How Trump, Rubio and others are using social media to sell Venezuela actions
In the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term, administration officials turned to social media to describe... Read More
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SpaceX launch kicks off busy December on Space Coast
The Space Coast’s record rocket train of 2025 kept rolling with the first launch of December early Monday.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 with 29 of the company’s Starlink satellites lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch...Read more
Trump promises to release results of his 'perfect' MRI scan
President Donald Trump has promised to release the results of his recent MRI, claiming the scan was “perfect” even as he says he’s not sure what part of his body was under examination.
Trump said he knew the MRI did...Read more
Column: LA exploded into a world art capital. I was lucky to be here to witness it
Habits are hard to break. I quit smoking 40 years ago — on April 23, 1986 (not that I'm counting). It was one of the toughest things I've ever done.
Today is my final column for The Times. This habit has gone on even ...Read more
Appreciation: Tom Stoppard reinvigorated the comedy of ideas
Tom Stoppard, dead?
Surely, someone has made a hash of the plot. Yes, he was 88, but the Czech-born, British playwright, the true 20th century heir to Oscar Wilde, would never have arranged things so banally.
"A severe ...Read more
Despite court wins, immigrants stay detained as ICE seeks to deport them
LOS ANGELES — R.V. had already spent six months detained at a facility in California when he won his case in immigration court in June.
He testified that he had fled his native Cuba in 2024 after protesting against the ...Read more
Billions of dollars being provided to help Jamaica recover from Hurricane Melissa
A month after Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica and left billions of dollars in damage in its wake, international financial institutions are making up to $6.7 billion available to help the island-nation in its recovery ...Read more
This week: Defense policy bill on the move as Capitol Christmas tree arrives
WASHINGTON — Congress returns from Thanksgiving with a Christmas tree lighting scheduled for Tuesday and lengthy to-do list before the next holiday break, even though there’s no budget deadline until the end of January...Read more
Hong Kong's deadly fire fueled by substandard netting, officials say
Authorities found Hong Kong’s deadly blaze was accelerated by workers using cheaper substandard netting and evading government testing, as police said the death toll has risen to 151.
Samples taken from hard-to-reach ...Read more
US says Ukraine talks productive as Witkoff heads to Russia
U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators said they had productive discussions about a framework for a peace deal, but there was no final breakthrough as President Donald Trump continues to push for a truce with Russia.
“There’...Read more
LA County supervisors are set to ban masks worn by ICE agents. Can they win a battle with Trump?
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County supervisors plan to vote soon on an ordinance that would prohibit law enforcement, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, from wearing masks or disguising their identities ...Read more
Jodie Foster thought Robert De Niro was 'really uninteresting' when they first met on Taxi Driver
Jodie Foster found Robert De Niro "boring" when they first met during the making of Taxi Driver.
The Oscar-winning actress was only 12 years of age when she was cast as a child prostitute alongside the Hollywood legend in...Read more
Kate Winslet hopes to direct again after Goodbye June experience
Kate Winslet is eager to direct again after helming Goodbye June.
The 50-year-old actress stars in and directs the new festive drama movie and hopes to get behind the camera again in the future following her debut ...Read more
Francis Ford Coppola finds Botox 'scary'
Francis Ford Coppola finds Botox "scary".
The Apocalypse Now director, 86, has given his opinion on actresses who attempt to fend off the ageing process with wrinkle-freezing jabs with the moviemaker admitting he prefers ...Read more
FKA Twigs is 'really looking forward to getting older'
FKA Twigs is "really looking forward to getting older".
The 37-year-old pop star admits she is looking forward to being able to ditch the "more obvious sexualization" and embrace her "wrinkly skin" as she ages.
She told ...Read more
Q&A: 'Nothing was quite the same after that': Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan relives 30 years of 'Mellon Collie'
LOS ANGELES — It was early 1996, and a young alternative band known as the Smashing Pumpkins was embarking on a worldwide tour for their newest album, “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.” One of the first stops ...Read more
9 essential plays by Tom Stoppard
LOS ANGELES — Tom Stoppard, frequently hailed as the greatest British playwright of this generation, had both a remarkable life and a remarkable career.
Born in Czechoslovakia in 1937, his family fled to Singapore when ...Read more
'It's Always Sunny' star Rob Mac will create and star in a 'Far Cry' video game adaption for Hulu
PHILADELPHIA — Philly’s own Rob Mac, the actor formerly known as Robert McElhenney III, and fellow thespian Noah Hawley are teaming up to create the television adaptation of the "Far Cry" video game, according to ...Read more
Dr. Phil was America's best-known celebrity therapist. How did his media network crash?
LOS ANGELES — It was not a good day for Dr. Phil.
Phillip McGraw, the genial celebrity psychologist who spent a career calling out the behavior of others and doling out zingers, found himself upbraided by a bankruptcy ...Read more
Review: Is Sarah McLachlan's voice still better than ice cream?
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Having spent much of the last two years celebrating the old — with the Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 30th Anniversary Tour — Sarah McLachlan is now onto something new.
“This is a brand new show, with...Read more
The business of Christmas is booming for Denver Christkindlmarket
DENVER — The revelers who packed Skyline Park for Christkindlmarket each year were one thing — a joyous and family-friendly riot of food, drink and laughter that injected vital revenue into independent local vendors.
...Read more
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