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Judge revokes Lohan's probation, sets hearing date
A judge revoked Lindsay Lohan's probation on Wednesday and scheduled a hearing that could result in more jail time for the closely watched "Liz and ...
Activision: New 'Call of Duty' hits $1B sales mark
"Call of Duty: Black Ops II" crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide retail sales 15 days after its Nov. 13 release, Activision Blizzard Inc., the ...
LA judge dismisses suit over park Nativity scenes
A Los Angeles federal judge on Thursday dismissed a Christian group's lawsuit to force suburban Santa Monica to reopen spaces in a city park to ...
Judge rejects Nativity displays in Santa Monica
There's no room for the baby Jesus, the manger or the wise men this Christmas in a Santa Monica park following a judge's ruling Monday against ...
Battle over coastal Xmas display goes to LA court
Damon Vix didn't have to go to court to push Christmas out of the city of Santa Monica. He just joined the festivities. The atheist's anti-God message ...
Calif. city proposes citizens' well-being study
Once referred to as the "people's republic of Santa Monica" because of its socially conscious government, the Los Angeles coastal suburb now wants to ...
LA preps for freeway closure and Carmageddon II
"Carmageddon II" — the sequel — is coming to one of the nation's most crowded freeways, and authorities are hoping its subtitle won't be "The Traffic ...
After victory lap, Endeavor rolls to retirement
Space shuttle Endeavour rocketed beyond Earth orbit 25 times. Its 26th mission: A 12-mile commute through the streets of Los Angeles to its new ...
Endeavour swans California skies in whirlwind tour
The people became the paparazzi Friday, aiming their lenses not at the latest starlet, but toward the sky to catch a glimpse of an aging superstar ...
Hunter-Reay to discuss contract with Andretti
IndyCar championship contender Ryan Hunter-Reay said he expected to speak to team owner Michael Andretti on Thursday about his contract amid reports ...
Review: Kindle Fire HD screen is a big improvement
Buying movies and TV shows to watch on the Kindle Fire will be a lot more appealing now that Amazon's tablet computer sports a much more vibrant ...
Amazon refreshes Kindles, including cheaper Fire
Amazon.com Inc. refreshed its Kindle line of gadgets on Thursday. It updated its Kindle Fire tablet computer and announced new stand-alone e-reader ...
Amazon takes on iPad with larger Kindle Fire
Amazon unveiled four new Kindle Fire tablet computers on Thursday, including ones with larger color screens, as the online retailer steps up ...
Amazon expected to unveil new Kindle Fire
Amazon.com is expected to update its Kindle Fire tablet computer on Thursday. It will be an effort to take a larger share of a tablet computer market ...
Judge grants Sheryl Crow 3-year restraining order
A judge granted Sheryl Crow a three-year restraining order against a man who acknowledged he threatened to shoot the singer-songwriter and film ...
Lions Gate posts 1Q loss on high marketing costs
Movie and TV studio Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. said Thursday that it lost $44.2 million in the April-June period, reversing a profit from a year ...
Santa Monica trailer park community threatened
Sandwiched between a brake shop, gritty industrial buildings and a few modest storefronts is a little neighborhood that time has seemingly forgotten.
Aging anti-war sculpture prompts explosive debate
For decades the big, black mass of chain link that's piled up outside the Civic Center has alternately awed and inspired, annoyed and confounded, and, ...
1 year after mobster's capture, little has changed
It's been a year since mobster James "Whitey" Bulger was captured after more than 16 years on the run. But not much has changed for the families of ...