Warner Bros studio tour expands with DC Universe, Potter
BURBANK, Calif. — Batman’s secret cave, Harry Potter’s cupboard under the stairs and the infamous “Friends” apartment are major centerpieces to the huge Warner...
‘Laredo’ actor William Smith dies; played cowboys, brawlers
LOS ANGELES — Actor William Smith, who played bikers, brawlers, cowboys and no-nonsense tough guys in films and television shows including “Laredo,” “Rich Man,...
Tribe becomes key water player with drought aid to Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — For thousands of years, an Arizona tribe relied on the Colorado River's natural flooding patterns to farm. Later, it hand-dug ditches...
Universal takes top three spots at domestic box office
Although the box office has yet to fully recover from the pandemic, at least one studio has good reason to celebrate this Fourth of...
Unruly passenger forces LA-to-Nashville flight diversion
<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A flight from Los Angeles to Nashville was diverted to New Mexico on Friday afternoon after a passenger tried to break...
2 San Diego police officers among 3 killed in head-on crash
<p>SAN DIEGO — Two San Diego police officers were among three people killed Friday after their car was struck by a driver going the...
Ex-House member who resigned amid scandal hit with $220K fee
<p>LOS ANGELES — Former California congresswoman Katie Hill has been ordered to pay about $220,000 in attorneys’ fees to a British tabloid and two...
Ex-child actor Drake Bell accused of child endangerment
<p>CLEVELAND — One of the stars of the popular Nickelodeon children's show “Drake & Josh” faces criminal charges regarding a girl he had met...
Mexico to use US-donated vaccines along border
<p>MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials said Friday they will use 1 million U.S. doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine to inoculate people...
3,000 eggs abandoned after drone scares birds in California
<p>HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Some 3,000 elegant tern eggs were abandoned at a Southern California nesting island after a drone crashed and scared off...