Stanislav Matveev left his home in the Ural Mountains in September to join a Russian private military company. Five months later, Matveev was dead, killed in a U.S. airstrike on Feb. 7 in eastern Syria.
Matveev’s widow, Yelena Matveeva, wants answers from the Kremlin about why her husband is dead....
When invited to become music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in spring 1989, Esa-Pekka Salonen reminisced Friday night onstage after conducting a program in tribute to Frank Gehry at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the bait was that he would be given the opportunity to create the orchestra of...
Having dealt C.J. Cron and his potential power Saturday, the Angels acquired potential power and depth Sunday.
They signed outfielder Chris Young to a one-year, $2-million deal and Chris Carter to a minor league contract that would pay him $1.75 million if he makes the big-league club. Carter has...
A group of San Gabriel Valley physicians and hospitals have submitted a bid to open an urgent care and health center on the site of the shuttered Pacific Alliance Medical Center in Chinatown.
The hospital — Chinatown’s only one — closed last December after 157 years, prompting alarm from the surrounding...
Cookie bars, sliced pie squares, granola bars and crisped rice treats. We’ve compiled 27 of our favorite bar recipes — perfect for potlucks and office parties, go-to treats for bake sales and school lunches, or simply a quick snack when you're on the run.
Malcolm Butler played almost every defensive snap for the New England Patriots during the regular season in 2017, so most of us were pretty surprised to see that the star cornerback was not in the starting lineup for Super Bowl LII.
But Patriots safety Devin McCourty recently revealed that the...
La fiebre de "Pantera Negra" se apoderó de Los Ángeles y más allá de este fin de semana, ya que la muy anticipada película de Disney se abrió al tipo de fervor típicamente reservado para la última oferta en la franquicia de "La Guerra de las Galaxias".
El lanzamiento de Marvel Entertainment tuvo...
From an ’80s lounge in West Hollywood to a new French bistro in Studio City, here’s what’s happening in the Los Angeles food and drink world:
New to the block: Tousle your hair and get your acid wash jeans out of storage. Both big hair and the ’80s fashion staple are encouraged at the new Lazer...
Fergie tried something different with her national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game, and not everybody was cheering.
The Black Eyed Peas singer's slow, bluesy rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” on Sunday night wasn't particularly well received at Staples Center or on social media before the...
Evacuation orders were still in effect Monday morning as firefighters tried to gain ground on a wind-fueled, 2,800-acre blaze burning in rural Inyo County.
About 400 firefighters worked to contain the so-called Pleasant fire, which broke out Sunday afternoon near the Pleasant Valley Reservoir and...
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell and remember, the Dodgers’ first spring training game is Friday.
The Dodger roster
You know the problem with spring training this year? Nothing exciting is going to happen. The roster is pretty much set. The only...
Hello, 911? I’d like to report a missing person.
Last name C-O-S-T-A-S. Short, extremely white male. Dark hair, pink eyes. Brilliant sportscaster with a boyish demeanor.
How long has he been missing? Ever since these Olympics began. I don’t want to alarm you, ma’am, but a Winter Olympics without...
Major League Baseball imposed stricter limits on mound visits in an effort to speed up games but decided against 20-second pitch clocks for 2018.
After more than a year of negotiations, the Major League Baseball Players Assn. refused to agree to the changes but also signed an agreement that it...
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has sold a home he owned through a trust in Venice for $2.825 million.
Built in 1924, the charming canal-front bungalow features a bay window seat, stained-glass windows and wood-beam ceilings that are paired with more modern elements. Craftsman-style...
When FBI agents raided the northern Virginia home of President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul J. Manafort Jr. on July 26, they came with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer.
They arrived before dawn, forced the front door lock and burst in with a no-knock warrant, tactics typically used in...
The King of Wakanda reigned supreme this holiday weekend as Disney’s "Black Panther" proved to be a pop cultural phenomenon, shattering box office records with an estimated $235 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales for the four-day holiday weekend.
The Marvel Entertainment release, the first...
Two decades after promising to quit politics before turning into a “half-dead wreck,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel began paving the way for her exit from office by picking the popular governor of a small state on the French border as her successor in a surprise move on Monday.
In what had all...
An incident involving Washington Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly was addressed Monday before the Kings and Chicago Blackhawks played at United Center.
Smith-Pelly was subjected to racial taunts during Saturday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks at that arena. The incident was promptly condemned...
