Animals

'The dog! The dog!' Camera crew spots tornado survivor's missing dog

2013-05-21 09:49:00

In video not to be missed, a survivor of the tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., was speaking to a reporter about how she sought protection in her bathroom and was holding tight to her dog when the twister blasted her home to pieces. Standing amid...

Where My Dogs At: A social network for man and man's best friend

2013-05-19 10:30:00

Where My Dogs At is a new social networking app angled at dog lovers and their four-legged friends looking for local dog-friendly places to go and people to meet. Think Facebook for Fido, with a "Yelp for dogs" approach, built around a location-based...

For Mother's Day, pamper, pamper, pamper

2013-05-12 00:00:00

To some, a Mother's Day getaway means a don't-look-back, tires-screeching hall pass for an escape with girlfriends. To others, it means an amorous sojourn with a husband or partner. Then there are those who want to take along their kids or even the family...

Oakland hosts 2nd Internet Cat Video Festival (and Grumpy Cat, too)

2013-05-11 10:00:00

You love them. You mock them. But one thing you can't do is stop watching them. Yes, we're talking about Internet cat videos. Which either represent the pinnacle of human creative achievement, or a sign that the apocalypse is nigh. Or both.� Whichever...

Neurotech industry puts its mind to video games

2013-05-10 17:52:00

Fly toy helicopters with your mind. Be a DJ and shift musical tracks based on how you feel. Wiggle robotic cat ears by increasing your state of calm. Astonishing advances in the ability to harness brain waves have made the fantastic notion of moving and...

Megan Fox takes to a trampoline for 'Ninja Turtles' [Video]

2013-05-09 14:46:00

Megan Fox is back at work — on a trampoline. Making it even more the stuff of young men's fantasies is the film she's working on: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." It's the three Ts: Trampolines, Turtles and ... talent. Or something like that....

'The Mothers' follows one couple's attempt to adopt

2013-05-02 14:45:00

Our cultural obsession with babies and motherhood has raged for decades. The media take stock of every new celebrity baby bump; women go to undreamed of lengths to procure progeny, freezing eggs, implantation and surrogates. As in the culture at large,...

Outdoor decorating with Annette Gutierrez of Potted

2013-05-01 08:00:00

With its view of the Hollywood sign and handsome brown facade, Annette Gutierrez’s 1908 house would read like a classic L.A. Craftsman if it were not for the chartreuse window trim, the first hint of her modern sensibilities. Gutierrez jokingly...

Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'NCIS: Los Angeles' on CBS

2013-04-29 20:00:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- � SERIES NCIS Homeland Security wants...

Necomimi cat ears that move to your meow moods

2013-04-27 00:00:00

Warning: Necomimi cat ears may not be your thing if (1) you like to blend in with the crowd (they're fuzzy and larger than life-size, and you wear them on your head), (2) you like to be mysterious and inscrutable (they enable people to read your mind)...

At Trinity Site, varied views of atomic past

2013-04-28 00:00:00

It's called the Trinity Site, an expanse of baked-white land in the middle of the Chihuahuan Desert — the spot where "the gadget" was set off, launching an era of nuclear proliferation. Reactions to this place — the site of the world's first...

Chinese hail planned return of bronze heads by French billionaire

2013-04-27 00:10:00

BEIJING-- The rabbit and the rat are finally coming home. Two bronze heads that were looted from Beijing’s old Summer Palace in 1860 are to be returned to China this year by a French billionaire who acquired them from Christie’s auction...

Ride a camel at the new Humpys Camel Rides attraction at Zoo Miami, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Or admire a cute monkey and your favorite zoo animals. Rides are $5, plus zoo admission. 12400 SW 152nd St., Miami, .

2013-05-20 14:13:00

Just south of the Arizona side of Lake Powell is Lower Antelope Canyon, a maze of abstract shapes carved from sandstone by wind and water. From above, the slot canyon looks like any other stretch of Arizona desert.

2013-05-17 11:46:00

Animal handlers Joan Embry and Jim Fowler were return guests who brought exotic animals like baby bears, orangutans and marmosets to the "Tonight Show" set.

2013-04-03 16:54:00