Steven Tyler joins 'American Idol' as a judge
The "American Idol" judges table is beginning to take shape: Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has signed a deal to join the Fox talent competition for Season 10.A source close to the negotiations has...
View ArticleSpyglass-MGM plan reaches critical step for approval
A plan by Spyglass Entertainment to take over management of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has taken a major step forward and is now being considered by all of the struggling studio's lenders. Spyglass chiefs...
View ArticleMysterious woman is at center of probe into dead babies found in L.A. basement
Gloria Gomez stepped eagerly into the basement of the once-grand Glen-Donald apartment building near Los Angeles' MacArthur Park on Tuesday afternoon, hoping to find some treasures in three large...
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View ArticleBaca to turn over Ruben Salazar files to civilian watchdog for review [Updated]
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said Wednesday that he was turning over thousands of pages on the slaying of former Times columnist and KMEX-TV news director Ruben Salazar to the civilian watchdog...
View ArticleMountain West Conference extends invitations to Fresno State and Nevada
College conference cat-and-mouse games, which dominated the off-season news, continue into the dog days of August. Amid rumors Brigham Young is considering leaving the Mountain West and going...
View ArticleThe tussle over Barnes & Noble
A fight for control over Barnes & Noble is underway -- a business-level fight, that is, all wrapped up in stock trades and boardroom politics. No fisticuffs -- at least, not yet. Today Leonard...
View ArticleUSC basketball: Trojans release 2010-11 schedule
USC released its 2010-11 men's basketball schedule Wednesday. Or, should we say, the school released the hard-knocks gantlet that this year's young Trojans squad will happily navigate. Remember: This...
View ArticleObama mosque stance hurting, Gallup finds, as Americans disapprove of it and him
President Obama busily continued his five-state cross-country political money collection tour today. But he took time out to declare that he has "no regrets" about his firm statement of support for a...
View ArticleReport: Fresno State has agreed to join the Mountain West Conference [Updated]
Well, things move fast. The Fresno Bee is reporting that Fresno State will leave the Western Athletic Conference and join the Mountain West Conference. The paper reports the official announcement will...
View ArticleAppeals court declines to rule on whether California medical marijuana laws...
A state appeals court declined Wednesday to decide whether California’s medical marijuana laws prevent cities and counties from outlawing dispensaries, sending a closely watched dispute over Anaheim’s...
View Article'American Idol' star Kristy Lee Cook's reality TV show about hunting doesn't...
When former "American Idol" contestant Kristy Lee Cook's new reality TV show, "Goin' Country with Kristy Lee Cook," launched on the Versus sports network earlier this month, the group People for the...
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