Periodicals

Lawmakers should close bullet-buying loophole

2013-06-16 19:15:00

From what I've been reading, the Santa Monica killer was packing an illegal assault rifle and 40 high-capacity ammunition magazines. He sprayed 100 bullets and had access to 1,300. And, oh yes, he was a mental case. The guy's exact background and...

Santa Monica shooting brings calls for gun regulations

2013-06-15 08:19:00

Local officials are calling for better systems to identify and treat mental health problems and for stronger gun-control lobbyists and legislation in the wake of last week's rampage that left five dead. Police on Thursday said that John Zawahri, 23,...

Saudi prince sues Forbes over his rank on billionaires list

2013-06-08 06:00:00

A Saudi Arabian billionaire prince has sued Forbes magazine in London, accusing the publication of underestimating his wealth in its highly scrutinized annual list of the world's richest people. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal claims the magazine was...

Santa Monica shooter's rifle appears to have been pieced together

2013-06-12 19:20:00

The semiautomatic weapon used in the Santa Monica shooting rampage appears to have been put together from various parts, possibly in an attempt to circumvent the state's restrictions on such guns, law enforcement sources said Wednesday. While certain...

David 'Deacon' Jones dies at 74; Fearsome L.A. Rams lineman

2013-06-03 23:37:00

Hall of Fame football player David "Deacon" Jones, one of the Los Angeles Rams' heralded Fearsome Foursome whose outspoken persona and relentless pursuit of quarterbacks helped turn defensive linemen into stars, died Monday of natural causes at his home...

Lakers' Dwight Howard steps up to line, fields questions on future

2013-06-02 04:00:00

My daughter, Kelzer, is a mother now with three children, and it's been more than a decade since she spent much time shooting a basketball. But I flew Kelzer in from Arizona to teach Dwight Howard how to shoot free throws because she still has to be...

Obama and Romney race in 'The Center Holds' by Jonathan Alter

2013-05-31 11:50:00

Among several persistently wrongheaded beliefs about the 2012 election, none beats the claim, heard even in the campaign's closing weeks, that President Obama faced a desperately bad situation and had a high probability of losing. That zombie idea...

Interview with Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe stirs media storm

2013-06-04 12:06:00

JOHANNESBURG -- “Warm, charismatic and very humorous.” Could South African television personality Dali Tambo really have been talking about Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe? Tambo, the son of South African liberation heroes Oliver and...

Sports and Pop Culture

2013-05-30 22:38:00

SPORTS The Boys in the Boat Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Daniel James Brown Viking, $28.95 An underdog story of nine working-class boys from the University of Washington's eight-oar crew and their...

Details, CFDA set to auction one-off weekender bags

2013-06-07 07:00:00

Conde Nast men's magazine Details has commissioned 20 members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, including Marc Jacobs, Billy Reid, and Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osbourne �--�the design duo behind Public School, which took home the�CFDA...

Pippa Middleton named Vanity Fair contributing editor

2013-06-05 16:01:00

Pippa Middleton is putting her name to paper: The sister of the Duchess of Cambridge is now a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. The royal's younger sibling, sister-in-law to Britain's Prince William, will pen a series of columns for the magazine,...

McManus: Mother knows best

2013-05-12 00:00:00

There are two things you can do for your mother on Mother's Day. One is to say "thank you." (Over lunch, with flowers.) The other is to ask her for advice — even if she's not convinced you really want it. "I don't think kids take any advice from...

The curvacious model of Sports Illustrated swimsuit fame celebrated another year of good genetics last Monday. All grown up, Upton has successful transitioned onto high-fashion runways and magazine covers, not to mention her burgeoning acting career.

2013-06-13 13:11:15

Michael R. Yormark is President of Sunrise Sports & Entertainment and is responsible for overseeing all of the organization's operating entities including the Florida Panthers hockey club, the BBT Center arena venue, the Saveology.

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Columnist Megan O'Neil

2013-05-24 16:44:04