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  • Kate Middleton voted top fashion icon

    The Duchess of Cambridge has been voted the 'fashion icon', while late Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn has emerged as 'icon of all times' in an online poll. StyleinView.co.uk, a one-stop shop for fashion, has conducted a poll of 2,000 people to find out who they considered the fashion icons of today and of all time. The Duchess of Cambridge, whose maiden name is Kate Middleton, unsurprisingly ...

  • George Clooney in touch with ex-girlfriend

    Hollywood actor George Clooney might be dating former wrestler Stacey Keibler, but his ex-girlfriend Lisa Snowdown says he stays in touch with her as well. Clooney dated Snowdown on and off from 2000 to 2005 and Snowdown says they are good friends now, reports contactmusic.com. "I haven't seen him for a while, but we text one another. He is a good guy. There are some people in your life that ...

  • Jennifer Lopez signs up for film on Chilean miners

    Jennifer Lopez is the latest addition to the cast of "The 33", a film based on the story of survival of the miners trapped for more than two months below ground after a mine collapse in northern Chile, The Hollywood Reporter said Monday. J.Lo joins a cast led by Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, who plays Mario Sepulveda, the charismatic miner who earned the nickname "Super Mario" during the ...

  • Workers firefighter injured in SF hospital fire

    SAN FRANCISCO -; Seven construction workers and a firefighter sustained minor injuries after a fire broke out at on the seventh floor of a San Francisco General Hospital building under ...

  • Obamacare and California — little hope

    The Legislature last weekend endorsed a major part of the state's role in implementing President Obama's health care reform law, opting to expand Medicaid to 1.4 million poor Californians. The only hope now -- slimmer than slim -- is that Gov. Jerry Brown will miraculously see the light and reverse the state's participation in this disaster-in-waiting known as ...

Movie Review

The Accused [DVD]

The story in The Accused centers around a rape. There is no question that the rape took place in the backroom of a seedy bar called The Mill, an isolated place located in the shadow of a highway overpass. There is no question who the three rapists were, and there is no doubt about the extent of their guilt. What is in question, and what turns out to be the film's hinge, is who else i ... ...

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  • Statuesque San Diego County

    San Diego is home to some wonderful examples of public art. Above, "Magic Carpet Ride" by artist Matthew Antichevich goes through odd transformations, as you'll see in the next slide.Did we forget your ...

  • Aetna Leaving Californias Individual Health Insurance Market

    Aetna Inc. said it would stop selling individual health insurance policies in California next month, and nearly 50,000 existing policyholders will have to find new coverage by January. The company's announcement Monday comes a month after it opted not to participate in California's new state-run insurance market for consumers, a key component of the new federal healthcare law. ...

  • Opener in Bronx a wash twin bill on Wednesday

    NEW YORK -- Manager Don Mattingly had just told the media that his Dodgers were healthier than they've been in a while when Tuesday night's game was rained out, to be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday. Now, can his Dodgers survive a second night off in New York unscathed? The team needs to report to Yankee Stadium in the morning, with Hyun-Jin Ryu scheduled to ...

  • National Briefing | West California Plastic Bags On Way Out

    The Los Angeles City Council gave initial approval Tuesday to an ordinance banning stores from providing customers single-use plastic bags. It would also require stores to charge 10 cents each for paper bags. The ordinance, which requires a final vote next week, would take effect next year, starting with large stores and then expanding to small stores. Los Angeles County and cities including San ...

  • Actor Edward Furlong charged with assaulting girlfriend

    Actor Edward Furlong, who appeared in "Terminator 2," "Judgment Day" and "American History X," was charged Tuesday with assaulting his girlfriend and threatening her if she called police, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office reported. Furlong, 35, was arraigned at the Los Angeles Superior Court, Airport Branch, and pleaded not guilty, said Deputy ...

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