- Photos: 10 worst movies of 2015
- Column: Supreme Court's arbitration ruling is another blow to consumer rights
- Newsletter: Today: The Terrorist Attack That Didn't Happen
- Activists urge China to ban imports of Canadian seal products
- The day Obama went off-script and switched gears on gun control policy
- Why the data breach by Bernie Sanders' campaign is such a big deal
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- Retailers are pulling out all the stops for Super Saturday
- Criminal complaint illuminates San Bernardino gunman's ties to Islamic militarism
- Somali American teen's unexplained death rattles Muslims and blacks in Seattle
- Fluid dynamics on four legs: The brilliance of how dogs drink
- Timeline: How the relationship between Farook and Marquez developed
- Are the secret Planned Parenthood videos protected under the 1st Amendment?
- California Journal: At Emerald Cup cannabis fair, mellow moments for legalized pot
- Beijing's 'red alert' smog warning closes schools, limits driving
- San Diego adopts an ambitious, and legally binding, plan to cut emissions
- San Diego climate plan: Key benchmarks
- Pope approves miracle for Mother Teresa, paving her way to sainthood
- Classic Hollywood: Yuletide treasures and Billy Barty
- 'Stinking Heaven' is a halfway house of horrors
- 'Mojin: The Lost Legend' is an overreaching action-comedy
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- Column: Clippers vs. Spurs
- Dodgers' deal with Hisashi Iwakuma falls apart and pitcher re-signs with Mariners
- Kobe Bryant's jam is sweet in Lakers' loss to Rockets
- USC rides Katin Reinhardt's roll to 101-82 victory over Cal Poly
- Lakers' Julius Randle working on his shooting touch
- Video: 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' opening night in Hollywood
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- Lawyers, medical experts weigh in at community meeting over Porter Ranch gas leak
- Lakers fall to Rockets and again fail to win back-to-back games
- Column: Kings school Canadiens after a refresher course
- Kaiser aims to recruit more minority medical students
- Photos: Laquan McDonald case
- Ducks put lots of shots up but few in during loss to Sabres
- Goodwill trip to Cuba is a big first step for baseball
- 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' opening night: Fans react
- Ira Winderman recaps the Heat's loss to the Raptors
- NBA: Jeremy Lin leads Hornets to overtime win against Raptors
- Tavon Austin, Todd Gurley lead Rams past Buccaneers, 31-23
- Boys' basketball: Pearson Parker scores 31 points in Servite overtime victory
- Recipe: Mole tamales
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- Photos: Showtime for 'Star Wars' fans
- L.A. Unified will relocate Porter Ranch students and could sue over gas leak costs
- Marquez and Farook plotted campus and freeway attacks, prosecutors allege
- Photographer's journal: A look at the migrant crisis in Lesbos, Greece
- Friday's TV highlights: 'A Home for the Holidays' and more
- State high court clarifies environmental law's impact on development
- Matt Hasselbeck returns to practice with Colts, is expected to start Sunday
- Prosecutors seek murder charges in Northern California child abuse case
- SMU remains unbeaten with romp over Hampton
- Rejuvenated Kings defeat Canadiens, 3-0, in Montreal
- Boys' basketball: Damien improves to 8-0 behind Bryce Peters, Isaiah White
- Damien improves to 8-0
- Los Angeles outsources firefighters exam, which will now come with a price tag
- New 'Ghostbusters' team ain't afraid of no ghosts
- Nun, 70, critically hurt in hit-and-run in Boyle Heights crosswalk
- Ventura deputy fatally shoots man on busy street
- H.B. kids get holiday treat, courtesy of the Angels
- Clayton Kershaw gets first-hand view of Cuba's passion for baseball
- Chelsea parts ways with Manager Jose Mourinho after terrible Premier League start
- U.S. and Russia unite to target Islamic State's revenue sources
- HMO giant Kaiser Permanente plans to open a medical school in Southern California
- After San Bernardino shootings, Disneyland and Universal Studios step up security
- Tear gas becomes the norm in Kosovo parliament as lawmakers protest Serbian ties
- A shaky start has led to a strong finish for UCLA kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn
- Mark Zuckerberg's daughter joins rest of world in obsessing over 'Star Wars'
- 'New Girl's' Zooey Deschanel, in war with ex-manager, says 'Hello Giggles' lawsuit is 'absurd'
- Riverside City College students stunned that their school was a potential target
- Review: Henry Rollins brings life to horror-noir 'He Never Died'
- Texas A&M gives quarterback Kyler Murray his release to transfer
- Winter Concert Classic at Irvine Bowl
- 15-year-old YouTube star arrested and charged with sexual exploitation
- Councilman Kelly Boyd will be grand marshal of Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade
- Laguna woman creates a Christmas wonderland and invites the public in
- Park Avenue will see part-time closures
- Public complaints lead to closure of downtown business
- Property officer honored for her work 'keeping evidence safe'
- Learning Link program aims to prepare kids for school
- Laguna Beach ramping up DUI checkpoints for holidays
- Last-minute, off-beat gift ideas in Laguna
- New Mayor Steve Dicterow is serious about getting people involved
- Around Town: American Legion Auxiliary creates stockings for overseas military personnel
- Laguna Beach seeking residents for six city committees
- Retreat to focus on healthy choices
- Loggins brings his mellow sound to Laguna
- Blake Griffin says 'it's not always fair' how referees handle spats with Clippers
- Earthquake: 3.4 quake strikes near Niland, Calif.
