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Jurors have been deliberating for nearly seven days without reaching a verdict in the rape retrial of “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson.

A California man who spent 33 years in prison for attempted murder has been declared innocent.

A Los Angeles County judge says she will dismiss a lawsuit that the stars of the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet” filed over a nude scene shot when they were in their mid-teens.

German airline Lufthansa on Thursday signed a deal with the Italian government for a minority share in the long-struggling ITA Airways, formerly Alitalia.

Police say a 17-year-old boy slipped and fell to his death this weekend while climbing a Los Angeles bridge in an apparent social media stunt.

Engineers who operate trains for Union Pacific will soon have much more predictable schedules that will allow them to plan when they are going to be off.

Music superstars Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish and H.

Five major U.S. cities and the state of California will receive federal help to get unsheltered residents into permanent housing.

The Daytime Emmy Awards have become the latest casualty of the Hollywood writers strike.

Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. rose slightly in 2022.

Jurors are expected to begin deliberations at the rape retrial of “That ‘70s Show” actor Danny Masterson.

Willie Nelson is coming to a theater near you.

Vice Media is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the latest digital media company to falter after a meteoric rise.

Kelly Clarkson has responded to a Rolling Stone report accusing her daytime talk show of being a toxic workplace.

It’ll be a new experience for Garth Brooks when he steps onto the stage Thursday at the Academy of Country Music Awards — it’ll be his first time hosting an awards show.

With stars like Margot Robbie and Lil Nas X in front row seats, the sporty designs of Virginie Viard shined bright during last night's Chanel show in Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Lakers took a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series with a comfortable 127-97 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3.

Ed Sheeran will put his new album on full display with the help of Apple Music.

For the first time, researchers have captured and radio-collared a bear in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles.

Max Muncy hit a game-ending grand slam and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from an early five-run deficit to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-6, extending their winning streak to a season-high six games.

The 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike this week after negotiations with Hollywood studios that began in March failed to result in an agreement.

Kevin Costner and his wife of nearly 19 years are divorcing.

The College Football Playoff released a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which will feature New Year’s Day quarterfinal tripleheaders but no games played on Saturday.

There appears to be celebrity interest in buying the National Hockey League team in Ottawa.

Hannah Green of Australia won the JM Eagle LA Championship in a playoff.

Grizzlies sparkplug Dillon Brooks is being fined $25,000 for not talking to the media after some of Memphis' losses in its first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Authorities say a single-engine plane has crashed near Big Bear City Airport in the California mountains, killing all three people aboard.

The Los Angeles Lakers completed their first-round upset of the Memphis Grizzlies with a 125-85 victory in Game 6.

Los Angeles Lakers superfan Jack Nicholson was back at courtside Friday night when his team hosted the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series.

Golden State Coach Steve Kerr has said no playoff series truly begins until a team wins on the opponent’s home court.

Two veteran CNN political reporters are changing roles.

The California Air Resources Board approved Thursday a first-in-the nation rule to cut emissions from diesel-powered trains.

Desmond Bane had 33 points and 10 rebounds, Ja Morant added 31 points and 10 boards, and the Memphis Grizzlies staved off elimination, beating the Lakers 116-99 to force their first-round Western Conference series back to Los Angeles.

One of the earliest portraits of a person of color by a British artist will remain on public display after London’s National Portrait Gallery and the J.

The Atlanta Hawks are still alive in the playoffs and that will force fans planning to attend Janet Jackson’s concert in the city this week to wait a day to see the music star.

Melissa McCarthy is on the cover of this year’s People magazine “Beautiful Issue.”.

Kawhi Leonard is expected to miss a third straight playoff game for the Los Angeles Clippers, who are facing elimination against the Phoenix Suns.

Load management is a big topic across the NBA these days.

A bipartisan congressional group from Nevada and California is asking the Biden administration to fast-track federal funds for a private company to build a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area.

Pennsylvania State Police say they are looking for “Jackass” star Bam Margera after he allegedly punched his brother in the face during an altercation at their home in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Comedian Richard Lewis is retiring from stand-up following four surgeries and a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.

Clayton Kershaw reached 200 victories this past week.

Lizzo filled her stage with drag queens in a concert Friday night in Knoxville, Tennessee, in a glittery protest against the state’s legislation against public drag performances.

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LeBron James finished with 25 points after Dillon Brooks was ejected for striking him in the groin, and the Los Angeles Lakers survived Ja Morant’s 24-point fourth quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 111-101 for a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has died at age 92.

Max Scherzer was ejected in the fourth inning after the umpires’ check of his glove and hands, but Brandon Nimmo went 5 for 5 and New York’s bullpen came through in the Mets’ 5-3 victory over the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers.

Clayton Kershaw delivered a vintage performance for his 200th win, pitching seven splendid innings of three-hit ball as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 5-0.

Oregon’s pioneering experiment with legalized magic mushrooms has taken a step closer to reality as the first “facilitators” who will accompany clients as they experience the drug received their state licenses.

Films directed by Chelsea Peretti, David Duchovny and Michael Shannon will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, as will documentaries about Dan Rather, Stan Lee and Gloria Gaynor.

Unionized film and television writers have voted overwhelmingly to give their leaders the authority to call a strike if they’re unable to reach an agreement on a new contract.

