All indications are that Rory McIlroy will play in the PGA Championship next week at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wis., and if he does then golf fans will see a star-studded threesome that includes Americans Jordan Spieth and Zach Johnson.
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina bristles at the suggestion that she gets any special treatment as the sole woman among the 17 Republicans running for president. But at the same time, as she seeks to shore up support in the polls, she also has made a point of vocally wading into GOP gender...
On the eve of the anniversary of Michael Brown being shot and killed during a confrontation with a police officer, Brown's father said Saturday that the family is still mourning the 18-year-old's death.
A joint practice session involving the Houston Texans and Washington Redskins erupted into a series of fights, forcing the two teams to finish their workouts on separate fields during a rainy Saturday in Richmond, Va.
A week after Palestinian toddler Ali Dawabshe was killed in an arson attack attributed to Jewish extremists, his father, Saad, succumbed to critical injuries and died of his burns Saturday.
American teenager Katie Ledecky blew the competition and a world record out of the water this week during the world swimming championships in Kazan, Russia.
A trio of terror attacks Friday across the Afghan capital left at least 48 people dead, more than 300 injured, myriad businesses shuttered and people's nerves shattered.
Long Beach police shot and killed a knife-wielding suspect Friday night after he stabbed six people, including three at a convalescent home, authorities said.
You can't pass an apartment building or drive through a neighborhood here without hearing a story from Toni Atkins about what she calls the "foundation for every piece of our lives."
When NBC aired its flashy, fun spy series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." 50 years ago, it made quite an impression on viewers.
Thousands of bicyclists, skaters, runners and pedestrians are expected to take over the streets of Culver City and Venice on Sunday for the latest edition of CicLAvia.
The weekend box office isn't looking too fantastic. In the waning days of summer, Fox's "Fantastic Four" has so far grossed $11.3 million, putting the poorly reviewed superhero movie on track for a $28-million weekend.
Would a government manipulate news of a devastating plane crash in an attempt to save its political skin?
The first stars to emerge from BuzzFeed's new Hollywood studio got their big break when Kim Kardashian bared her behind on the cover of Paper magazine.
When 17-year-old John Culhane and three friends motored west from Rockford, Ill., in 1951, it was for much the same reason as legions before them: Someone had a friend who had a friend who knew someone big - someone really big - in Hollywood.
The ponytailed stranger helping me with my groceries couldn't help but gawk. After all, it isn't every day you meet a middle-aged woman traveling solo with a car full of skateboards.
Fern green. Antique amber. Copper patina
If there's one thing older skateboarders have in common, it's nostalgia for the good ol' days.
Admiration for Louganis
Years before the Los Angeles Rams had The Bus - bruising young running back Jerome Bettis - a heralded L.A. Raiders rookie had The Porsche.
Santa Cruz might have name recognition, but Capitola, its tiny neighbor (population 10,000) just down the highway on Monterey Bay, was an ideal summer getaway for my wife and me and our young daughter. The village was a lumber port in the 1800s, but when the bloom was off that rose, it reinvented...
Columns of smoke darkened the sky along the Harbor Freeway as 11-year-old Richard Rankin rode home to Inglewood through South Los Angeles. His father shushed him from the driver's seat when he asked about the fires.
Good morning. I'm Paul Thornton, The Times' letters editor, and it is Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, 10 days before the first day of school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. With grading in mind, let's uncap our red pens and take a critical look at City Hall. Subscribe to the newsletter In deciding...
When Rahmat and Afrian talk about Islamic State, their eyes widen, their speech slows, and their expressions soften into smiles.
The debate-night clash between Donald Trump and Fox News moderator Megyn Kelly spilled offstage and onto Twitter, television and the campaign trail Friday, as Republicans wondered whether the seemingly unstoppable celebrity-candidate had met his match - not in a fellow contender, but in a popular...
