'Praises of the accordion' by Noé Álvarez is a working-class odyssey in the desert
Book Review Praise of the accordion: a memoir of music, migration and Mexico By Noé ÁlvarezCatapult: 208 pages, $26If you…
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SUV with fuel canisters explodes in Van Nuys after man tries to smoke
Smoking is dangerous to your health in more ways than you think. On Thursday night, a van exploded in the…
Four arrested in Glendale on suspicion of 'robbery tourism'
Glendale police this week arrested a group of Colombian nationals suspected of being part of a South American “robbery tourism”…
Opinion: Why going vegan is a “manly” thing to do
Twenty-three years ago I did what seemed unthinkable: I became vegan. I had been a vegetarian for 10 years, and…
He picked up a package and found a live rattlesnake inside: 'Do I have enemies?'
It's not every day someone makes an attempt on your life. But Elijah Bowles believes that's exactly what happened last…
LAPD officer injured after being ejected from stolen patrol car
A Los Angeles police officer was injured early Sunday after a man stole her patrol car while she was inside…
Dueling Portraits of Mexican Mafia Member Seeking Bail
Johnny Martinez has the support of pillars of the community. American Civil Liberties Union officials, law professors, a pastor, a…
'Ungentlemanly Warfare' review: birth of British covert operations
Guy Ritchie's latest work, the clumsily titled “The War Office Ungentlemanly,” is both his “Inglourious Basterds” and his “Dunkirk.” With…
Kevin Spacey “grateful” for support from Liam Neeson and Sharon Stone
Kevin Spacey's famous friends, including Liam Neeson and Sharon Stone, want the disgraced “American Beauty” star to return to the…
Granderson: A football player said something stupid about women. Let go
Between 1800 and 1900, women constituted only about 10% of the world's authors. Evelyn Beatrice Hall, who was born in…