John Wayne

John Wayne Airport jet curfews may be extended until 2035

2013-03-22 14:22:00

After nearly two years of closed-door negotiations, Newport Beach Mayor Keith Curry announced Thursday that the strict curfews governing John Wayne Airport's operations could remain in place through 2035 if a proposed airport settlement agreement...

PASSINGS: Claude King

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Claude King, 90, a country singer-songwriter who was best known for the 1962 hit "Wolverton Mountain," died early Thursday at his home in Shreveport, La., where his family found him unresponsive in bed. King was one of the original members of "Louisiana...

In search of 'The Searchers' and the history behind the western

2013-03-01 11:00:00

The bigger the fight between a screenwriter and a director, the better the picture. It's an arrant generalization but not necessarily an errant one. Look at Budd Schulberg's battles with "On the Waterfront," or Robert Towne's over the ending of...

John Wayne, Maurice Chevalier and Anthony Quinn

2013-02-19 00:33:15

'The Walking Dead' recap: Woodbury goes to war

2013-02-18 06:30:00

Honestly, “Home” threatened to be a bit of a bore for me until its well-nigh transcendent final 10 minutes. But those final 10 minutes were so good that they ended up boosting my opinion of the episode as a whole quite a bit. Hey, if you&...

Aliso Niguel's coming attraction: Kyle Molnar

2013-02-15 00:00:00

It's the spring of 2015, and the car rental workers at John Wayne Airport in Orange County are reporting that visitors from Pittsburgh, Kansas City, New York, Tampa, Boston and Atlanta have been making strange requests. Instead of the usual, "How do...

Friday Travel Ticker: Dreamliner puzzle continues

2013-02-01 07:30:00

Dreamliners began their third week on the ground Thursday as investigators continued to study lithium-battery systems that burned on two 787s. The Wall Street Journal reports that investigators have not found any problems with the design, manufacture or...

The cold truth Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis can't completely escape

2013-01-29 20:32:00

NEW ORLEANS — On a glittery stage in a giant football arena, a smiling Ray Lewis is speaking to dozens of journalists about playing this Super Bowl for a higher power. "Rings fade, they tarnish, but the relationship I have with Him will never die,...

American Airlines plane diverted to LAX after bird strike

2013-01-27 13:33:20

'The Walking Dead' recap: Showdown in Woodbury

2012-12-02 19:37:00

Season three of "The Walking Dead" has had a decidedly John Wayne bent to it. The bad guys are evil, the good guys are complicated, and the elements are constantly threatening. What is a post-apocalyptic zombie landscape but another frontier, after all?...

TSA pilot program lets fliers speed through security checks

2012-12-23 08:10:00

To ease delays at airport security checkpoints, the Transportation Security Administration has launched a pilot program that lets average travelers hurry to their planes without having to remove their shoes or take liquids out of their carry-ons. But...

The case of the Clint Eastwood cutout and an unknown hombre

2012-12-22 15:30:00

Reg Green of La Ca�ada Flintridge enjoys a brisk early morning hike, and that's what he was doing in the hills behind Descanso Gardens when he came upon an imposing figure standing motionless on the trail. Green, 83, was briefly alarmed, then realized...

Wax museum participants from the sixth-grade class were, back row, from left, Ashton Simon as Queen Marie Antoinette, Kayla Sautner as Lucille Ball, Peter Rausch as John Wayne, and Tracie Leach as Florence Nightingale. Front row, from left: Trent Abler as John F. Kennedy, Chayce Rausch as Robert E.

2013-03-17 21:27:00

John Wayne, left, Richard Widmark, center, and Robert E. Relyea, above, on the set of "The Alamo." Relyea was the first assistant director on the film.

2013-03-17 00:00:00

John Wayne, pictured with Claire Trevor, became a star in this landmark 1939 Western as the fugitive the Ringo Kid.

2013-03-10 17:00:26