Academy Award-winning special effects pioneer Don Iwerks dies at 96
The Academy Award-winner created special effects used in Disney films and attractions around the world.
The Academy Award-winner created special effects used in Disney films and attractions around the world.
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Firefighters are making progress on a large wildfire burning in the Antelope Valley community of Llano, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.
A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the area of Frazier Park in Kern County early Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The Academy Award-winner created special effects used in Disney films and attractions around the world.
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The California earthquake marks the second reported Sunday with a magnitude 4.2 earthquake reported about 26 miles from Bakersfield.
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A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported Sunday morning 26 miles from Bakersfield.
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NATO allies, Ukraine and Israel have paid tribute to U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham as a friend and advocate of trans-Atlantic ties.
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A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck near the area of Frazier Park in Kern County early Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Jannik Sinner is starting to make a habit of responding to adversity in Paris with Wimbledon titles. The top-ranked Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 Sunday for his second consecutive title at the All England Club after his German opponent appeared bothered by a knee issu...
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Culver City is considering banning new drive-thru restaurants as an In-N-Out Burger seeks to become the first since 1997. The city initially adopted a temporary 45-day moratorium on new drive-thru permits last month while city staff and the Planning Commission prepared a possible permanent ba...
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Hours after GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death, President Donald Trump said Sunday that he had a preferred replacement in mind but declined to share a name out of respect for Graham. “I have somebody that I think would be great, but I don’t want to say it now because it’s just, you know, it’s too...
The Department of Justice has subpoenaed New York Times journalists after they reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, marking a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump’s campaign against the media that has drawn condemnation for eroding a fundamental f...
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Firefighters are making progress on a large wildfire burning in the Antelope Valley community of Llano, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.
A magnitude-4.2 earthquake was reported Sunday morning in the Frazier Park area north of Los Angeles. The earthquake in Kern County produced shaking in Frazier Park, Lebec, Santa Clarita, Palmdale, Marina del Rey, Agoura Hills and other communities. The quake in the mountains about 70 mil...
Water service for several dozen residents was impacted on Saturday as a large water main break flooded the street, appearing to cause damage to the roadway.
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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham died Saturday after a brief and unexpected illness, his office said in a statement.
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Police say at least five people suffered severe lacerations in a "mass stabbing" on the pedestrian bridge at a Metro Rail Station.
Antelope Valley residents already on alert due to the Summit Fire had to contend with a second blaze in the area on Saturday. The Juno fire consumed 188 acres.
A second brush fire broke out in the Antelope Valley on Saturday evening, briefly triggering evacuation warnings for some residents.
Yusef Robb, an informal advisor to L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, is working for the company whose Boyle Heights warehouse caught fire.
A shooting near a street festival killed two people and wounded four others on Saturday in Toronto, Canada, prompting police to warn of an active shooter before later saying the scene was secure.
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The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran responded with attacks targeting several countries in the Gulf, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman. ...
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