Many Iranian soccer fans in the U.S. have conflicting emotions about their homeland's beloved national team as the World Cup comes to North America.

Matt Damon, Will Ferrell and Paul McCartney will help close out the “Saturday Night Live” season, with Olivia Rodrigo hosting and performing on May 2.

A wrongful-death lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Police Department for an officer’s fatal shooting of a 14-year-old in a clothing store is set to begin trial.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has set dates for its final two Oscars on ABC.

Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, and Cheryl Ladd have reunited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of "Charlie's Angels."

A Utah court commissioner says Taylor Frankie Paul, star of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” can't have unsupervised time with her 2-year-old son.

A spokesperson for the rapper Offset says the former member of the hip-hop trio Migos was shot outside a Florida casino and is in stable condition at a hospital.

A judge has allowed Lil Nas X to enter a mental health diversion program that could lead to the dismissal of charges against him.

Pressure is mounting for the American rapper Kanye West to be pulled from his headline role at a London music festival this summer.

Screenwriters and Hollywood studios have reached a tentative deal after a few weeks of negotiation.

Austin Reaves will miss the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers’ regular season with a Grade 2 oblique muscle injury.

Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman — the first four hitters in the Los Angeles lineup — all homered in a 13-6 win over the Washington Nationals.

Authorities have arrested a 12-year-old on suspicion of murder in the death of a Los Angeles middle school student.

Federal officials have arrested eight people they say were involved in various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million in and around Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Rams All-Pro wide receiver Puka Nacua was in rehab before he was sued for assault and battery by a woman who says he made an antisemitic statement and bit her on the shoulder, his attorney said on Wednesday.

Actor and comedian Eugene Mirman suffered serious injuries after crashing his car into a toll plaza and being pulled from the fiery wreckage by a state trooper assigned to protect the governor of New Hampshire.

Shohei Ohtani dominated in his first start on the mound this season as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 in drizzly conditions.

A federal judge has thrown out a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing Colorado and Denver of interfering with the enforcement of immigration laws.

Authorities in Los Angeles deployed tear gas near a federal detention center and made dozens of arrests following a “No Kings” rally this weekend.

The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated a rare back-to-back World Series run by receiving championship rings in a pregame ceremony.

Dual jury verdicts this week have validated longstanding concerns about the dangers of social media for young people.

Tom Brady says he has thought about returning to the NFL, but the league isn't a fan of the idea.

The Oscars are leaving Hollywood.

It’s too soon to tell if this week’s jury decisions will lead to fundamental changes in how social media treats its young users.

A woman has pleaded not guilty to firing shots at Rihanna’s home while the singer and her family were there.

The Grammy-award winning South African composer of the iconic chant that opens “The Lion King” is suing a comedian, saying he's denigrated the “Circle of Life” song with an intentional mistranslation.

Tiger Woods returned to some form of competition in the TGL final.

Miley Cyrus went back to her “Hannah Montana” blond mane and to her roots as Miley Stewart, the tween with a big secret.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki is still struggling with the regular season approaching.

Iranian Americans are marking Nowruz this year with a mix of somber celebrations and the traditional flowers, music and dancing.

A year after the actor’s death, a generative AI version of Val Kilmer will co-star in an independent film.

Zendaya fuels marriage rumors about Tom Holland with a new ring, but she refuses to confirm anything and says parts of her life stay private.

A military investigation has found that a “one in a million” malfunction during a live fire demonstration over Camp Pendleton last October led to a misfire that rained shrapnel on Interstate 5.

Standout Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl is expected to miss the rest of the NHL regular season because of what the team called a lower-body injury.

Once the Oscar telecast ends, the partying starts.

Self-storage company Public Storage is buying National Storage Affiliates in an all-stock deal worth about $10.5 billion.

A few artists at Hollywood's biggest night protested more than just the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

Jessie Buckley has claimed her first Oscar for her moving, emotional performance in the period drama “Hamnet.”.

Autumn Durald Arkapaw has made Oscars history by winning best cinematography for “Sinners,” becoming the first woman to take the prize.

Sean Penn has won best supporting actor Oscar for “One Battle After Another.”.

“KPop Demon Hunters” has won the Academy Award for best animated feature film.

Conan O’Brien returned as Oscars host and opened the show with jokes about AI and Timothée Chalamet.

Amy Madigan has won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role in the supernatural thriller “Weapons.”.

The 98th Academy Awards on Sunday saw “One Battle After Another” win big with six awards, including best picture, director, supporting actor and casting.

Pixar’s “Hoppers” held onto its spot atop the box office, bringing in $28.5 million in its second weekend.

Russell Westbrook had 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his 209th career triple-double and DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 118-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.

The “Bridesmaids” cast has reunited at the Dolby Theatre as Oscar presenters.

Ryan Coogler says the Oscars matter, but he is focused on enjoying the moment with his “Sinners” team.

Luka Doncic doesn’t need an excuse to pile on points, so when Chicago guard Matas Buzelis started jawing with him Thursday night, it became the fuel for his first 50-point game with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Max Homa and Tony Finau know TPC Sawgrass can take as quickly as the diabolical course gives.

With spring still a week away, Southern California is seeing a burst of summerlike heat, and forecasters warn that it raises the risk of heat illness.

