‘SNL’ recap: Melissa McCarthy demonstrates why she’s a repeat host
Along with Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, Melissa McCarthy is one of those performers who’s been on “Saturday Night Live” so many times, as a host or making extremely memorable…
Social worker stabbed in attack at San Francisco General Hospital dies
A social worker died Saturday from wounds sustained in a knife attack at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center earlier in the week, raising concerns over safety at…
How the son of the king of soul food made his own name at Dulan’s on Crenshaw
It’s almost impossible for Greg Dulan, owner of the longtime soul food gathering spot Dulan’s on Crenshaw, to walk outside his restaurant without a passerby shouting out a greeting or…
Eastside Santa Barbara holiday parade canceled over ICE raid fears
Lines of folklorico dancers, norteño musicians and lowrider bikers normally burst with cultural pride at the Milpas Street Holiday Parade on Santa Barbara’s Eastside. But this year, organizers canceled the…
New defensive alignment and returning Tyler Bilodeau lift UCLA past Washington
SEATTLE — If there were such a thing as a must win in early December, this might have been it for UCLA. The Bruins had fallen out of the national…
Paramount was poised to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. What went wrong?
Oracle founder Larry Ellison was on the cusp of conquering Hollywood. Just four months earlier, he had bankrolled his son David’s $8-billion acquisition of the storied Paramount Pictures. Now the…
Man holding toddler is shot dead by sheriff’s deputies in Paramount
An armed man holding a two-year-old toddler has died after he was shot in a standoff with sheriff’s deputies Thursday in Paramount. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said deputies…
Christmas Tree Lane will light up tonight, carrying on beloved tradition in fire-ravaged Altadena
Rising from the ashes, the Altadena Christmas Tree Lane Association’s Winter Festival is gearing up for a record crowd today as it celebrates its 105th anniversary of lighting a near…
ABC News correspondent Mat Gutman heads to CBS
Matt Gutman, a longtime ABC News correspondent based in Los Angeles, is leaving the network for a high profile role at CBS News. Gutman will be the first significant on-air…
Some say California prisons should have more single-cell units
If you’re serving hard time inside a California prison, you’ll often find yourself stuck in a cramped cell with a stranger. You hang a bedsheet to manufacture the semblance of…