China Earthquake (2010)

CBS News Tuesday made it official and named Scott Pelley anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News."I covered Pelley in the 1980s in Dallas when he was a star reporter at WFAA-TV's outstanding news operation and I was the TV critic/columnist for...

Departure: Actress Natalie Mendoza is said to be leaving Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" on a permanent basis after suffering a concussion backstage. (New York Times) Commemoration: China has begun work on a museum in the southwestern...

The earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan Friday will likely have a short-term effect on the global economy, shutting down Japanese factories, ports and oil refineries, but it won't derail the economic recovery, observers say. The 8.9-magnitude...

It’s hard not to argue, with only the smallest apology to Larry David, that Albert Brooks has the most distinct comic voice of his generation. When we were talking the other day, just after the announcement that Osama bin Laden......

Amway is booming in China — and this month it is sending about 13,000 of its top sellers on an all-expenses-paid trip to Southern California. "Independent business owners" who earned the perk with annual sales of at least $160,000. "Since......

With so many earthquakes rocking the world in recent months, the Los Angeles Fire Department wants to test its preparedness Monday by simulating a Big One right here in our own backyard, officials said. Firefighters and search-and-rescue teams will be.......

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets mostly rose on Monday, driven higher by a flurry of merger and acquisition activity, while a recent tumble in the yen against the dollar halted after Japan's economy minister suggested the currency might have...

Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...

The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...

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With Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" opening just before summer, there's no better time to celebrate the spirit of the Roaring 20's. From speakeasies to grande dame hotels, the members and editors of VirtualTourist.com have chosen the "Top 5 Places to...

World War II lingers for Russia and Japan. Nearly 68 years after the fighting ended, the two Asian powers have yet to sign a peace treaty. That could change now that the leaders of both countries have solid nationalist credentials and could pull off...