‘The Farewell,’ Adam Sandler triumph at Spirit Awards
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — At a Film Independent Spirit Awards that often stood in stark contrast to Sunday's Academy Awards, Lulu Wang's family drama “Th...
Neil Peart, drummer for influential rockers Rush, dead at 67
SANTA MONICA, California — Neil Peart, the renowned drummer and lyricist from the influential band Rush, has died. He was 67.
Edd Byrnes, who played “Kookie” in “77 Sunset Strip,” dies
LOS ANGELES — Edd Byrnes, who played cool-kid Kookie on the hit TV show “77 Sunset Strip,” scored a gold record with a song about his character’s hair...
Santa Monica hotel built without permits can remain open
LOS ANGELES — A Santa Monica beachfront hotel built without proper permits and fined nearly $15.6 million will be allowed to remain open.
Mountain skeleton may be man from Japanese internment camp
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — In the closing days of World War II, a Japanese American set out with other men from the infamous internment camp at Manzanar o...