Human Interest

Why USC and not a black college, Dr. Dre?

2013-05-21 00:00:00

I was in Detroit preparing to give a speech last week when the news came across my Twitter feed: "Dr. Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine donate $70 million to USC to create new degree." As one of the first university presidents from the hip-hop...

Vermont governor signs 'death with dignity' measure

2013-05-20 12:58:00

With the strokes from three gubernatorial pens, Vermont on Monday became the fourth state in the country to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients. Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the measure in a state House ceremony in...

Tony Awards 2013: 'Pippin,' Christopher Durang gain momentum

2013-05-20 08:35:00

Like the Oscars, the Tony Awards are preceded each year by a bevy of award shows that renders the main event something of a foregone conclusion. This Broadway season, many of the front-runners have become clear relatively quickly, with the big-top-...

Scorsese to present AFI Life Achievement Award to Mel Brooks

2013-05-20 06:00:00

Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese ("The Departed," "Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull," "Hugo") will present the American Film Institute's 41st Life Achievement Award to comedy master Mel Brooks at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on June 6. Scorsese...

Young newlyweds killed in car crash half a world away

2013-05-19 19:49:00

Beneath a starry sky, Sos� Thomassian and Allen Yekikian held each other on their wedding night, arms looped around hips, eyes locked, for more than 20 minutes so the photographer could capture what would become their favorite wedding photo. Back at the...

Newton: Decision time for L.A.

2013-05-20 00:00:00

As the campaign for mayor of Los Angeles has played out over the last two years, the complaints I've heard most often are that none of the candidates has reached for big ideas, that the field has lacked big personalities and that the two finalists are...

Daily Deal: Big Bear Lake flash sale for Memorial Day weekend

2013-05-20 08:00:00

If the pine trees, hiking trails and clear blue skies of the San Bernardino Mountains are calling to you, hop online fast or grab a phone. Big Bear Lake is kicking off the vacation season with a flash sale for Memorial Day weekend. �� But you need to...

The Fountain's 'Heart Song' gives voice to flamenco's depths

2013-05-19 08:00:00

Two years ago Stephen Sachs began working on a play about the philosophy and practice of flamenco. He figured he had all the material he needed, having spent years in close proximity to flamenco dancers as the co-artistic director of the Fountain Theatre,...

‘The Last of Us’: Sony’s survival game will make you cry

2013-05-18 12:42:58

An Exclusive Interview with Tom Girardi

2013-05-16 15:09:00

California Law Today: Tom, it’s always a pleasure. You seem busier than ever. Tell us what you’re working on right now? Tom Girardi: I have to tell you, I have never had more fun practicing law. I work with the greatest lawyers and we are...

A federal 'shield' for reporters

2013-05-16 16:58:00

President Obama may be engaging in political damage control in proposing that Congress resurrect legislation to protect the confidentiality of journalists' sources. But his call for action on a federal shield law is welcome even if it is inspired by a...

The Cannes fashion festival continues, David Beckham doesn't

2013-05-17 08:15:00

Cannes-do Style: Calvin Klein and the Independent Filmmaker Project celebrated women in film at an event Thursday night that included Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Carey Mulligan and Harvey Weinstein. In other Calvin Klein news, Mara will be fronting the...

Children look at photos of Illinois military that died in Iraqi and Afghanistan at the Illinois Patriot Guard's Fallen Heroes Memorial Wall in Glendale Heights, Ill.

2013-05-21 00:00:00

At far right is Will Kircher, the twin brother to Gene M. Kirchner, a Reisterstown volunteer firefighter who died in the line of duty from injuries suffered on April 24, 2013 as he tried to help rescue a man from a burning house.

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Above: Danity Kane in 2006 Danity Kane, the all-girl music group that got its start on MTV's "Making the Band," is reportedly reuniting � without its patriarch, Diddy.

2013-05-17 14:17:00