Six of America’s best gay Pride celebrations
New York City
The Big Apple’s Pride comes in late June and features rooftop parties, a street festival, a rally, luminaries and a brunch. Patti Labelle, Tegan & Sara, LeAnn Rimes and Nelly Furtado also will perform.
Los Angeles
The City of Angels’ L.A. Pride 2017 includes performances by Brandy, Aaron Carter and Spencer Ludwig among a host of others. There is also a tour of Universal Studios, a Dodger game and a #ResistMarch.
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Cuba Gooding Jr. sparks outrage by peeking under Sarah Paulson’s dress.
Cuba Gooding Jr. staged his own “American Horror Story” onstage at Los Angeles PaleyFest Sunday when he lifted up the dress of his co-star Sarah Paulson.
As the cast of “American Horror Story: Roanoke” took the stage to discuss the sixth season of the FX anthology series, Gooding lifted the hem of Paulson’s dress to expose its slit, as she was greeting co-star Kathy Bates.
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The average L.A. driver lost more than 100 hours and more than $2,400 in fuel and productivity last year.
Cheap gas and a surging economy are taxing the nation’s roads and contributing to congestion that cost U.S. motorists almost $300 billion last year in wasted time and fuel, according to a new report.Los Angeles had the worst traffic in the world among the 1,064 cities studied by transportation analytics firm INRIX. The average driver wasted 104 hours sitting in gridlock during the busiest commuting times last year, and lost $2,408 each in squandered fuel and productivity.
Thousands across the USA protest Trump victory
Protesters took to the streets Wednesday in at least 10 cities to march against president-elect Donald Trump - and numerous college students and faculty leaders took to social media to announce support groups and even postponed exams.
Protests were underway in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, D.C., Portland, Ore., St. Paul, Minn. and several other cities. An estimated 2,000 protesters shouted angrily in downtown Seattle, expressing their frustration at the Trump victory over Democrat and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who won 228 electoral votes to Trump’s 279.
Police in riot gear struggled to hold back scores of protesters in some of the cities as protesters chanted “Not My President” and “No Racist USA.” The protests were mostly peaceful. Seattle police said they were investigating a report of a shooting near the site of the protest in that city, but it may not have involved protesters.
In Los Angeles, protesters poured into the streets near City Hall and torched a giant Trump effigy, the Los Angeles Times reported. Later in the night, hundreds marched onto the busy 101 Freeway which brought the highway to a complete standstill. The California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles Police Department —who urged protesters to remain lawful and peaceful — responded and were seen leading demonstrators away from the busy highway. At least 13 people were later arrested, LAPD Officer Tony Im told the Los Angeles Times.
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You and I have been friends for a long time, but I know in my heart I’ve always needed you more than you’ve ever needed me. And I’ll miss our time together more than I can say. But you know what? There will be a new day and, eventually, a new year. And when the upcoming winter gives way to spring, oh, rest assured, once again, it will be time for Dodger baseball.
NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of the Blue Cut Fire in California. The Los Angeles metropolitan area is the large gray area on the coast in the bottom center of the image; three plumes from the Blue Cut Fire are clearly visible in the mountains to the north. More than 83,000 people have been forced from their homes because of the fire. (Photo: @nasa)
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Bye, Bye, Black Mamba. After a storied 20-year career, Kobe Bryant is hanging up his jersey, but not before dropping 60 points in his final game.
Once dismissed as vandalism, street art is finding new legitimacy, as pieces attract huge prices at auction. Today, cities all over the world have designated areas for murals and offer tours, celebrating the public works of art..