- Laguna Beach-Laguna Hills Girls' Basketball
- Chris Tomlin, "Adore"
- Friday's top high school football state bowl games
- Martin Shkreli arrested
- 'Ghostbusters' posters
- Laguna All-Net team falls short
- Briefs: Champions crowned at Polar Bear tourney
- Schedule (through Dec. 24)
- Breakers start season strong
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- Review: 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip' is a nutty trip
- Madonna argued with ex-husband Sean Penn, but he never physically abused her, she says
- Reader Photo: Above the tree line
- Review: 'Those Who Feel the Fire Burning' is a powerful look at the refugee journey
- 'The Big Short,' 'Brooklyn,' 'Spotlight' and other movie recommendations from our reviewers
- San Bernardino gunman's terrifying plot to bomb, shoot freeway motorists revealed in court records
- Suspect pleads not guilty in California mosque fire
- 'Ingrid Bergman's 'In Her Own Words' an intimate portrait
- Lakers get fourth try at a winning streak, hosting Houston Rockets
- 'Extraction' chaos doesn't mask the CIA potboiler's low-rent status
- Review: 'Sound of Redemption' plays it straight and true on jazzman Frank Morgan
- L.A. Philharmonic's notable lead clarinetist scales down her career after 54 years
- Review: 'Anguish' delivers a spooky, sensitive tale of possession without the horror antics
- Op-Ed: Donald Trump's rhetoric is helping ISIS -- and vice versa
- San Francisco police continue investigation of human bones found in planter
- Review: Russell Brand's 'Emperor's New Clothes' advocates with fun and wit
- Pentagon to send more weapons to Kurds fighting Islamic State
- Former student accused in 2012 Oakland college mass shooting unfit for trial, judge rules
- VW hires Kenneth Feinberg to handle emission-cheating claims
- Tony Parker feels bad Chris Paul didn't reach conference finals
- EU leaders scramble to save a signature achievement: Passport-free travel
- Hanmi bank withdraws bid for rival Koreatown lender
- Falling prices for oil, metals sink energy and mining stocks
- Review: 'Sisters,' with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, is not as funny as it looks
- Angels claim reliever A.J. Achter off waivers from Phillies
- Review: Set in Nazi death camps, 'Son of Saul' is a powerful, immersive vision of hell
- Air Force to allow non-officers to fly drones for first time
- Ride-sharing apps are booming in Latin America — and competition is stiff
- Gabe Kapler not a part of Dodgers' official new coaching staff
- Study tracks the evolution of pro-creationism laws in the U.S.
- FCC asking if free-data plans from T-Mobile, AT&T and Comcast break Internet rules
- Alibaba causes ripples with plans to purchase Hong Kong newspaper
- Obama: 'Our folks are the best' during counterterrorism address
- Palm Springs International Film Festival will open with 'The Fencer'
- Trevor Lewis back at practice with Kings, who are likely to shuffle lines at Montreal
- Alternative Christmas trees
- Andy Lee likes matchup against Billy Joe Saunders and pending bidding war tied to WBO belt
- Holiday Bowl is chance to end on a high note for USC seniors, Coach Clay Helton says
- Column:: Martin Shkreli was one terrible investor, SEC document shows
- Obama: No known terrorist threats to U.S. ahead of holidays
- Despite lack of eggs, Just Mayo says it's keeping its name
- With four flippers, how did the plesiosaur swim? Like a penguin, study says
- Domestic car sales for 2015 poised to be best on record
- 'Hateful Eight's' Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson touch raw nerve of racism
- Did Jesus have a beard? Why did Hitler have that strange mustache? This book explains it all.
- Dave Duerson's family objects to his portrayal in 'Concussion'
- Vladimir Putin calls ban on Russian track athletes 'not fair'
- What deficit? House GOP leads passage of $650-billion tax-break package
- Braving the 'Star Wars' marathon until the new movie hits, #randyawakens
- Amal Clooney launches scholarship for Lebanese girls
- Football: Final rosters for Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl on Jan. 3
- The famed Le Cordon Bleu cooking school -- which taught Julia Child -- is closing its U.S. campuses
- State worker videotaped throwing coffee on Muslim man is charged with hate crime
- Review: In 'Loquela,' Carlos Labbé dives into the rabbit hole of fiction, alarm clock in hand
- Newsletter: In the Loop: Will Wizarding World cut into Disneyland attendance?
