Новости за 17.02.2018

A little over a year into the Trump administration, it might be fair to say that the U.S. airline industry has mixed feelings about the businessman-turned-president.

Urban lights, presidential portraits and art and guns. It’s been a quite a week in the culture arena. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, with the week’s essential arts news:

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It is Saturday, Feb. 17. Here’s what you don’t want to miss this weekend:

Most politicians would have been swallowed up in scandal after new details emerged Friday of an alleged affair — with a Playboy Playmate, no less — that occurred the same weekend of a reported dalliance with a porn star.

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In the months since a long list of famous women across the globe began accusing producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, one Los Angeles case is emerging as the most likely to result in criminal charges.

Realized as an experiment in modern living, this radical residence in Palm Springs is known as the Pod House for its five interlocking and polygon-shaped wings that form the living spaces.

The first miss of the 2018 All-Star game happened long before any of the players took the court for 48 minutes of long-range shooting, high-flying dunks and mimed “defense.”

California lawmakers are pushing to increase regulation of home schools after a dozen siblings were discovered locked in a dirty, dark house in Riverside County.

The next Los Angeles chief of police should make transparency in the department paramount. The chief should be the city’s leading advocate for swift and complete airing of facts regarding uses of force and discipline. Where state law blocks release of information vital to a public understanding...

To the editor: Richard Hasen’s op-ed article is more relevant than ever. Given the raw winner-take-all state of the other two branches of government, we need our judiciary, ultimately the Supreme Court, to counter such toxic partisanship. (“Stop treating Ruth Bader Ginsburg — a.k.a. 'Notorious...

The killing of 14 teenagers and three adult staff members at a Parkland, Fla., high school Wednesday is not the once-in-a-generation story of unspeakable tragedy that it may have been decades ago or in another country. But one thing that distinguishes this mass shooting from others is our letter...

Until Americans decide collectively to do something about gun violence, frequent massacres are just another part of life in this country.

To the editor: California community colleges and other state institutions of higher learning train the workforces that enable corporations to make profits — and these corporations do everything in their power to avoid paying taxes. (“Free community college for ... some. It’s a start,” Opinion,...

To the editor: It seems President Trump is hopelessly disposed to equating Russian cyberattacks on our democracy with a perceived threat to the legitimacy of his election to the office. With that, the only apparent recourse is for government entities to react against these ongoing assaults independently....

To the editor: I imagine it goes something like this after a scandal. (“White House continues to struggle with domestic abuse vetting scandal,” Feb. 14)

Long Beach City Hall is not long for this world.

The concrete-winged tower looks stout enough, but it’s not someplace you’d choose to be in an earthquake. Dedicated in the bicentennial year of 1976, the high-rise is the centerpiece of an obsolete civic center that the coastal city is busy erasing.

Police say three suicide bombers have attacked a crowded market in northern Nigeria, killing at least 18 people.

With all the houses popping up on the market these days, we’ve spied a fair number that were listed last year, now at lower prices. But they’re not all reruns. Among those fresh to the market is a Beverly Hills mansion owned by a big-screen standout and an actress’ recently completed Cape Cod-inspired...

I have one question for lawmakers in Washington and in statehouses across the nation: How many people must die before you do something?

A concrete truck careened through the center divider of the 10 Freeway in Rialto and collided with multiple vehicles, leaving at least five dead, officials said Friday.

Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu rose to the occasion to defend his Olympic figure skating title and American champion Nathan Chen nearly rose from the depths of 17th place to grab a medal, propelled to fifth place by a powerful performance that featured an Olympic-record five clean quadruple jumps.