Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders: How they match up
HOW THEY MATCH UP Chargers (4-5) at Oakland (4-4) When Chargers have the ball After going four weeks without even a walking game — never mind a running game — the Chargers rediscovered their legs Sunday in a 26-11 victory over the Green Bay Packers. They totaled a season-high 159 yards rushing in 38 carries,…
Earthquake: 3.5 quake strikes near Ridgecrest
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Thursday morning at 4:38 a.m. Pacific time four miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred 32 miles from California City, 62 miles from Tehachapi, 64 miles from Barstow and 65 miles from Rosamond. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey In the last 10 days,…
When you're black, loving your natural hair is part of loving yourself
As a black woman, I knew that mothering three daughters meant a great deal of my time was going to be devoted to doing hair. The rituals hadn’t changed much since my sisters and I were young. Our mother would spend hours washing, drying, detangling and straightening our hair with hot combs, oils and pomades.…
They were tied up as their Sherman Oaks home was robbed. One man got loose and ran for help
Police are searching for five men suspected of forcing their way into a home in Sherman Oaks late Wednesday, tying up the residents and ransacking the property. At least one of the men was armed with a handgun when the group stormed the house in the 4500 block of Tyrone Avenue about 10 p.m., said…
Earthquake: 3.4 quake hits in Ventura
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Thursday at 5:05 a.m. Pacific time in Ventura, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred two miles from Oxnard and 12 miles from Santa Paula. In the last 10 days, there has been one earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby. An average of 234 earthquakes…
Review: Abby Quinn sparks teen comedy ‘Good Girls Get High’
Laura Terruso’s “Good Girls Get High” debuted on the festival circuit in the fall of 2018, but it’s a shame that it’s not hitting theaters until late 2019, because, unfortunately, “Booksmart” scooped it. Written by Terruso and Jennifer Nashorn Blankenship, based on a book by Sarah Miller, one can’t help but note the similarities in…
What's on TV Thursday: 'Young Sheldon' on CBS
SERIES Young Sheldon A church carnival leads Missy (Raegan Revord) to try out for the baseball team. Annie Potts, Iain Armitage, Lance Barber and Zoe Perry also star in this new episode of the spinoff comedy. 8 p.m. CBS Superstore Amy, Jonah and Glenn (America Ferrera, Ben Feldman and Mark McKinney) hatch a scheme to…
Lyrical 'Edge of Democracy' tracks the decline of Brazil's political experiment
At the beginning of her latest film, Petra Costa reflects on her symbiotic relationship with her country’s political experiment. “Brazilian democracy and I are roughly the same age,” she says, a touch of ruefulness in her voice, “and I thought in our 30s we’d both be on solid ground.” But in “The Edge of Democracy,”…
Skating and Irish music, holiday fair and farms are on for the weekend near L.A.
The weekend’s nearby events are your chance to tour an alpaca farm, make latte art and get into the holiday spirit with gift shopping, music and ice skating. Santa Monica Ice at Santa Monica’s 8,000-square-foot ice rink on Fifth Street and Arizona Avenue is open for the holiday season. Go on Sundays for a live…
Free entry to national parks and forests on Veterans Day 2019
Click:Heavy Duty Scanner On Veterans Day, national parks, national forests and other federal lands that charge entry fees will be free. Monday’s free admission also applies to sites overseen by the Bureau of Land Management, Army Corps of Engineers and wildlife refuges run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. There are 419 units in…