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Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles…
Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles…
Melissa Rivers recounts grabbing valued possessions before Pacific Palisades fire burned home down
Melissa Rivers recalled how swiftly the California wildfires spread, forcing the county’s Ready, Set, Go…
Jon Hamm of ‘Mad Men’ fame is named Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Actor Jon Hamm, who came to fame starring as ad executive…
Prominent Puerto Rican civil rights leader José “Cha Cha” Jiménez dies at 76
José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of…
Prominent Puerto Rican civil rights leader José ‘Cha Cha’ Jiménez dies at 76
José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of…
Mission to moon carries tiny red Swedish home to space
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish artist is about to have the dream of a lifetime…
Al Capone called it his sweetheart. The pistol that saved his life is coming to Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It was on a school playground where she learned her last…
Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs say sex acts are distorted by ‘sexist and puritanical’ prosecution
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs labeled the prosecution against the hip-hop…
A Swedish artist’s model house could soon find a permanent home on the moon
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish artist is about to have the dream of a lifetime…
Hollywood’s awards season dates, and how they’ve been affected by the wildfires
Hollywood’s awards season has all but come to a rare halt as the wildfires continue…
Celebrated artwork will be removed from an Iowa park as its creator ends fight to preserve the work
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A nationally known outdoor artwork will be removed from a…
Mad Men’s Jon Hamm is named Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Actor Jon Hamm, who came to fame starring as ad executive…
Halifax police seek three postcard paintings by artist Maud Lewis stolen from home
HALIFAX — Halifax police are investigating the theft of three Christmas cards that investigators say…
Lucy Walker made a searing film about wildfires in 2021. Now, people may be more inclined to listen
NEW YORK (AP) — When Lucy Walker debuted her harrowing documentary about California wildfires, “Bring…