Hollywood's 2022 box office reality check: Not enough hits and a movie shortage LOS ANGELES — It was the year that the box office recovery from the COVID-19 catastrophe began to take shape. Los Angeles Times · Dec 23, 2022
NFL on Christmas Day: Some of the most memorable games of the last 51 years LOS ANGELES — The concept of playing an NFL game on Christmas Day sounded a lot better to Jay Feely when the schedule came out in the spring than it did as the holiday season approached. Los Angeles Times · Dec 23, 2022
Scottish teen lands Christmas No 1 on record-breaking Billboard album A GLASGOW teenager is at the coveted number 1 spot in the US this Christmas by writing and producing on a new album by a Grammy-winning R&B… The National (Scotland) · Dec 23, 2022
George Skelton: If Karen Bass succeeds as LA mayor, she could have a shot at making historic firsts as California governor SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has had 40 governors in its 172 years as a state. And not one has been a woman. Nor a Black person. Or a Los Angeles mayor. Los Angeles Times · Dec 23, 2022
LA students' grades are rising, but test scores are falling. Why the big disconnect? LOS ANGELES — Claudia Chacon said her two children, who attend Fairfax High School, bring home good grades in math and English. But when she reviews their individual scores on California's statewide tests, she wonders what they are learning. The standardized exams have shown her boys do not meet grade-level… Los Angeles Times · Dec 23, 2022
Gemma Owen says fans 'don't know full story' about Luca Bish split The Love Island star has opened up in a new interview Liverpool Echo · Dec 23, 2022
Holly Madison shares harrowing reality of Playboy orgies that gave her a stammer Hugh Hefner's former 'number one girlfriend' Holly Madison opened up about the heavy mental toll of the compulsory group sex sessions Daily Mirror · Dec 23, 2022
Kings beat Calgary in overtime, win 4th straight game LOS ANGELES – It was a fidgety victory for the Kings Thursday as they oscillated between comfortable and uncomfortable, winning a game that they led 3-1 in the third period by a 4-3 margin over the Calgary Flames in overtime. The Orange County Register · Dec 23, 2022
Arbitrator reinstates Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer The 31-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers star was given an unprecedented two-season suspension without pay by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on April 29 for violating the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 23, 2022
Bobby Wagner and Russell Wilson set for first 'chess match' as opponents LOS ANGELES — They spent 10 years on the same team, reading each other from across the line of scrimmage during hundreds of practices. Los Angeles Times · Dec 23, 2022
Dodgers, MLB Release Update on Trevor Bauer’s Suspension The Los Angeles pitcher was initially suspended 324 games for violating the league’s domestic violence policy. Sports Illustrated · Dec 23, 2022
Cessna flips after landing on Santa Monica Beach; 2 people taken to hospital LOS ANGELES — A single-engine Cessna airplane flipped over after the pilot landed on the beach in Santa Monica on Thursday afternoon. Los Angeles Times · Dec 23, 2022
Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer reinstated immediately after suspension is reduced LOS ANGELES — Trevor Bauer’s two-year suspension from Major League Baseball was reduced Thursday, and now the Dodgers have two weeks to restore him to their roster or release him. Los Angeles Times · Dec 23, 2022
Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer reinstated immediately after suspension is reduced LOS ANGELES — Trevor Bauer's two-year suspension from Major League Baseball was reduced from 324 games to 194 games Thursday, meaning the Dodgers will have to decide whether to pay him or release him. Los Angeles Times · Dec 23, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Dec 23, 2022 Weekly LA County COVID deaths top summer surge. ‘There’s a whole lot of winter left’ LOS ANGELES — Weekly COVID-19 deaths in Los Angeles County are higher than at any point during the summer surge, illustrating the persistent toll the pandemic continues to exact amid concerns that cases could surge again this winter.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 22, 2022 Most of the US is facing a 'bomb cyclone.' Here's why California will be spared LOS ANGELES — The National Weather Service has called it a "once in a generation type event" — a massive "bomb cyclone" barreling across the United States, snarling traffic, grounding airplanes and delivering some of the coldest temperatures ever recorded.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 22, 2022 Jurors weigh Tory Lanez’s fate in Megan Thee Stallion shooting case LOS ANGELES —There’s no question that someone shot Megan Thee Stallion in the Hollywood Hills in 2020.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 22, 2022 'My heart aches': Twitch's wife, Allison Holker, marks week after his death LOS ANGELES — "So You Think You Can Dance" alum Allison Holker paid tribute to her late husband and longtime dance partner, Stephen "Twitch" Boss, on Wednesday, about a week after he died.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 22, 2022 Taylor Swift's 'All Too Well' isn't in the running for an Oscar. But she could still win LOS ANGELES — The 2023 Oscars shortlist for live-action short film didn't turn out all too well for Taylor Swift.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 22, 2022 LA feds seize enough fentanyl doses to kill everyone in 7 California counties LOS ANGELES — Federal drug agents in Los Angeles have seized 38 million deadly doses of fentanyl this year — enough to kill every resident in L.A., Orange, Ventura, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, officials estimated.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 22, 2022 Workers at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont win first union contract LOS ANGELES — Hotel workers at the famed Chateau Marmont voted unanimously to ratify their first union contract Wednesday evening.
The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022 Jessica Henwick talks making it, diversity and Nicolas Cage Just before Jessica Henwick was cast in “Game of Thrones” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the then-aspiring actor had already left Los Angeles for her hometown in England
Los Angeles Times · Dec 22, 2022 Ex-Homeland Security agent convicted of rights violations for three sexual assaults LOS ANGELES — A former Department of Homeland Security agent was convicted Wednesday of violating the civil rights of two women by trying to block them from reporting to police that he sexually assaulted them.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 22, 2022 Bass wants to bring homeless people indoors. Can she secure enough beds? LOS ANGELES — Seated on the hard sidewalk along Cahuenga Boulevard, Rue Ryan arranged a batch of red roses she had plucked from the trash into a memorial for her "street mom," Hyper, who died two years ago.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 22, 2022 As Conception boat burned, divers trapped below deck calmly looked for way out, video shows LOS ANGELES — Following the horrific Conception boat fire in 2019, authorities offered a small solace: The 33 divers and one crew member had died of smoke inhalation and may have perished in their sleep without suffering.