Southern California is seeing a burst of summerlike heat, and forecasters warn that it raises the risk of heat illness.

The superintendent of Los Angeles public schools who’s on paid leave during a federal investigation, denies any wrongdoing and asks to be reinstated as head of the nation’s second-largest district.

Gustavo Dudamel is pushing back after Timothée Chalamet said “no one cares” about opera and ballet.

Meta is acquiring Moltbook, a social network where AI agents post and chat with each other.

Cincinnati Reds’ ace Hunter Greene is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday on his right elbow and could miss up to the first four months of the season.

Multiple gunshots were fired at the Los Angeles home of Rihanna and police have taken a woman into custody.

Paris Hilton has launched a new national fund to help women-owned small businesses recover after disasters.

Trent McDuffie and the Los Angeles Rams are closing in on a contract extension that will make him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history.

Luka Doncic scored 44 points in the first three quarters of the Los Angeles Lakers' 128-117 victory over the Indiana Pacers without LeBron James.

National Symphony Orchestra director Jean Davidson has left the Kennedy Center to lead the Wallis Annenberg Center in Los Angeles, as turmoil grows under President Donald Trump’s control.

The LA city council has voted unanimously to designate the the so-called “Brady Bunch” house in the San Fernando Valley as a historic-cultural monument.

Joel Dahmen lost his full PGA Tour card last year.

UCLA coach Mick Cronin warns the transfer portal is pushing college players to change schools too often and miss out on graduating.

The Los Angeles Kings have fired coach Jim Hiller after losing five of their past six games and falling out of playoff position.

Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools, is being placed on paid leave two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters.

Paramount’s possible takeover of Warner Bros.

A Los Angeles firefighter has testified that the ground was still smoldering from a brush fire days before a massive wildfire exploded last year in Pacific Palisades.

There were some weird shots in Thursday's opening round at the Cognizant Classic.

Pink says she is still with her husband Carey Hart.

NBC is bringing back its classic NBA broadcast crew for a throwback game, with Bob Costas, Doug Collins and Mike Fratello calling Spurs versus 76ers on Tuesday night.

A Romanian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by American rapper Wiz Khalifa to annul his nine-month jail sentence handed down for drug possession.

The governing board of the Los Angeles Unified School District will meet in a closed session a day after the FBI served search warrants at the district’s headquarters and the home of its superintendent.

Bennett was Virginia’s coach from 2009-24 and guided the Cavaliers to the 2019 national championship.

Wendell Carter Jr. made a go-ahead putback with 6.7 seconds to play, Paolo Banchero scored 36 points and the Orlando Magic finished a strong West Coast trip with a 110-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

The former Los Angeles fire chief has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that her ouster was part of an orchestrated effort to smear her conduct and decision-making so Mayor Karen Bass could avoid accountability for the most destructive wildfire in LA history.

The California program that identifies and treats cases of dangerous infant botulism also comforts families by sending silly cards on their babies' first birthdays.

Beyoncé has her marching orders.

Marco Penge and Jacob Bridgeman are playing Riviera for the first time and like what they see.

The fatal nervous system disease known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, killed actor Eric Dane less than a year after he announced his diagnosis.

For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through the way they design their platforms, deliberately addicting kids and failing to protect them from sexual predators and dangerous content.

Riviera has a long history as it celebrates 100 years.

Joel Embiid reported soreness in his right shin over the All-Star break and will miss the 76ers’ game against Atlanta on Thursday night.

Residente and Bad Bunny are joining forces on a new film that tells Puerto Rico’s story through historical drama.

Bruce Springsteen brings his political message back to U.S. arenas with a new run of shows.

Clint Bentley’s Netflix film “Train Dreams” has taken the top prize at the Film Independent Spirit Awards, as Netflix’s “Adolescence” swept the TV categories.

California photographer and conservationist Krystle Hickman is on a quest to document hundreds of species of native bees, which are under threat by climate change and habitat loss, some of it caused by the more recognizable and agriculturally valued honey bee.

California’s top prosecutor is opening a civil rights investigation into how delayed evacuations impacted a historically Black community ravaged by one of the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires.

The Baltimore Orioles have added Chris Bassitt to their rotation, agreeing to an $18.5 million, one-year contract with the right-hander, according to a person familiar with the deal.

Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta’s Instagram, testified during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees people can be addicted to social media platforms.

LeBron James will sit out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the San Antonio Spurs due to left foot arthritis.

Paramount is intensifying its efforts to take over Warner Bros.

NBA All-Star weekend is back in California for the second straight year.

Third baseman Caleb Durbin is heading to the Boston Red Sox in a six-player trade with the Milwaukee Brewers after finishing third in the NL rookie of the year balloting last season.

Sean Astin says he is happy to be at the head of the actors union at a vital moment.

Quotes from SAG-AFTRA president Sean Astin in an interview with The Associated Press.

NBC has hired Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Rizzo and Joey Votto as analysts for its Major League Baseball broadcasts.

Luka Doncic is day-to-day for the Los Angeles Lakers because of a mild hamstring strain, putting his availability for the All-Star Game next weekend in question, while Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is trending toward missing that contest and the games leading up to it because of a knee injury.

A new study reveals that cancer patients diagnosed during the early COVID-19 pandemic had worse short-term survival rates than a similar group before the pandemic.