‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ review: Stunning, mature animation
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> It’s the one-two punch of an earthquake and a piece of scrumptious white chocolate from Belgium, a country famous for its sweet confections, that awakens 2½-year-old Amélie (voiced…
End of federal food aid could hit Black Americans hardest
NEW YORK — In one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the nation, a line stretched along the side of the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen and Pantry. Willy Hilaire is homeless,…
Radioactive pollution still haunts Hunters Point in San Francisco
San Francisco — More than a half century after the U.S. ignited 67 atomic weapons in the the central Pacific Ocean, a former Navy base in the Bay Area continues…
‘Stumble’ review: NBC’s cheer mockumentary is something to root for
“Stumble,” a new sitcom premiering Friday on NBC, takes Greg Whiteley’s great docuseries “Cheer,” about competitive cheerleading, runs it through “The Bad News Bears” and frosts it in the mockumentary…
L.A. stores must stop selling kratom and 7-OH, says health agency
Los Angeles county officials are set to pull kratom and its synthetic extract, sometimes called 7-OH, from shelves immediately. Inspectors will be sent to retailers next week to begin red-tagging…
Simi Valley High School assistant basketball coach arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with a minor
A newly hired assistant high school basketball coach was arrested in Simi Valley on Thursday on suspicion of engaging in sexual acts with two underage girls, officials said. Jabari DeShields,…
Why ‘Stumble,’ the NBC comedy based on ‘Cheer,’ needed Monica Aldama
NBC’s new primetime comedy “Stumble” is a love letter to cheer. Or should that be “Cheer,” the hit Netflix docuseries that catapulted a sport with high-flying stunts, squad drama, bedazzled…
Ex-NBA player accused of selling LeBron injury info pleads not guilty
NEW YORK — Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he profited from rigged poker games and provided sports bettors with non-public information…
Despite hot spots, firefighters left blaze that later burned 243 homes in Ventura County, investigation finds
A fire that burned nearly 250 homes in Ventura County was a rekindling of an earlier blaze that officials failed to fully extinguish, according to an investigation by Ventura County…
‘Christy’ review: Sydney Sweeney will convince her naysayers, not the movie
If you see “Christy,” you’ll remember Christy the person, not “Christy” the movie. This biopic of West Virginia’s other famous coal miner’s daughter Christy Martin, the first female boxer to…