Memorabilia from Mickey Rooney’s estate will be auctioned at the end of March. (Associated Press) By age 93, Mickey Rooney had appeared in more than 300 films. From his beginnings as a child star to his final role in “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” — filmed six weeks before his death — … Read more
A California mom was allegedly driving intoxicated and speeding when she crashed and killed her two young children, according to cops. Yesica Barajas, 31, lost control of her 2006 Nissan sedan while exiting Highway 29 in Napa and crashed into a tree at high speed just before 7:30 a.m. Sunday, ABC 7 reported. Her son … Read more
Bugs Bunny in a scene from “Rhapsody Rabbit,” part of the Merrie Melodies series that’s no longer available to stream on Max. (Warner Bros. Entertainment) In a time so choked with bad news that bad news has to fight to be heard, the bad news that Max, the streaming arm of Warner Bros. Discovery, has … Read more
Ever wonder why there was a sleeper cell of pro-Hamas Columbia students ready to bang drums, pitch tents and smash windows after the attacks of October 7? Because the university consciously stacked its classes full of activists. Elite colleges have long combed their enormous pool of applicants for social justice warriors passionate about community activism. … Read more
Steve Carell and the cast of “The Office.” (Justin Lubin / NBC Universal) Brian Baumgartner, who played the endearingly dim-witted accountant Kevin Malone on NBC’s “The Office,” can’t escape the role that defined him for nine seasons. He even recently appeared in an episode of the NBC drama “Suits LA,” playing himself. In the show, … Read more
Cody Recker and Jessica Perez stand in front of their rental home in Pasadena a year after they were illegally evicted from their rental home in Boyle Heights. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) Cody Recker and Jessica Perez loved their Boyle Heights rental — warts and all. Lots of warts. The plumbing broke, spraying raw sewage … Read more
“When disaster approaches, people can be evacuated, but rooms and vaults filled with irreplaceable works of art cannot,” writes The Times’ art critic Christopher Knight. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times) “Should the Getty move?” Times art critic Christopher Knight asked in a recent commentary. “Should the Villa, and the Getty Center in the fire-prone Brentwood hills … Read more
An August 2024 booking photo of Gabriel Olds, left, and a September 2016 photo of Olds, right, at the San Diego International Film Festival. (LAPD; Getty Images) The character letters submitted to a Los Angeles judge were not the customary expressions of support, especially for a man accused of rape. “He taught me about a … Read more
These California coastal cities face heightened flood danger from tsunami, data show The risk of damaging flooding from a major tsunami may be greater than many realized along stretches of California’s renowned coastline, state officials say, further reinforcing the need for residents to take note if they live in or visit hazard areas. The most … Read more
A CarMax sign in Colma, Calif. A recent violent incident in Southern California left one person paralyzed. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press) Two weeks ago, a customer plowed his car into an Inglewood CarMax, smashing through a glass window and injuring eight people, one of whom was paralyzed. Now, two victims are taking legal action. … Read more
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