Los Angeles
Driver arrested in a bus collision that happened before a deadly news helicopter crash in LA
LOS ANGELES | A motorist was arrested on murder charges after authorities say she slammed her SUV into a city bus in Los Angeles, killing at least two people and injuring six others in a prelude to a second deadly tragedy: the fiery crash of a TV news helicopter that was covering the collision. Bailee […]
Nick Reiner avoids death penalty over his parents’ killings but still faces life in prison
LOS ANGELES | Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner ‘s son will not face the death penalty on charges he fatally stabbed his parents after lying in wait at their home in Los Angeles late last year, prosecutors said Tuesday. If convicted, the maximum sentence 33-year-old Nick Reiner could get is life without the possibility of parole, […]
3 people killed when NBC and Telemundo news helicopter crashes while covering LA bus collision
LOS ANGELES | A news helicopter crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing at least three people while reporters were covering the collision of an SUV and a city bus, officials and the news outlet said. Colleen Williams, an NBC4 Los Angeles anchor, confirmed during live broadcasts that two […]
Complete list of winners at the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES | “The Pitt” keeps its Emmy streak for best drama going, and Jean Smart of “Hacks” keeps stacking the wins. The hospital drama starring Noah Wyle won the top prize in its genre for the second consecutive year. Wyle took the best actor in a drama trophy at Monday night’s Emmy Awards. Smart […]
New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate
LOS ANGELES | New warnings from within the artificial intelligence industry have revived a long-running debate over whether advanced AI could escape human control and ultimately threaten humanity’s survival, and whether the companies developing the technology are doing enough to prevent such a scenario. The CEO of Anthropic, the San Francisco company behind Claude, said […]
Can true horror really make it on Broadway? A stage version of ‘Paranormal Activity’ hopes so
NEW YORK | Movie producer Jason Blum, who has revolutionized the modern horror genre, gets invited, as you might expect, to tons of plays billed as scary. “Everyone is always saying if you could make a play and give the audience the feeling they have in a horror movie, it would be an amazing thing,” […]
For Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, ‘Practical Magic 2’ heals old wounds
LOS ANGELES | Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman view “Practical Magic” very differently today than they did when they made it 28 years ago. In 1998, the film received mixed reviews and had a modest box office performance. It has since become a cult favorite, embraced by a new generation who found the romantic comedy […]
George Lucas presents a galaxy of art that goes far, far past ‘Star Wars’ in new Los Angeles museum
LOS ANGELES | The new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will serve “Star Wars” fans what they crave, but the saga George Lucas spawned represents just one small corner of the galaxy of creative work within the walls of the Los Angeles institution he calls a “temple to the people’s art.” The purpose of the […]
In Dolly Parton’s theology, God and acceptance shared the same stage
LOS ANGELES | In her 1994 memoir, Dolly Parton recounts in vivid detail the place where she found God. It was an abandoned church, in rural Tennessee where she grew up, that had become known as a haven for sex, drugs and violence. Rather than see the used condoms on the floor, the out-of-tune piano […]
Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80
Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and the smug concierge in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” has died. He was 80. Curry, who suffered a stroke in 2012 that put him in […]