Новости за 27.04.2018

She’s too thin, too tall, too blond. And now, too fat.

Poor Barbie.

Since her birth 60 years ago, the 11½-inch doll has been a repository for every impossible expectation thrust on womankind. She’s weathered the nuclear age, the sexual revolution, a feminist backlash and the advent of Bratz Dolls...

The Rev. Christian Mondor, the “Surfing Padre” who wore a wetsuit under his clerical robe and presided over an annual Blessing of the Waves ceremony in Huntington Beach, has died.

A high-ranking officer and another supervisor with the Los Angeles Police Department were arrested by Glendale police early Friday morning on alcohol-related charges, authorities said.

A farm near Yuma, Ariz., has been identified as one source for some of the illnesses associated with E. coli bacteria in romaine lettuce. But health officials cautioned Friday that two dozen other potential sources remain under investigation.

Leonardo DiCaprio was the buyer of the Los Feliz home musician-restaurateur Moby sold earlier this month for $4.91 million. The Oscar-winning actor bought the English Traditional home through a trust for a family member, according to sources not authorized to comment on the deal.

Hundreds of Palestinians stormed a flimsy fence that runs along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Friday, setting parts of the barrier on fire.

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee released their hotly contested report Friday on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, concluding there was no conspiracy or collusion between President Trump’s campaign and Moscow.

Stocks are ending the week little changed Friday as disappointing results from Exxon Mobil weighed on energy companies and offset gains by Amazon and others.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls-Billings reached a $20-million agreement to settle claims by 86 people who said they were sexually abused as children by clergy employed by the Montana diocese dating back to the 1950s, officials said Friday.

“This is a song for my uncle who attempted suicide,” said Nika Danilova on Thursday night. Danilova, who performs as Zola Jesus, was co-headlining the Teragram Ballroom with her like-minded peer Alice Glass. She was about to play “Witness,” a centerpiece of her dark, wounded album “Okovi.”

If you’re a stock market watcher, you already know that Amazon.com reported a blowout first quarter on Thursday, sending its shares rocketing higher by more than 4% Friday and inspiring financial analysts and economic pundits to predict even more gains ahead.

Compensation for Time Warner Chief Executive Jeffrey Bewkes — who is hoping to take a victory lap after orchestrating the sale of his company to AT&T — soared to $49 million in 2017, according to a regulatory filing.

In his short story collection "A Lucky Man," Jamel Brinkley explores the complexities of the lives of black men and boys. Kristen Radtke reviews the book in graphic novel form.

Three gay men are suing the Balboa Inn and the hotel's restaurant, alleging they were denied service, called a gay slur and forcefully removed from the Newport Beach property earlier this month.

Fox News host Sean Hannity is one of the most recognizable media figures in America. He has the ear of President Trump. His show is one of the most popular on cable news.

Los Angeles County this week won possession of a large South Los Angeles lot that has sat empty since its buildings burned to the ground during the 1992 riots.

Consider, if you will, the year 2011. Anne Hathaway and James Franco presided over an Oscars ceremony that everyone was sure couldn’t get any stranger; the U.S. Senate deviated from the usual 10-year term limit to extend the tenure of then-FBI Director Robert Mueller, and Donald Trump, red tie...

“The Favorite Toy” is a method invented by Bill James to determine how likely it is for a current baseball player to surpass a career milestone, such as 3,000 hits. The formula takes into account how many hits (or whatever stat) a player needs to reach the milestone and how fast he has been moving...

Last spring, when jury deliberations wore on and on during Bill Cosby’s first trial on charges of sexual assault, reporters like me on the scene in Norristown, Pa., began to hear rumors of screaming fights in the jury room — and I believed them. Those 12 people had worked for more than 50 hours,...

Amazon Prime’s price is about to go up. Anyone in the United States who wants a new annual membership has about two weeks to subscribe before the cost jumps 20%.

In advance of Justin Timberlake’s two-night stand at the Forum, music-merchandising company Bravado has opened a pop-up shop in downtown Los Angeles that will allow fans to snap up limited-edition “Man of the Woods” tour T-shirts designed by up-and-coming streetwear designer Heron Preston.