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LOS ANGELES — A former producer and drug counselor who distributed the ketamine that killed Matthew Perry was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison.

Erik Fleming pleaded guilty in August 2024 to conspiracy to ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom will propose a new $100 million fund to help wildfire victims afford loans to rebuild their homes under a revised budget plan set to be released Thursday.

The Newsom ...Read more

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Wednesday cast the deciding vote against the latest effort to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to attack Iran — the seventh such time he’s broken with his party since the war...Read more

Peter Jackson was the man who gave Kate Winslet her first on-screen kiss when she was 17 years old.

The Lord of the Rings filmmaker had a cameo in 1994 crime drama Heavenly Creatures, which was one of the first movies he ...Read more

As young men flinched and gasped around me at the Los Angeles premiere of “Obsession,” I almost had to laugh. A slight head tilt, creepy smile or strange movement from star Inde Navarrette was enough to make them jump,...Read more

In 1926, director Cecil B. DeMille hired hundreds of workers to build a set of Jerusalem inside the DeMille Studios in Culver City for the classic silent film "The King of Kings."

A century later, Jon Erwin filmed his ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Real estate developer and former gubernatorial candidate Stephen Cloobeck, who exited the race in November, was arrested in Los Angeles County on Tuesday.

Jail records show Cloobeck, 64, was arrested ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled to overturn the 2023 double murder conviction of disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh.

In its ruling Wednesday, the S.C. Supreme Court said the actions of former ...Read more

In 2020 San Jose financial technology giant PayPal proudly announced it would spend a half a billion dollars to support Black and minority businesses and communities because, in the words of then-CEO Dan Schulman, “Black...Read more

DETROIT — U.S. District Judge Thomas Ludington was sentenced to six months' probation Wednesday for drunk driving, capping a rare criminal case against a federal judge whose intoxicated, belligerent and slurring behavior...Read more

'IS GOD IS'

Rated R for strong/bloody violence and language.

What it’s about: Twin sisters set off on a revenge road trip to enact vengeance on their abusive father.

The kid attractor factor: This is a Southern noir �...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tatiana Maslany and video calls don't have the best track record these days.

In the opening moments of the new Apple TV series "Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed," her character Paula, a recently divorced mom ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Generations of Chinese immigrants have settled in Arcadia, transforming the San Gabriel Valley suburb, a typical bedroom community, into a “Chinese Beverly Hills” with high-end real estate and luxury ...Read more

Washington Court of Appeals this month revived a legal fight against health insurers' blanket refusals to cover weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy.

In a decision published May 4, the court ruled that ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The last time Americans overwhelmingly approved of Congress, the U.S. had recently gone to war and was still reeling from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Gas prices were $1.31 a gallon and “Fallin’” by...Read more

The day before Valentine’s Day, rumors surfaced about a San Diego company’s plans to raise a billion dollars.

Executives at the company didn’t respond to requests for comment. Industry insiders wouldn’t speak on ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s attorney general isn’t alone in trying to reshape Florida’s surrogacy laws.

Attorney General James Uthmeier, inserting himself into what had been a standard surrogacy case, is ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If gas prices have you second-guessing a road trip this summer, this season’s crop of television series can transport you to distant lands, real and imagined, for a much lower price. Visit the American ...Read more

In the wake of the nominations for this year’s Tony Awards, coming June 7, here are short versions of my reviews of every Broadway show currently playing in New York. The (+) symbol designates those that are recommended....Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Demi Lovato’s It’s Not That Deep Tour is just not that good.

It’s not necessarily that bad either. But it’s certainly forgettable — a tour with very little to say and even less to offer ...Read more