Gary Hall Jr. loses 10 Olympic swimming medals, home in Palisades fire
Gary Hall Jr. didn’t think anything of the small, off-colored cloud he saw from inside the kitchen of his Pacific Palisades home Tuesday morning.Then he…
‘Shifting Gears’ review: Tim Allen returns along with his politics
Welcome Tim Allen back to the land of multicamera sitcom, for a third run in a form that has treated him well. “Home Improvement” ran…
Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias’ branding in comedy was inspired by wrestling
In the pantheon of stand-up comedy’s living legends, few names carry more weight than Fluffy. Though Gabriel Iglesias found major success using the moniker that…
How one nonprofit is helping soccer players change their lives
Adversity was on the schedule every week for the South Los Angeles Legends, a soccer team of 11- and 12-year-old girls, many of whom were…
Make tuition free for all California college students
SACRAMENTO — Atop my Christmas wish list is free tuition for all California undergrads at public universities. We had that for generations before shortsighted politicians took…
‘Nickel Boys’ review: Paean to lives of reform-school kids
The 2012 discovery of a mass unmarked grave on the grounds of the Florida School for Boys was the sort of headline that short-circuits the…
Why new Santa Margarita coach Carson Palmer returned to his alma mater
Carson Palmer is coming home, and he’s bringing a team of elite football minds with him.Last week, Palmer was named the new Santa Margarita High…
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…
The secrets behind ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’s’ suburban At Attin
This story contains spoilers for “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” Episode 3.There’s more to At Attin than meets the eye.The peaceful and orderly planet introduced in…
A day without Mexicans in Mammoth? Locals mull how to get a message to Trump
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — If all the service workers born in Mexico stayed home from their jobs for just one day in this thriving resort…
High School Kid by Day, Mr. Mayor by Night
HILLSDALE, Mich. — When Michael Sessions ran for vice president of the Hillsdale High School student council last year and lost, he swore he’d make a…
UCLA and DeShaun Foster endure a rough early signing day
As DeShaun Foster spoke with reporters about his first recruiting class, the UCLA coach’s efforts to restock his roster were becoming more complicated.Quarterback Madden Iamaleava…
Jake Paul reveals how much Tommy Fury turned down for blockbuster Netflix fight as he slams ‘daddy controlled kid’
JAKE PAUL has labelled Tommy Fury a "daddy controlled kid" and revealed how much he turned down for a rematch.Fury was the winner via a…
Schools are bracing for upheaval over fear of mass deportations
The last time Donald Trump was president, rumors of immigration raids terrorized the Oregon community where Gustavo Balderas was the school superintendent. Word spread that…
‘Wicked’ box office: Hollywood needs family-friendly films
Everyone is wondering if “Glicked,” the potentially record-breaking, industry-lifting pre-Thanksgiving combination of “Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” will be this year’s “Barbenheimer,” the record-breaking, industry-lifting summertime…
72 awesome things to do with kids in L.A. before they grow up
Even in a place like Los Angeles, which is chock-full of activities, history and everyday wonders, parents and other guardians of children are still struck…
The emotions return in ‘Inside Out 2’ — in multiple ways
Kelsey Mann was scanning some old photos when he came to a series of pictures from his childhood birthdays and was struck by what he…
Chicxs Rockerxs celebrates 10 years of sparking punk rock passion
At the end of her first summer camp, 11-year-old Naíma Arteaga was nervous about the final group activity she was required to do: sing in…
Baldwin Park wins in its first snow game at Big Bear
Not until 4:30 a.m. Saturday did two buses transporting the Baldwin Park High football team and cheerleaders from a Division 11 football playoff game at…
I struggled being so big and tall when I was a kid.. Strictly made me believe that strong is sexy, says Montell Douglas
SHE has been showered with praise after proudly putting her sensational Gladiators body through its paces on Strictly.But as a child, Montell Douglas often felt…