Новости за 15.12.2015

A 17-year-old student was struck and killed by a city service truck Tuesday morning while crossing a Highland Park street not far from a charter high school.

An email threat sent to several Los Angeles Unified School board members that prompted a closure of all Los Angeles Unified Schools mentioned explosive devices, assault rifles and pistols and was traced to an IP address in Frankfurt, Germany, according to law enforcement sources.

For the second time this year, a dictionary publisher has given its "Word of the Year" honor to something that is not a word.

What we know so far: All Los Angeles Unified School District campuses are closed after officials received a 'credible threat' of violence involving backpacks and packages left at campuses. LAUSD has more than 900 schools and is the nation's second-largest school district with more than 700,000...

L.A. officials on Tuesday defended their decision to close schools after receiving a "credible threat" of violence involving backpacks and packages left at campuses.

Last night over three thousand critics, reporters, celebrities and movie makers piled into  different theaters to see the U.S. premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Here's our completely spoiler-free look at the brand-new "Star Wars" movie and the night that made Hollywood one with the Force,...

For years, some of the University of California’s brightest minds have turned to Silicon Valley to get their projects funded. Now, they may not have to go so far.UC officials announced Tuesday the launch of a $250-million venture fund led by entrepreneur Vivek Ranadivé that will invest in innovation...

It’s hard to believe, but the Troubadour Theater Company has been around for more than 20 years, doing turn-away business at venues around Southern California.

What we know so far:

Walls of floor-to-ceiling glass, poured concrete and cantilevered rooms set the stage for this newly built contemporary on a hillside in San Clemente. To enter the home, a concrete walkway crosses over an elaborate water feature, creating the illusion of floating on water.

Boys Basketball

AMBASSADOR LEAGUE

Loma Linda Academy 55, Arrowhead Christian 45

Riverside Notre Dame 88, Western Christian 52

NONLEAGUE

Chadwick 73, St. Michael's Prep 41

Corona 59, Canyon Springs 38

Dana Hills 68, Morningside 60

Foothill 84, Glenn 28

Garden Grove 64, Orange 40

Great Oak 64,...

Three days after crashing during warm-ups in Sweden, American skier Mikaela Shiffrin isn't sure when she and her injured right knee will be ready to race.

If you think the 2016 race for the White House is a circus worthy of a reality TV program, Showtime is right there with you.

Before heading to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Games, sprinter Usain Bolt will stop by the site of his last Olympic conquest.

Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks and Billy Joel were the hottest concert attractions in 2015, according to ticket broker StubHub, and despite the death of its lead guitarist and singer 20 years ago, the reunited Grateful Dead found interest in the band’s farewell tour to be alive and well.

The Clippers went from “good to great,” but it had nothing to do with emulating the San Antonio Spurs’ famed ball movement. They completed their trip with a fourth victory in five games Monday night at the Palace of Auburn Hills, beating the Detroit Pistons, 105-103, in overtime. Winning the final...

The lunchtime rush at Mandovi Indian Cuisine draws crowds from El Segundo’s high-tech corridor along Sepulveda Boulevard near LAX. Swift turnover keeps the all-you-can-eat buffet dishes fresh, but the familiar northern Indian comfort food it offers isn’t the restaurant’s true raison d'être. Mandovi...

3D printed food is no longer a thing of the future. In fact, it's going mainstream, at least in Los Angeles. The 3DS Culinary Lab, featuring a demonstration kitchen, recently opened in Los Angeles. And soon, you will be able to 3D print your own vegan gummy candy via the Internet. 

Perhaps you know them better as butterballs or tea cakes — even crescents if the cookies are simply shaped another way. Whatever you call them, wedding cookies are a longtime holiday favorite. Rich, crumbly and packed with chopped nuts, the cookies are rolled in powdered or granulated sugar before...

On Tuesday morning, all Los Angeles Unified School District schools were closed because of a bomb threat. Students and staff were directed to stay away from campus. Parents, students, teachers and administrators: We want to hear from you. How did you find out about the news? And how are you coping...

It’s beginning to look like 2016 will be the year that virtual reality takes theme parks by storm with plans for nine VR coasters in the works and VR dark rides, thrill rides and haunted mazes already on the drawing board.

Zayda Hernandez pulled up to Mayberry Elementary School shortly after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday with her 6-year-old son, Matthew Alvarez, bundled up in a coat and SpongeBob SquarePants stocking cap in the back seat.

Here’s a little something to stuff in a mustard lovers’ stocking: Los Angeles’ own moutarde — namely the rip-snorting French mustard the French dip house Philippe the Original has been making since forever. Well, practically. The Big Dipper, as we like to call it, turns 107 this year.

Dwarfed by the forest, this lone biker was pedaling up Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt Redwoods State Park in spring 2014.

Islamic State is the first terrorist group to control territory in both the digital and physical worlds. It has been particularly effective at using its digital operations to enable its physical ones — most notably, recruiting fighters online to perpetuate attacks such as those in Paris and Beirut,...