L.A. fires delay 2025 Oscar nominations, extend voting
The wildfires that have torn through the Los Angeles area this week have led to numerous closures, cancellations and postponements — now including the Oscar…
Justice Department: Merrick Garland will release partial special counsel Trump Jan. 6 report
The Justice Department said Wednesday in a court filing Attorney General Merrick Garland intends to release Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on the alleged felony…
The week’s bestselling books, Jan. 12
Hardcover fiction1. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life in this irreverent and tender novel. 2. James by…
Trump Weighs Jan. 6 Clemency With Congress Set to Ratify His Win
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessFour years after a mob attacked the US Capitol to support Donald Trump’s last-gasp effort to overturn his election loss, the events…
Opinion: Don’t forget what happened four years ago on Jan. 6
Four years ago on Jan. 6, not even most Republicans would have imagined this 2025 anniversary: The West Front of the Capitol — where rioters…
Jan. 6 rioter who received probation denied request to attend Trump inauguration
Pro-Trump supporters gathered to protest against the Electoral College vote certifying Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election shortly before storming the Capitol…
How Congress will certify Trump’s electoral college victory on Jan. 6
WASHINGTON — The congressional joint session to count electoral votes on Monday is expected to be much less eventful than the certification four years ago that…
Jeff Baena dead: Indie filmmaker and husband of Aubrey Plaza was 47
Jeff Baena, an independent filmmaker who directed wife Aubrey Plaza in “The Little Hours” and co-wrote David O. Russell’s “I Heart Huckabees,” has died at…
Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes power
WASHINGTON — Inside the Capitol, reminders of the violence are increasingly hard to find.Scars on the walls have been repaired. Windows and doors broken by the…
U.S. will lead the Biden administration’s final Ukraine defense group meeting Jan. 9
1 of 3 | U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will convene the final meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group next Thursday before President-Elect Donald…
Heat suspend Jimmy Butler for 7 games, seek to trade him
MIAMI — The Miami Heat suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games on Friday and said they will seek to trade him.The Heat said the suspension was…
Judge sets Trump’s sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10
NEW YORK — In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over…
Prep talk: Birmingham soccer receives boost from Carlos Esnal
Birmingham’s boys’ soccer team has stamped itself as perhaps the No. 1 team in Southern California after winning the Nike SoCal tournament championship with a…
No. 7 Notre Dame prevails over No.2 Georgia in Sugar Bowl
NEW ORLEANS — Riley Leonard passed for a touchdown, Jayden Harrison returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score, and Notre Dame’s defense made it hold…
10 L.A. panaderias that sell rosca de reyes for Dia de los Reyes
Covered in dried fruits, candy stripes and sugared crust, the aromatic taste of rosca de reyes comes around only once a year.In celebration of the…
Biden giving civilian award to Jan. 6 congressional committee leaders
President Biden is bestowing the second highest civilian medal on Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson, leaders of the congressional investigation into the Capitol riot whom…
On This Day, Jan. 2: Georgia is 4th of original 13 colonies to ratify Constitution
1 of 4 | On January 2, 1788, Georgia ratified the Constitution, the fourth of the original 13 colonies to do so, and was admitted…
4 well-loved SoCal nurseries are closing in 2025. What now?
• Three of SoCal’s major growers of unique plants are closing by the end of 2025, along with a beloved garden/nursery.• The reasons? A combination…
The week’s bestselling books, Jan. 5
Hardcover fiction1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 412. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books:…
Notre Dame defeats Indiana in College Football Playoff opener
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jeremiyah Love tied the Notre Dame record with a 98-yard touchdown run, Riley Leonard added two more scores and the Fighting Irish…