Новости за 24.02.2018

As Syrian warplanes continued to bombard a civilian enclave outside Damascus, killing hundreds, key European leaders demanded a cease-fire Friday while the United Nations struggled to bring Russia on board with the plan to end the carnage.

Wall Street capped several days of choppy trading Friday with a broad rally that gave the stock market a modest gain for the week.

Try as he might, Aaron Holiday can’t win games on his own.

The UCLA point guard is usually his team’s leading scorer and playmaker, but there are also times when it seems he’s the only productive Bruin on the court.

That was the case for much of the second half Thursday night against Utah. Holiday...

U.S. companies are taking a closer look at investments, co-branding deals and other ties to the gun industry and its public face, the National Rifle Assn., after the latest school massacre.

Student choir impresses

I wish to congratulate Catherine Womack for her article on the Los Angeles Master Chorale working with the Van Nuys student choir and singers [“Girls Want You to ‘Hear Our Voice,’” Feb. 16]. It was a perfect choice to select something as positive as this oratorio to balance...

American Airlines, the world’s largest carrier, is enjoying strong financial results, but service agents who work for a subsidiary carrier say they aren’t sharing in that wealth.

Seeking to further isolate North Korea, the Trump administration on Friday announced a broad new raft of economic sanctions against 56 companies, ships and people around the world that allegedly aid the government in Pyongyang in pursuing its nuclear ambitions.

Riverside County prosecutors said Friday they have filed additional charges against the parents of 13 children who were found living in captivity in Perris last month.

At Southwest Airlines, passengers who want to board early to pick a window seat or be assured of room in the overhead compartment for their luggage must pay a fee.

The second phase of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Purple Line extension is officially underway, following a groundbreaking ceremony with local, state and federal officials in Century City on Friday.

Nanette Fabray, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical comedy star whose work with Sid Caesar on the classic 1950s TV comedy-variety show “Caesar’s Hour” earned her three Emmy Awards and a lifetime of television work, has died. She was 97.

Several magnitude 2 and 3 earthquakes rumbled through the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday. It’s the latest seismic activity to add to a swarm of 60 earthquakes greater than magnitude 1 to hit the Danville area in the past week.

The developer of a controversial $72-million apartment project was charged Friday with illegally donating tens of thousands of dollars to eight local politicians while seeking a change to the zoning of his property in L.A.’s Harbor Gateway neighborhood.

Using the Japanese art of kirigami, scientists have designed a snakelike skin that could give robots a major mobility boost.

El exjugador de la NFL y alumno de Harvard-Westlake Jonathan Martin está bajo investigación en conexión con una publicación de Instagram que muestra una pistola y hace referencia a su escuela, según Los Angeles Times.  

For 40 years, right-wing activists and fronts for the 1% have had their knives out for a Supreme Court precedent that protects the ability of public employee unions to represent their members and even nonmembers, and to speak out on matters of public interest.

Accelerating controversial plans, the Trump administration will open a small U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem in May to coincide with the 70th anniversary of Israel’s declaration of independence, a State Department official said Friday.

Accelerating controversial plans, the Trump administration will open a small U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem in May to coincide with the 70th anniversary of Israel’s declaration of independence, a State Department official said Friday.

Oprah Winfrey, Rihanna, Elisabeth Moss and others are turning to a new crop of global fashion brands for the red carpet. Before the 90th Academy Awards, get to know these faces.