Jen Salke to step down from her role at Amazon MGM Studios
Jennifer Salke will step down from her role as head of Amazon MGM Studios, the company said Thursday in an internal email viewed by the…
‘No Other Land’ filmmaker Hamdan Ballal detained by IDF after beating
Filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, one of the two Palestinian co-directors behind the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” was detained Monday in the occupied West Bank by…
‘Ted Lasso’ is officially returning for Season 4
For those of you who kept tapping your “Believe” sign, your prayers have been answered. Apple TV+ announced Friday that “Ted Lasso,” the hit comedy…
LAFC can’t find a way to score in loss to Austin FC
Austin FC defender Guilherme Biro scored on a header off an early corner kick from Owen Wolff and Brad Stuver made it stand in a…
What is clowning? On the rise of clowning workshops
We all have an inner clown, a wild self whose yearning for delight is greater than the fear of failure. A little one who wants…
Judge rules Trump’s bid to oust watchdog agency head was unlawful
WASHINGTON — The head of a federal watchdog agency must remain in his job, a judge in Washington ruled Saturday, saying President Trump’s bid to remove the…
Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller on mend from liner to head
PHOENIX — The mere sight of a pitcher getting hit in the head by a line drive would make Bobby Miller so squeamish he couldn’t bear to…
Dodgers’ Bobby Miller in concussion protocol after comebacker off head
PHOENIX — The Dodgers’ first official game of 2025 began with a reminder of 2024.“Now taking the field,” said the public address announcer at Camelback Ranch on…
‘A Thousand Blows’ review: Steven Knight’s unsubtle boxing drama
Fictionally speaking, of all criminal pursuits, thievery is the most romantic because it requires a significant degree of cleverness, of subtlety and skill and, by…
Trump moving to dismantle government’s public integrity guardrails
WASHINGTON — In the first three weeks of his administration, President Trump has moved with brazen haste to dismantle the federal government’s public integrity guardrails that he…
Longtime NFL player and coach Dick Jauron dies at 74
Longtime NFL player and coach Dick Jauron, who led the Chicago Bears to the playoffs and was voted AP coach of the year in 2001,…
L.A. County says state housing laws stand in way of rebuilding. Advocates disagree
A request by L.A. County officials to temporarily waive state housing laws as residents rebuild in fire-ravaged swaths of unincorporated areas drew the ire of…
Do Chiefs have the refs on their side, or are they just hard to beat?
The NFL playoffs are rigged. The referees favor the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s all a conspiracy to hand those Reid-revering, Mahomes-adoring, Kelce-and-Swift-lovin’ cultists a third…
Trump cancels travel for refugees already cleared to resettle in U.S.
WASHINGTON — Refugees who had been approved to travel to the United States before a deadline next week suspending America’s refugee resettlement program have had their…
‘Den of Thieves 2’ review: Heads to France and loses danger
Director Christian Gudegast’s juiced-up 2018 “Heat” homage “Den of Thieves” has become a bit of a cult hit in the years since it was released,…
Cowboys cheerleader is ‘alright’ after getting hit in head with football
Michelle Siemienowski’s first season as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader came to an exciting conclusion Sunday — so exciting that she deemed it necessary to provide…
Sunday Funday in Los Angeles with ‘Frasier’ star Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer has played Frasier Crane for nearly a quarter century — most recently on a “Frasier” follow-up series that just last month wrapped its…
Head of the FAA to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, who has led a tougher enforcement policy against Boeing since a panel blew off a jet in January,…
Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s picking Kari Lake as director of Voice of America, installing a staunch loyalist who ran unsuccessfully for…
Head of L.A. Animal Services steps down amid shelter troubles
The head of the L.A. city agency overseeing animal shelters is stepping down, according to an city email sent Monday to shelter volunteers and animal…