Memorial Day

Memorial Day recipe: Bacon Bloody Mary cocktail with ribs (in the Bloody Mary)

2013-05-21 14:40:00

Bloody Marys are a no-brainer when it comes to weekend entertaining. It's so simple: Whip up a batch of Bloody Mary mix the night before; that extra time in the fridge gives the flavors time to properly marry, and it gives you one less thing to worry...

Lawry's prime rib for $1.25; original Lawry's celebrates 75 years

2013-05-21 12:32:00

In 1938, Lawry’s the Prime Rib opened its original restaurant on La Cienega Boulevard on the edge of Beverly Hills. Fields of mustard grew along the street, which is now referred to as Restaurant Row, and the price of dinner — a thick-cut...

Science Channel to tackle the cicada invasion

2013-05-20 14:24:00

They've been waiting underground for 17 years, and now cicadas are emerging en masse to take over the eastern half of the United States. Right now, billions of the Brood II cicadas are emerging from the ground and are making big noise all up and down...

Senators press forward on immigration bill

2013-05-20 12:03:00

WASHINGTON – Senators are pushing forward on changes to a sweeping immigration overhaul, preparing to vote the bill out of the Judiciary Committee before Congress adjourns for the Memorial Day recess. The bill largely has withstood the assaults of...

As Memorial Day nears, California gasoline prices rise above $4

2013-05-17 08:45:00

Summer is coming. The long Memorial Day weekend is just two weeks away and, of course, average gasoline prices in California are back up above $4 a gallon. On Friday, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in California was $4.062, up 7.6...

Workout clothes that work outside the gym too

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Tracy Anderson Given all the buzz last month around the opening of fitness guru Tracy Anderson's flagship super-studio in Brentwood — a partnership with Gwyneth Paltrow, who is Exhibit A for Anderson's handiwork — it comes as no surprise...

Airlines report $5.3 billion in profit for 2012

2013-05-14 10:29:00

The nation's airline industry continues to rebound from several years of financial calamity, with the top 10� carriers reporting a combined $5.3 billion in profit for 2012. The latest financial data for the industry, released Tuesday by the U.S....

Prince Harry tours Sandy-battered N.J.: 'This used to be a house?'

2013-05-14 12:03:00

Britain's Prince Harry expressed astonishment at the damage still evident on the New Jersey shore from Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday as he toured hard-hit towns and took in the view of the historic Seaside Heights roller coaster, which was washed into the...

Wireless carriers to launch ad blitz against texting and driving

2013-05-14 00:00:00

The country's largest wireless carriers have joined together for a national advertising campaign to discourage mobile users from texting while driving. AT&T announced that competitors Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile and more than 200 other...

Obama Cabinet picks advance after party-line votes

2013-05-16 09:49:00

WASHINGTON – Two of President Obama’s second-term Cabinet nominees inched forward Thursday, while another was poised to win final confirmation by the Senate. Thomas E. Perez, Obama’s choice to lead the Labor Department, and EPA nominee...

Drivers get speeds above 220 mph in practice for Indianapolis 500

2013-05-16 12:54:00

Now in their sixth day of practice, drivers preparing for the Indianapolis 500 are turning laps in excess of 220 mph at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Memorial Day weekend classic is May 26, and qualifying to set the 33-car field is this weekend....

Quarter Pounders: McDonald's introduces three new versions

2013-05-13 16:40:00

McDonald's has announced it will add three new Quarter Pounder burgers to its menu and take off the Angus Prime third-pound burgers. With the new chicken wraps and egg white, whole grain McMuffins also on the menu, maybe no one will notice the new burgers...

Nine gravestones at the cemetery were vandalized with black marker. Town officials say they may not be able to get the stones clean by Memorial Day.

2013-05-21 16:10:00

A gravestone at Hillstown Veterans Cemetery in Manchester is one of nine that were vandalized with black marker. The stones are marble, which is porous, and town officials say they may not be able to get them cleaned by Memorial Day.

2013-05-21 16:08:00

Try to avoid: Whether novice or seasoned griller, these do's and don'ts will help make a safe, delicious Memorial Day

2013-05-21 10:36:04