Bob Woodson: Defund the police? My experience tells me this is how to tackle 2020's urban violence spike

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterLate night is returning home.James Corden’s “The Late Late Show” on CBS and Jimmy Kimmel’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on ABC are back to filming their nightly shows remotely amid the surging COVID-19 numbers in Los Angeles County.“With Los Angeles back on lockdown, we’re once again taping the #LateLateShow in @JKCorden’s garage until it’s safe to return to our studio,” announced “The Late Late Show” Twitter account.While Corden is setting up shop in his garage, Kimmel’s

A city near Los Angeles is closing outdoor seating spaces on public property starting Sunday evening amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across the county. The city, Manhattan Beach, is located along the Southern California coast, about 20 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES – As California is once again under a stay-at-home order restricting residents and shuttering businesses because of yet another surge of the coronavirus, which has overwhelmed the healthcare system in the Golden State, it’s difficult to imagine that one year ago the events of this past year were literally the essence of science fiction novels come to life.

As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Los Angeles, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has scrapped plans to resume production next week.

Ireland Baldwin has written a lengthy note to her followers explaining a few things amid the controversy surrounding Hilaria Baldwin, her step mother.

Texas’ Space City took another step toward the future Tuesday when Axiom Space, which aims to develop the first private space station, chose Houston as its home. Elon Musk called South Texas "the gateway to Mars" earlier this month due to its support for his SpaceX operations, but now Houston will house a 14-acre facility where Axiom plans to build components for its station according to Mayor Sylvester Turner.

It seemed that Sean Penn’s hair was figuratively the last thing on his mind when he appeared during the Tuesday (Dec. 22) episode of Morning Joe.

Justice League.The Wonder Woman star spoke out following an investigation launched by WarnerMedia into the set, after comments made by her co-star on the DC film, Ray Fisher.“I’m happy for Ray to go out and speak his truth,” Gadot told the Los Angeles Times. “I wasn’t there with the guys when they shot with Joss Whedon — I had my own experience with [him], which wasn’t the best one, but I took care of it there and when it happened.“I took it to the higher-ups and they took care of it.

The Georgia babysitter charged with murdering a toddler who was found allegedly beaten to death earlier this month has a history of violence and drug use, according to a report. Kirstie Flood, a 29-year-old from Smyrna, Ga., was charged in five separate incidents by the time she was 21, including for battery, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

“Mank,” David Fincher’s wondrous ode to old Hollywood and “Citizen Kane” screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz. A niche idea for a film, the black-and-white drama was a deeply personal project for the director — his late father Jack wrote the script — and the attention to detail in recreating 1930s Los Angeles was remarkable.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comThe coronavirus pandemic may have impacted the way we hold live events, but this year’s Game Awards is still on.The 2020 ceremony is airing live from Los Angeles, London and Tokyo from three in-studio, audience-less locations. Speaking to Variety in September, host Geoff Keighley said they “would never normally be able to have three cities live” — which inspired the big-scale idea.“This is a unique year of circumstances, so let’s try that.

Jonathan Groff has finally met BFF Lea Michele‘s baby boy, Ever Leo Reich.

Patrick Stewart is opening up about his time in therapy.

“Meek Mill,” is being dragged online for forking over a measly $20 bill from his Rolls-Royce to kids selling water bottles on the streets of Atlanta.

Whitney Collings starred on season three of the Oxygen reality TV series “Bad Girls Club” in 2008.When Collings appeared in “Bad Girls Club,” she was 21 years old and studying biology and physics at Salem State University in Massachusetts. The reality series gave her a chance to live in a luxurious Los Angeles home with seven other young women for three months as the show focused on their friendships and conflicts.

Neve Campbell and Chelsea Handler were among the stars to show up in person for the 2020 MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time, which aired on Sunday night (December 6).