Shohei Ohtani Staying With Los Angeles Angels, Celebrates With First Complete Game, Two HRs

It’s been more than four months since Los Angeles County’s Covid State of Emergency officially ended, and a lot has changed. People have stopped wearing masks, public places are bustling again and even the most cautious public officials have relaxed their rhetoric. Most importantly, unlike the previous three years, there was no significant summer spike in cases. Fall, however, may be a slightly different story.

One of the greatest pitchers in Los Angeles Dodgers history was honored Friday night at Dodger Stadium before the game.

Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, has released four short films directed by Global Media Makers (GMM) Fellows selected to participate in its spring 2023 LA Residency. GMM, presented by Film Independent and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is an innovative mentoring initiative and cultural exchange program that builds bridges and fosters relationships between international filmmakers from diverse regions of the world and American filmmakers and industry professionals. The films were captured on iPhone 14 Pro with color grading provided by Picture Shop, and this is the seventh iteration of the workshop.

Kevin Costner's reputation as a star dad just went up exponentially because everyone knows all too well that taking your daughter to a Taylor Swift concert's as good as it gets.The actor and his 13-year-old daughter, Grace, were spotted having a fun father-daughter date Monday night at SoFi Stadium for Day 5 of the songstress' Eras Tour concert in California. The 68-year-old actor was spotted in a VIP suite wearing a white dress shirt, a smirk on his face, and even a couple of friendship bracelets.On Thursday, Costner took to Instagram to share videos from his night out with his daughter.

Selena Gomez is showing her pal, Taylor Swift, some love, and spending quality time with her little sister, Gracie.

Selena Gomez is showing her bestie Taylor Swift some love, and spending quality time with her little sister, Gracie.

Kevin Costner's reputation as a star dad just went up exponentially because everyone knows all too well that taking your daughter to a Taylor Swift concert's as good as it gets.The actor and his 13-year-old daughter, Grace, were spotted having a fun father-daughter date Monday night at SoFi Stadium for Day 5 of the songstress' Eras Tour concert in California. The 68-year-old actor was spotted in a VIP suite wearing a white dress shirt, a smirk on his face, and even a couple of friendship bracelets.An eyewitness tells ET that Costner was the dutiful father and was also seen chatting with 's narrator and tennis legend John McEnroe in the VIP suite.«He definitely seemed tired by the middle of the show, but stayed for his daughter,» the eyewitness tells ET.

David Noriega has joined NBC News and MSNBC as a correspondent based in Los Angeles.

Amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, more than 11,000 Los Angeles city workers are initiating a one-day walkout throughout the city today to protest contract negotiations between union officials and city leaders.

Iconic Hollywood movie star Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home at age 36 on this day in history, August 5, 1962. The actress was discovered face down and lying nude on her bed holding a telephone in one hand, according to History.com. Scattered throughout her room were empty pill bottles; the medication reportedly was prescribed to treat her depression, the same source recounted.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass weighed in again on the writers and actors strikes that have shut down much of production in the region, telling the sides that she stands “ready to personally engage” to reach a resolution.

Hours before Meghan Markle turned 42, she stepped out for a date night with her husband, Prince Harry.

Taylor Swift announcing a second North American leg to her ongoing, whirlwind ‘Eras Tour,’ ticket prices are steadily dropping for her current six-show Los Angeles residency at SoFi Stadium.24 hours ago, ticket prices started at $420 before fees on Vivid Seats for the Friday, Aug. 4 concert.Today, they’ve dropped down to $330 before fees.That’s $90 of savings (!) for waiting just one day.The plummeting prices are consistent for her Saturday gig as well as her Monday through Wednesday performances.Or, if you want to sidestep the whole “buying tickets” thing, there is a way to score free seats too.Want to find out how much tickets cost today versus what they did just one day ago?Keep reading, Swift faithful.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Swift’s upcoming concerts at Inglewood, CA’s SoFi Stadium.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of what ticket prices are now versus what they cost on Thursday, Aug.

Taylor Swift has touched down in the City of Angels, and she's getting a lot of love from some of her famous friends and fans.The «Anti-Hero» singer kicked off her 6-night Eras Tour run in Los Angeles on Thursday, performing for a sold-out crowd at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.The acclaimed artist and her lauded tour drew a massive number of fans to the grand arena, which housed over 100,000 Swifties on Thursday evening, as she belted out some of her massive hit singles.The opening night of the Los Angeles run also predictably drew a huge crowd of Hollywood's heavy hitters — who also happen to love Swift. Many stars took to social media ahead of Thursday's big show to share their excitement for getting to attend.Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram to share a photo of the specially decorated ensemble she created to pay tribute to both Swift and her late husband, Kobe Bryant.

Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ is going out with a bang.From Aug. 3-9, the 12-time Grammy winner is performing six back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back gigs at Inglewood, CA’s SoFi Stadium to close out the U.S.

Come Tuesday, Los Angeles landlords will be looking to collect the rents that were legally withheld because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Los Angeles County has temperatures in the 90s, but officials are asking the public to stay out of the water at a dozen Los Angeles County beaches.

Armie Hammer is mixing up his look and debuting a new hairstyle.

Cure drummer Lol Tolhurst, ex-Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer Budgie and producer Jacknife Lee have teamed up to form a new supergroup and share their debut single ‘Los Angeles’ featuring LCD Soundsytem‘s James Murphy. Check it out below along our interview with the legendary sticksmen.Announced today (Monday July 24), the trio have shared details of their debut album’ Los Angeles’ – released in November via Play It Again Sam.

Quentin Tarantino was spotted at a screening of Barbie in Los Angeles this weekend.The film came to cinemas on Friday (July 21), with huge anticipation around its release alongside Oppenheimer.On its first weekend, Tarantino was among millions to flock to see Greta Gerwig’s film and was spotted buying his ticket at the box office and then settling in to the screening by fans, who have shared photos online.Get a glimpse into Tarantino’s big day out below. It’s not clear whether he did the so-called ‘Barbenheimer’ double though.A post shared by IndieWire (@indiewire)As the films’ first weekend comes to a close, Barbie is currently set to outpace Oppenheimer at the box office.The films have been the subject of particular attention for coming out on the same day, with many people attempting to see both in the space of 24 hours.As things stand, Greta Gerwig’s comedy is set to bring in $110million (£86.6million) at the US box office this weekend, over twice the expected takings of Christopher Nolan’s biopic about the creator of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer is expected to gross $50million (£38.8million).Barbie’s current takings mean it will break the record for the highest-opening film in the US by a female director. Wonder Woman previously held the title, bringing in £103million(£89.1million) in 2017.Warner Bros confirmed yesterday (July 21) that Barbie had earned $22.3million (£17.3million) in box office previews – the highest figure of any film this year.