Czech Republic

Alexander Payne feels at home with 'Nebraska'

2013-05-22 16:05:00

CANNES, France — Writer-director Alexander Payne has been nominated for three screenplay Oscars and has won two. So what did the man responsible for films including "Election," "Sideways" and "The Descendants" feel about working with someone else'...

Leopold Konig wins seventh stage of Tour of California

2013-05-18 18:21:00

DANVILLE, Calif. — Leopold Konig of the Czech Republic won the seventh stage of the Tour of California in a mountaintop finish Saturday, and American Tejay van Garderen finished third to keep the overall lead for the third straight day. Konig,...

Las Vegas: At Mandalay Bay, there be dragons

2013-05-14 05:45:00

Two young Komodo dragons are the newest residents of Shark Reef Aquarium�at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The male juveniles are among 10 recently hatched at Prague Zoological Gardens in the Czech Republic. They join a third Komodo dragon that has lived at...

Four officials accused of receiving bribes for immigration fraud

2013-05-08 12:52:00

Authorities on Wednesday announced charges against a ring of federal officials who allegedly received bribes of cash and expensive gifts in exchange for fraudulent immigration benefits. The scheme was allegedly orchestrated by Koreatown attorney Kwang...

Four immigration officials charged with bribery, fraud

2013-05-08 23:04:00

Attorney Kwang Man "John" Lee, authorities say, was a man who could make things happen — for a price. For a pound of marijuana and $44,000, the Koreatown attorney allegedly said, he could get an immigrant client a U.S. citizenship. "Price is...

A Bay Area beer comes to L.A. - but watch out, it doesn't travel well

2013-05-11 07:20:00

Trumer Pils, a traditional take on the classic German Pilsner style lager made in the Bay Area, launches in Southern California next week with special events around town, but you might want to exercise some caution when trying the beer for the first time....

Traditional -- and crispy -- Mexican seafood at El Coraloense

2013-05-10 07:50:00

Name of restaurant: El Coraloense. The root term "Cora" refers to the indigenous group from Western Central Mexico that live in the coastal state of Nayarit, which is where Leo Curie Sr. is from. "Loense" pays homage to his wife’s home state of...

L.A. Times Hero Complex film fest invades the TCL Chinese 6

2013-05-09 06:00:00

The Los Angeles Times Hero Complex Film Festival kicks off Friday evening at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres at Hollywood & Highland with a double bill of John Carpenter's 1988 "They Live" and his classic 1978 horror film, "Halloween. Carpenter will appear...

Trial opens for Russia opposition leader, who calls claims absurd

2013-04-24 14:24:00

MOSCOW — One of Russia’s most prominent opposition leaders went on trial Wednesday, proclaiming his innocence but predicting that the case will lead to a lifetime ban on his participation in Russian electoral politics. “Any independent...

Here's Peter Lassally: A life in late-night television

2013-04-12 10:00:00

Late-night television, busier than ever (and at its best, better than ever) with talk shows and comedy, has been in the news again lately, with the hand-over of "The Tonight Show" from Jay Leno to Jimmy Fallon officially announced for next spring —...

Afghan bomb cost Marine his legs, but not his spirit

2013-04-09 01:09:00

SAN DIEGO — Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Zambon was in Afghanistan, on his fourth combat deployment as an explosive ordnance disposal technician, when he took a step and heard the ominous click. "I remember flying through the air and coming down on my...

Your Scene: Lost in a dream on a European byway

2013-03-30 06:30:00

Toni Williamson and her husband, Larry, traversed a significant chunk of the European continent by car in November. The couple traveled about 1,500 miles, visiting Italy, the Czech Republic, Austria and Croatia. During an unplanned excursion on the...

9. Prague, Czech Republic

2013-05-22 11:56:00

etroit Red Wings' Jiri Fischer, of the Czech Republic, right, and the Blackhawks' Matthew Barnaby (36) fight as Red Wings goalie Manny Legace lies on the ice being attended to by trainer Piet Van Zant after Barnaby was pushed onto Legace by Fischer in the first period in Detroit.

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Firemen stand in front of a building damaged in a blast by on April 29, 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic.

2013-04-29 09:27:00