told me of an alarming event. Way back in 1903, she says, a pair of reckless experimenters named Orville and Wilbur Wright invented a diabolical flying machine that can hold a human captive in its cage of wires and wooden struts, transporting the hapless...

The U.S. women's soccer team plays China on Wednesday night in New Orleans, and it's not only the final match of its U.S. World Cup champions' victory tour, it is the final match ever for Abby Wambach, one of the greatest soccer players in U.S. history. A look at some of her career highlights:

Plans to demolish the events and banquet center of Sportsmen's Lodge, a Studio City landmark once known as a hangout for Hollywood stars, took a step forward Tuesday as a committee of Los Angeles lawmakers rejected the objections raised by some of its neighbors.

So 2016 is the year you’re going to get out more. Cross more borders. See more stuff. Right? This video will get you started -- 10 gorgeous, startling, profound North American sights in two minutes flat.  

Tom Brady and Donald Trump are good friends. Neither of them have been secretive about that.

Sometimes you just want chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate. This cookie recipe, from Julienne in San Marino, doesn't disappoint. Semisweet and bittersweet chocolate find their way into these cookies, with a little espresso powder thrown in to boost the intense flavor. This is one cookie that...

Here’s one department store trip that won’t cost you a dime.

In a tradition dating back more than a century, New York City’s midtown Manhattan store windows are dressed for the holidays in shimmering red, green, white and blue.

The Big 6 stores have built their displays around various themes, including...

A medical helicopter crashed in rugged terrain east of Phoenix, killing two crew members and seriously injuring a third, who was able to use a flashlight to signal for help, offcials said Wednesday.

Greg Grunberg, childhood friend of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" director J.J. Abrams, has appeared in many Abrams movies and television series, including "Felicity," "Alias," "Lost," "Mission: Impossible III" and "Star Trek," thus earning the nickname of Abrams' lucky charm. So it makes sense...

At Conde Nast Traveler, the editors and writers have spoken. And they're plenty careful when they're asked to recommend their favorite hotels in the world for 2016.

Were Donald Trump a typical presidential candidate, he might have suffered from his inability in Tuesday’s debate to respond to a question about the "nuclear triad." Presidents are, after all, expected to know what would happen if they ordered the nation’s most powerful weapons launched.