‘Kong: Skull Island’ cast and crew attend film’s LA premiere

American actress Angelina Jolie attends the world premiere in Hollywood of 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' which has "many different themes from the strength of family, to the importance of equality and strength of diversity".

Lionel Messi was on the red carpet for the premiere of the Cirque du Soleil production about his life.

A wildfire that was sparked in the hills north of Los Angeles has now reached neighborhoods. Firefighters are scrambling to contain the out-of-control blaze as dozens of homes have been destroyed.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks about the need for residents to away from areas under an evacuation order.

Singer Rihanna was among the stars who descended on Los Angeles' fabled Hollywood Boulevard on Thursday night for the world premiere of "Queen & Slim," a thriller about a black couple on the run after they kill a white policeman in self-defense.

For most outsiders, Los Angeles is all about Hollywood, palm trees and sunny skies. But the huge metropolis that is home to nearly four million people is also the largest urban oil field in the country. Hundreds of active oil wells sit in densely populated and mostly low-income neighbourhoods of the county, butting up against schools, homes, parks, shopping malls or cemeteries.

For 99 cents, the 'Pulp Fiction' star gives you the weather or sings "Happy Birthday.". The actor's voice also takes music requests and can be your alarm clock. To get the feature, say "Alexa, introduce me to Samuel L. Jackson.". It will then be available after paying the fee, which also can be done online.

Sam Mendes sees the young WWI soldiers in his latest film "1917", a one-shot extravaganza, as examples for today's Europeans and especially British people, at the Hollywood premiere of the movie.

The 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards concluded on Sunday, with top actors and directors taking home wins.

Rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has called in the police after one of his Los Angeles homes was burgled.

Officially, there are no "standby" lines for Covid-19 vaccines in Los Angeles. But over the past few days, large crowds of mostly young people have shown up in front of vaccine centers across the city, including Kedren Health in South LA. The word has spread that at the end of each day, doctors have to find people to receive the last doses that would otherwise go to waste, once out of the fridge. An opportunity for vaccine chasers who cannot yet get their dose through "official" lines. Outside the hospital, Dr Jerry Abraham said: "There are times when the appointment line is down, and we have expiring doses of vaccine, and I refuse to let a drop go to waste. Nothing, no vaccine will ever be discarded if it is given to us at Kedren."

Universal Studios Hollywood reopens to impatient theme park fans in Los Angeles, after remaining closed for more than a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.