- Soccer: No. 1 Paramount faces No. 6 Loyola on Friday
- 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' is already Fandango's biggest ticket seller ever
- Velvet lends a touch of elegance to the holidays
- Where Tashfeen Malik lived in Saudi Arabia
- Could neutralizing some gut microbes prevent heart disease?
- Japan report has Dodgers' agreement with Hisashi Iwakuma collapsing
- Former home of jazz trumpeter Manny Klein for sale in Toluca Lake retains musical vibe
- Three craft beers you should be drinking for the holidays
- TV Picks: 'Making a Murderer,' 'Luther,' 'Doctor Who,' 'Call the Midwife'
- Olympic leaders adopt new rules on gambling and match-fixing
- Netflix's 'Fuller House' gets both release date and creepy trailer
- Japanese restaurant Shibumi to open in downtown with kappo and kaiseki cuisine
- 'Take the bride away': India's romance with a 20-year-old film and its stars
- 2 dead in suspected road rage shootings in Oklahoma
- Home of the Day: Donald Sutherland's onetime beachfront spot in Santa Monica
- Home of the Day: Donald Sutherland's onetime beachfront spot in Santa Monica
- Long Beach schools remain open after emailed threat called 'non-credible'
- Claremont Museum of Art finds permanent home in historic train depot
- Column: De La Salle pits its precision moves against Corona Centennial
- Christmas trees made of beer kegs? And people? Photos of 15 bizarre holiday trees around the world
- Holiday cookie recipe: Dulce de leche cookies
- Newsletter: Gold Standard: 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' wins its first honor. More to come?
- Basketball: Wednesday's scores
- L.A. stadium solution has never been closer, yet NFL owners are miles apart
- Chance the Rapper joins effort to get winter coats to Chicago's homeless
- Now you can spend United Airlines miles at this airport store
- Inside the marzipan world of L.A.'s Copenhagen Pastry
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- Ray Rice is waiting for another chance in the NFL: 'I'm not ready to give up'
- Bill Plaschke's Wakeup Call: The Dodgers are making some interesting moves
- The Envelope: 'The Martian' is a Golden Globes comedy nominee — or is that a laugh line?
- Wayne Newton, the Killers, Shamir to headline opening of Las Vegas Arena
- 2 dead in suspected Oklahoma road rage shootings
- Chicago cop indicted on six murder counts in Laquan McDonald shooting
- Irvine Barclay Theatre chairman steps down following internal dissent
- After hung jury in Freddie Gray case, what now?
- The Envelope: Documentary contenders remind us there are many ways to talk about issues
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- Armed suspect taken into custody after holing up in Westlake apartment
- Five takeaways from the Clippers' 103-90 victory over Milwaukee
- Kenneth Turan's DVD pick of the week: Holiday Picks, Part III - the theme's the thing
- The Envelope: How 'Room' balanced a child's love for his space with the ugly reality of captivity
- It's time to bring back the truly ugly Christmas sweater
- Could the luxury tax divide MLB owners in labor talks?
- Cerberus taking a majority stake in Avon's North American unit
- 'Room' featurette
- Vegas mystery solved: Sheldon Adelson buys the Review-Journal
- A diverse mix of picture books, perfect for reading aloud
- James Woods, 'so happy to be alive,' shares dramatic details of seven-car crash in Colorado
- Threats sent to schools in South Florida and Texas but classes will be in session
- As Walton Goggins filmed 'Hateful Eight,' he heard the film echoing the news
- Q&A: The Costumes: 'Brooklyn's' immigrant tale dressed in Irish, American style
- Digital food network Tastemade in Santa Monica raises $40 million
- Visions of espadrilles and ballet flats dance in Meghan Cleary's head
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- Turing CEO Martin Shkreli, whose company jacked up price of life-saving drug, is arrested
- 'Big Short,' 'Spotlight' and 'Concussion' put scandalous behavior and whistle-blowers in focus
- Q&A: Julianne Nicholson talks 'Black Mass' and her terrifying / sexy scene with Johnny Depp
- As 'Steve Jobs,' Michael Fassbender learned it's all about control
- Q&A: Carrie Fisher thinks slave Leia bikini haters are asinine
- Op-Ed: Climate change is indeed a cause of social conflict
- Editorial: Saudi Arabia should end male guardianship and let women drive
- Readers React: Incomplete videos of police shootings don't belong on TV
- Editorial: UC's extension of application deadline for transfer students is unfair
- Editorial: Ryan shows compromises can be reached in the House without brinkmanship
- On Location: How Weta Digital helped 'Furious 7' say goodbye to Paul Walker in 'the best way'
- Op-Ed: You don't have to be religious to revel in the holiday season
- Band of Outsiders aims for spring 2017 relaunch -- without founder Scott Sternberg
- Op-Ed: Can 1 million women be wrong about happiness and health?
