Anglicanism

In Bakersfield, a muted response to beating by deputies

2013-05-19 22:10:00

BAKERSFIELD — After the last twisting drop of the Grapevine pass, the road stretches flat out past fields, fast-food restaurants and tractor lots to this Central Valley city that likes to emphasize that it's different from the rest of California....

Muted outcry over Kern County beating: 'We've gotten used to a lot here'

2013-05-20 07:19:00

BAKERSFIELD -- Across the state, public outcry is growing over Kern County sheriff's deputies who beat David Sal Silva, an unarmed man who died less than an hour after his screams for help fell silent. Authorities tracked down witnesses and confiscated...

A. Quincy Jones, overlooked genius? Hammer Museum makes the case

2013-05-17 16:19:00

The Hammer Museum exhibition opening May 25, "A. Quincy Jones: Building for Better Living," redresses what curators consider a major omission in the history of Los Angeles Modernism. Jones, they argue, had as much, if not more, influence on Southern...

Geza Vermes dies at 88; scholar wrote about Dead Sea Scrolls

2013-05-15 17:18:00

Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls,...

Lego Queen Elizabeth dons diamond crown for 60th coronation year

2013-05-16 08:15:00

The roughly 4-inch Lego likeness of Queen Elizabeth II will wear a silver-and-diamond crown less than an inch big to mark the 60th anniversary of the British monarch's coronation. The Queen of Miniland, as she's called, will show off the crown with 48...

David Bowie video pulled from YouTube, then returned with warning

2013-05-09 12:14:00

It's nice to know even a 66-year-old David Bowie can still elicit some pearl-clutching. The video for the art-rock titan's new single "The Next Day" stars Gary Oldman and Marion Cotillard as a priest and a prostitute. It features a bit of PG-13...

For their Sunday best, black women turn to Jewish clothier from Iran

2013-05-08 16:54:00

On occasion, my wife and I have taken out-of-town visitors on Sunday outings to the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles to expose the uninitiated to the joy of a live gospel choir. I sometimes wonder how I stand with that power...

Anglicans who split over gay bishop must return church to diocese

2013-05-07 09:48:00

An Anglican church campus in Newport Beach belongs to the larger Episcopal Church Diocese of Los Angeles, an�Orange County Superior Court�judge ruled last week. St. James Anglican Church members split from the Episcopal Church nine years ago after a...

Alan Wood dies at 90; provided Iwo Jima flag in World War II

2013-04-25 20:01:00

Alan Wood never claimed to be a hero, but he did play a supporting role in one of World War II's most stirring moments. It was at Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. Straining into the wind, five Marines and a Navy corpsman planted the Stars and Stripes on the...

To cheers and jeers, Margaret Thatcher is laid to rest

2013-04-17 11:51:00

LONDON -- A gun boomed once a minute, like one of her thunderous speeches in Parliament. Gray skies slowly turned blue, the color of her Conservative Party. And even Big Ben fell quiet, in tribute to a woman who loved nothing more than silencing her foes....

Margaret Thatcher funeral: Scenes of solemnity and protest [Video]

2013-04-17 11:08:00

As former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest Wednesday, videos from Britain provide a glimpse of how she was remembered -- both by those who loved and loathed her. The London ceremony was akin to the 1997 rites for Princess Diana. Above,...

Thousands gather for 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher's funeral

2013-04-17 04:28:00

LONDON -- With stately solemnity and military honors, Margaret Thatcher's body was borne through the streets of the British capital Wednesday morning to a funeral service where hundreds of world leaders, colleagues and friends paid their last respects...

David Beckham and Victoria Beckham arrive to attend the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Cedric Eugene Cuthbert, pastor of the Historic St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church in Sanford, worked for Disney for more than seven years before his arrest. He has since been fired.

2013-05-15 00:00:00

For its season finale, the Chicago chorus under Paul French departs from tradition to present opera choruses by Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni, Wagner, Britten, Gershwin and others. Soprano Michelle Areyzaga is the soloist. 7:30 p.m.

2013-04-24 11:58:00