Ten electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles will be eligible for a $7,500 U.S. tax credit, while another seven could get $3,750 under new federal rules that go into effect on Tuesday.

Love isn’t patient, love isn’t kind — at least if you ask the fans of Netflix’s “Love Is Blind.”.

Vice President Kamala Harris is urging Americans to take action during “a critical point in our nation’s history” as thousands of people protested new limits to abortion rights in demonstrations across the country.

The “giant pothole” that Arnold Schwarzenegger filled on a street in his Los Angeles neighborhood was actually a trench dug for utility work.

Clint Eastwood is getting back in the director’s chair.

Makoto Shinkai doesn’t yet know the story he will tell in his next film, only that it will be about what he knows best.

The White House has announced a star-studded slate of members for the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, a panel of artists, museum professionals, academics and philanthropists that serves as an advisory board to President Joe Biden on culture issues.

A posthumous Kenny Rogers record coming this summer includes unreleased songs he recorded before his death in 2020.

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Ariana DeBose’s stint as host of last year’s Tony Awards went so well she’s been asked to return this year.

LeBron James had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers claimed the seventh spot in the Western Conference playoffs with a grueling 108-102 overtime victory over the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA’s play-in tournament.

Jeremy Renner has attended the premiere for his new series, capping a remarkable recovery less than four months after the “Avengers” star was nearly killed in a snowplow accident.

A Republican attorney and former congressional candidate has entered California's 2024 race for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Dianne Feinstein.

Los Angeles Unified School District workers have approved a contract to increase wages and provide better benefits for staffers after a three-day strike last month.

The Los Angeles Lakers' victory over the Phoenix Suns was their 42nd win this season and guaranteed a finish over.

World Wrestling Entertainment has apologized for using an image from the Auschwitz concentration camp to promote one of its matches during the first night of WrestleMania 39 last weekend.

For “Star Wars” lovers, new entertainment is a little less far, far away.

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after a failed mission and increasing difficulty in raising funding for future operations.

Taiwan defied threats of retaliation by China ahead of an expected meeting between the island’s president and the U.S. House speaker Wednesday that will underscore her government’s claim to sovereignty.

“Moana” will be the latest Walt Disney Co. animation to get the live-action treatment, and at least one star is coming back.

Police in Los Angeles say one person is dead and three others were injured in a shooting during a drug deal outside a shopping center Saturday.

Kaley Cuoco is flying high after giving birth to her first child.

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is letting go of almost its entire work force with the satellite launch company finding it difficult to secure funding three months after a failed mission.

Actor Melissa Joan Hart says she helped a class of kindergartners that was fleeing the school shooting in Nashville earlier this week.

A major shift is coming to Major League Baseball, starting on opening day this Thursday.

Dolly Parton will return for a second consecutive year as host of the Academy of Country Music Awards but this year she’s bringing a new plus-one to help — Garth Brooks.

In a story published March 28, 2023, about Army recruiting ads featuring actor Jonathan Majors, The Associated Press erroneously reported what his lawyer Priya Chaudhry said.

Shohei Ohtani watch is on.

Administrators at a Wisconsin elementary school aren't letting a first-grade class perform a Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because they say the song could be seen as controversial.

Two actors will make their ‘Saturday Night Live’ debuts as hosts next month — Quinta Brunson and Ana de Armas.

LeBron James scored 19 points off the bench in his return from a monthlong injury absence, but Zach LaVine scored 32 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 118-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

The arrest of actor Jonathan Majors has upended the Army’s newly launched advertising campaign that was aimed at reviving the service’s struggling recruiting numbers.

The Los Angeles Unified School District and union leaders say they have reached a deal on a new contract for workers after a strike that shut down the nation’s second-largest school system for three days.

British antitrust regulators scrutinizing Microsoft’s blockbuster purchase of videogame maker Activision Blizzard have dropped concerns that the deal would hurt the console gaming market.

A three-day strike by workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District has wrapped up.

The Los Angeles police chief and the department’s constitutional policing director are under investigation after the names and photographs of undercover officers were released to a technology watchdog group that posted them online.

The Los Angeles Clippers say Paul George has a sprained right knee and will be reevaluated in two to three weeks.

“Grey’s Anatomy” has long championed women’s rights and female leadership on and offscreen.

Pay is notoriously low for school support staff who shuttle America’s children to schools, feed them in cafeterias and provide classroom assistance to students who need the most help.

The glitzy, fictional Broadway musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe that formed the heart of the TV show “Smash” will make the leap to an actual Broadway stage next season.

Weeks after winning more Grammys, Willie Nelson's next honor is a university endowment in Texas.

Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George got hurt in the fourth quarter of the team's 101-100 loss to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

A strong late-season Pacific storm is bringing wind, rain and snow to saturated California as the first full day of spring shows little change from an extraordinary winter.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Magic Johnson has joined Josh Harris' bid to buy the NFL's Washington Commanders.

Austin Reaves has become something more than another interesting find by the Los Angeles Lakers’ scouting department.

Soccer coach Ted Lasso is coming to the White House — in the form of Emmy-winning actor Jason Sudeikis.

Maxi Kleber drilled the winning 3-pointer at the buzzer on a pass from Kyrie Irving in the Dallas Mavericks’ stunning 111-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Comedian Trevor Noah, has won the prestigious Dutch Erasmus Prize.

James Gunn is directing a Superman film.