- Readers React: Dianne Feinstein's Orwellian attempt to curtail gun rights
- Readers React: Registering all drones -- not just the riskiest ones -- doesn't make sense
- Readers React: Republican candidates stoke the anti-Muslim fires
- Gold Standard: 'The Big Short' could come on strong in the Oscars race for best picture
- The Envelope: Is Hollywood finally a woman's world too?
- Couple behind San Bernardino terrorist attack is buried in Southern California
- Newsletter: Today: Who Was Tashfeen Malik?
- Climate change: Greenland Ice Sheet is shrinking at high rate
- Review: Around the Galleries: Matt Wedel's 'Peaceable Fruit' ceramics have a hint of fiery apocalypse
- Judge overrules Malibu voters, clearing the way for Whole Foods shopping center
- Newsletter: Today: Who Was Tashfeen Malik?
- San Bernardino shooter was a Pakistani who became known as a 'Saudi girl'
- Q&A: Idris Elba reflects on playing a TV detective in 'Luther' and a commander of child soldiers in 'Beasts'
- Newsletter: Essential California: What did the San Bernardino shooters post online?
- Review: BBC brings one extended episode of 'Luther' back as an early Christmas present
- Iowa voters have given up on ethanol; presidential candidates are following suit
- European nations' refugee policy leaves thousands of migrants stranded in Greece
- Fleeing Syria: Grateful for his German hosts, a refugee worries for family still in Syria
- Sobering statistics: Teen drinking continues to fall, study shows
- Vladimir Putin calls Donald Trump 'colorful and talented'
- Photos: Fleeing Syria to Germany
- The artwork of Lydia Emily
- Lari Pittman and Mary Klaus Martin among 4 new MOCA board members
- Our young curmudgeon says: Don't buy these gifts.
- Forest Service likely to get more money to fight wildfires, at least for a year
- A stark portrait of media mogul Sumner Redstone: Ex-girlfriend says he's 'a living ghost'
- Great Read: Artist Lydia Emily faces down death to spread her light
- Handling of L.A. schools shutdown offers a civics lesson
- Newsletter: Essential Politics: What it's been like for the congressman from San Bernardino
- Ousted tenants sue after their former rent-controlled L.A. apartments are listed on Airbnb
- Homeless shelter in Highland Park gets city funding to stay open during El Niño
- Capitol Journal: GOP candidates squabble as Californians watch from afar
- Photos: MLB goodwill tour in Cuba
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- Photos: Lakers vs. Rockets
- Ex-Broward County high school players who played in Major League Baseball in 2015
- Passed over three times, N.W.A is elected to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- On the Streets: Young and homeless in Hollywood
- Man, 65, found dead in Koreatown apartment fire
- Clippers pull away from Bucks despite DeAndre Jordan's quick ejection
- Left field looks like no big deal for the Angels
- LAUSD shutdown: Read the text of the threat that led Los Angeles to close its schools
- Ken Niumatalolo chooses to stay at Navy
- U.S. women's home win streak ends in Abby Wambach's last game
- Clippers' Jamal Crawford keeps rising on NBA's all-time scoring list
- DeAndre Jordan is ejected, but Clippers beat Bucks, 103-90
- Vegas mystery solved: Sheldon Adelson was behind purchase of Review-Journal
- Pentagon chief calls his use of personal email for official business 'a mistake'
- NBA: Knicks hold off Timberwolves and top pick Karl-Anthony Towns
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- Man convicted in grisly O.C. double murder
- Gray water and stormwater can help in the drought, but risk needs to be studied, researchers say
- State investigators cite culture of abuse, racism by High Desert State Prison guards
- L.A. Sheriff's Department blamed for rise in accidental gunshots by deputies
- Janice Hahn calls for independent oversight of Port of L.A.'s anti-pollution efforts
- Cancer: More than just bad luck?
- Woman arrested in children's death had been investigated earlier for neglect
- LAUSD works to close two Porter Ranch schools over gas leak
- Did Donald Trump just call for Republican unity on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'?
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- Photos: Clippers vs. Bucks
- No. 16 Baylor routs Hardin-Simmons, 104-59, in game at Fort Hood
- Anxious parents send children back to L.A. schools as safety concerns linger
- Football: Availability of QB Carson Glazier for San Marino remains uncertain
- Football: Narbonne won't have receiver Lewis Citizen for bowl game