Social media wrap: Sarah Palin backs Dr. Laura on 1st Amendment -- but is it...
Another day, another 1st Amendment flap involving socially conservative broadcasters.Onetime vice presidential candidate and former governor of Alaska Sarah Palin on Wednesday tweeted her support for...
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View ArticleAt Utah technology college, women are finding better-paying jobs than men
Joel Johnson, left, plays video games with other computer science students at Neumont University last year. Credit: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times Pays to be a lady at Neumont University. Not only...
View Article'Top Chef': Taking odds on the final four
The primaries are nearly over, the leading candidates rising above the also-rans like cream to milk. In just two more weeks, “Top Chef D.C.” will have settled on its final four contestants, as Season 7...
View ArticleJabbaWockeeZ branch out from dance with 'Robot Remains'
Having conquered the dance world by winning the first season of "America's Best Dance Crew," touring with New Kids on the Block, and headlining their third stint of their own Las Vegas show, MUS.I.C....
View ArticleScott Grimes has nothing to 'Hide' -- except maybe Russell Crowe and a few...
Maybe you remember that moment in Russell Crowe's "Robin Hood" when your brain exploded with, "Hey, it's the guy from 'ER'!" Now a project by Scott Grimes (that'd be the guy from "ER," a.k.a. Will...
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View ArticleNate Berkus, the talk of TV
Oprah’s top design-guy, Nate Berkus, is breaking out with his own daily talk show, following in the footsteps of other Harpo alums Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz.Berkus, 38, who was born in Orange County and...
View ArticleThe Morning Fix: Steven Tyler to scream for 'American Idol'! Spyglass chiefs...
After the coffee. Before readjusting to heat and humidity. Walk this way! Looks like Steven Tyler, the lead singer for Aerosmith (they were a big band in the 1970s and then made Alicia Silverstone's...
View ArticleChelsea Handler is hosting the MTV Video Music Awards. Help us dream up the...
As the TV industry waits with bated breath to see whether the 62nd annual Emmy Awards will be yet another case of déjà vu with "Mad Men" and "30 Rock" up for best drama and comedy, respectively, the...
View ArticleIs American Apparel losing its (neon) shirt because it ignored its core...
American Apparel, the sportswear company proudly "made in downtown L.A." may be on its last legging-clad legs. The global brand, founded by the famously outspoken Dov Charney, saw its stock fall 21.3%...
View ArticleIntel buying McAfee
Intel Corp. is buying computer security software maker McAfee Inc. for $7.68 billion in a move that “reflects that security is now a fundamental component of online computing,” the Santa Clara-based...
View ArticleAutopsy could offer clues in case of dead babies found in basement
Officials plan to perform autopsies Thursday on the remains of two babies found wrapped in newspapers from the 1930s and stuffed in a trunk in an L.A. basement. The L.A. County coroner's office and...
View ArticleMan allegedly stole donation jar for boy with leukemia
A Glendale man stands accused of stealing a collection jar with $300 for the funeral of a 6-year-old boy who died last week of leukemia, officials said.The crime shocked those who were raising money....
View ArticleMan falls from platform while waiting in line for Disney ride
A man waiting in line for the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ride at Disney’s California Adventure Park fell 25 to 30 feet Wednesday night, according to Anaheim police. The 20-year-old was waiting in...
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