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‘Empire’ changed the industry. Coronavirus interrupted its grand finale

April 21, 2020 at 8:52 a.m.

When "Empire", which was filmed in Chicago, premiered in January 2015, the Taraji P. Henson- and Terrence Howard-led drama made waves. With its "King Lear"-inspired story line set in the...

Maya Rudolph arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Superfan Maya Rudolph remembers Prince four years after his death: ‘He was a perfect musician’

April 21, 2020 at 8:14 a.m.

How has Maya Rudolph been amusing herself in quarantine? The other night she tuned into one of Questlove's DJ sets on Instagram, where the Roots drummer was spinning live cuts...

From left: Adam Yauch aka MCA, 37, Michael Diamond aka Mike D, 39, and Adam Horovitz aka Adrock, 38, of the US band Beastie Boys, are pictured in Paris on May 20, 2004.

Behind the ‘Beastie Boys Story’ — directed by Spike Jonze. Revealing the band at their best and brattiest

April 21, 2020 at 7:18 a.m.

"This is nice, just hanging out with you guys." Spike Jonze is in Hawaii. Adam Horovitz is in his garage, and Michael Diamond is in his bedroom, both in greater...

Willie Nelson, left, joins Toby Keith as they sing "Beer for My Horses" during the 38th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Wednesday, May 21, 2003.

Willie Nelson is firing up a 4/20 livestream concert with famous friends

April 20, 2020 at 3:53 p.m.

Country music legend and famous stoner Willie Nelson has tapped some friends in high places for today's 4/20-themed variety show, "Come and Toke It." Kacey Musgraves, Matthew McConaughey, Jeff Bridges,...

Working from home? Dress like the adult you’re getting paid to be.

April 20, 2020 at 2:45 p.m.

Please, can we all put away those sweatpants, ratty, gray, decades-old collegiate sweatshirts and obscure minor league baseball caps and start our workdays looking like we deserve the paychecks we're...

As the global pandemic strains the world's inventory of medical supplies, the tobacco and vaping industries are taking advantage of a unique opportunity.

Tobacco, vaping industries seize opportunities in coronavirus with freebies, donations

April 20, 2020 at 11:15 a.m.

Running low on surgical masks during the pandemic? You can get two for free by ordering a Moti Piin, a battery-powered vaping pen, from the company's online shop. Or buy...

Fabian Jimenez walks his dogs atop Tank Hill in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. California officials are bracing for the potential of another drought and an early and more intense wildfire season amid a record-breaking warm and dry February. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Among the ‘climate monsters’ that afflict California, Megadrought is the most reliable

April 20, 2020 at 9:58 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — As is appropriate for the state that is home to Hollywood, the climate monsters that bedevil California have names that sound like they came from B-movies —...

What’s on TV Monday: ‘Better Call Saul’ on AMC; Coronavirus

April 20, 2020 at 9:01 a.m.

During the coronavirus crisis, the Los Angeles Times is making some temporary changes to our print sections. The prime-time TV grid is on hiatus in print but available online here:...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 23: Bob Saget attends the Build Series to discuss 'Benjamin' at Build Studio on April 23, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)

‘Hey, it’s your friend Bob Saget here.’ Amid coronavirus, comedian wants to talk to you

April 20, 2020 at 8:40 a.m.

A little more than a month ago, comedian Bob Saget was gearing up to debut an hour of new material on his stand-up tour "to make people feel better during...

A young child wears a protective mask and is covered in plastic while waiting to check in to a flight at Beijing Capital Airport on January 30, 2020 in Beijing, China. The number of cases of a deadly new coronavirus rose to over 7000 in mainland China Thursday as the country continued to lock down the city of Wuhan in an effort to contain the spread of the pneumonia-like disease which medicals experts have confirmed can be passed from human to human.

Workers are dying in US factories in Mexico, which stayed open despite the spread of coronavirus

April 20, 2020 at 6:27 a.m.

Throughout March, even as business and manufacturing slowed to a halt across much of the world in an effort to contain the new coronavirus, work in foreign-owned factories in northern...

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