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  • Brad Pitt follows Gwyneth Paltrows dads advice

    Hollywood star Brad Pitt follows his former fiancee Gwyneth Paltrow's father advice on remaining grounded. Pitt was romantically involved with Paltrow in the mid-1990s, and the couple was briefly engaged before splitting in 1997. And that's when he learnt some life lessons from her father, late director Bruce Paltrow. Despite 15 years, a marriage to Jennifer Aniston, and raising six kids with ...

  • Psys look-alike dupes stars at Cannes

    A look alike of the Korean star 'Psy' had a gala time with top Hollywood celebrities at Cannes. The fake PSY partied with stars such as Naomie Harris and Adrien Brody at a party thrown by luxury jeweller- Chopard, the Sun reported. The man also tried his hands at DJ decks at an event hosted by a Russian oil-magnate and where big names including Trance beauty Rosario Dawson were present. A ...

  • Kasten defends Mattinglys critical comments

    LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers president Stan Kasten on Friday defended manager Don Mattingly's decision to publicly criticize the club's play during its recent six-game road trip. Before Wednesday's game in Milwaukee, Mattingly said he believed this team was not as mentally tough as last year's squad, despite additions in talent. Kasten said he agreed with Mattingly's attempt ...

  • National Briefing | West California Drug Cartel Leader Pleads Guilty

    The last of four brothers accused of operating a Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty on Friday in San Diego. Eduardo Arellano Felix, 56, admitted to laundering money and investing funds gained from violating drug laws. As part of his deal with prosecutors, he will spend 15 years in federal prison and then be deported to Mexico. Charges of racketeering and conspiracy to traffic drugs were ...

  • Cannes Hollywood Gives Back at Star-Filled AmfAR Gala

    In her latest Film Files column, Sharon Swart gets an auction scoop from Harvey Weinstein and catches up with Jessica Chastain, who says of the fundraiser's growth from last year: "I was hoping we'd double it, and we made even ...


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30 Days of Night

30 Days of Night

No doubt, 30 Days of Night, which is based on an acclaimed three-issue comic book series by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith, has a great premise: a hoard of bloodthirsty vampires descend on a tiny town where the sun doesn't rise for a month. The story takes place in Barrow, ... ...

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  • California releases annual school rankings based on API scores

    Los Angeles County school rankings The state on Friday released its annual list of K-12 school rankings based on student performance on standardized tests, revealing little in the way of surprise for the South Bay and Harbor Area, where nearly 60 percent of the schools surpassed the statewide average. For the most part, the standing of individual schools here demonstrated little change from a ...

  • Bond rating agencies give higher marks to the Los Angeles Community College District

    The nation's two top bond rating agencies have hiked their credit rankings for the Los Angeles Community College District, noting its improving financial health, district officials announced Friday. Standard & Poor's confirmed its credit rating of AA for the district and raised its outlook from stable to positive. Moody's Investor Service confirmed an Aa1 rating and dubbed ...

  • Coroner looking for relatives of man killed by San Fernando police officer

    The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office is asking for the public's help to find the relatives of a man who was shot and killed last month by a San Fernando police officer. Coroners have identified the man as 45-year-old Felipe Corrales, who also goes by the name Felipe Perez. Corrales was identified through fingerprints, but no family members have come forward, said Craig Harvey, ...

  • Covered California to pay $12M for ad agency and PR over two years

    Weber Shandwick $12 million over two years to market the exchange, which will offer insurance to uninsured Californians and small businesses. The contract with Weber Shandwick goes through April 2015, officials said late Friday, just as the Memorial Day weekend got into full swing. Covered California is also retaining Ogilvy Public Relations for media relations and community outreach work. ...

  • Palmdale Boy Dies After Sustaining Skull Fracture In Case Of Suspected Child Abuse

    PALMDALE (CBSLA.com) -- Authorities Friday said a Palmdale boy has died after sustaining a massive skull fracture and other injuries in a case of suspected child abuse. The unidentified 8-year-old child was pronounced dead at a hospital around 3 p.m. a day after after police say he was severely beaten with burns over his body. The child's mother, 29-year-old Pearl Fernandez, and her ...

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