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Well, so much for the two hottest teams in football.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner, the pipe-smoking hedonist who revved up the sexual revolution in the 1950s and built a multimedia empire of clubs, mansions, movies and television, symbolized by bow-tied women in bunny costumes, has died at age 91...

The AFC appears to have fewer contenders beyond the Patriots and Steelers, perhaps Kansas City, Oakland or Jacksonville making the biggest strides. I keep hearing about the return and rise of the Baltimore Ravens but seeing is believing for me...

Los Angeles - Two people are dead after a shooting on the UCLA campus today.  Police were telling news outlets the people were shot around 10 a.m. today. They are looking for an active shooter or shooters and the campus remains on lockdown...

Former first lady Nancy Reagan is dead at the age of 94. Her family says she died this morning at her home in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure. In addition to her more than 50-year marriage to Ronald Reagan, she is perhaps best known for her "Just Say No" campaign against drug abuse...

Hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles children won't be going to school today.

Los Angeles is now the official U.S. bid city for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The United States Olympic Committee has formally named L.A. as the U.S. bid as it prepares to turn in the choice to the International Olympic Committee by a September 15th deadline...

U.S. Olympic Committee leaders say they're sticking with Boston as their candidate for the 2024 Olympics. The USOC board met Tuesday to discuss the Boston bid, which has been troubled by tepid polling data and active opposition. The announcement came a day after bid leaders unveiled a new, $4...

Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Nyota Uhura in the original ``Star Trek'' TV series and in subsequent films, is recovering from a stroke suffered Wednesday at her Los Angeles home. Tests indicate the stroke was mild, her booking manager, Zachery McGinnis, said Friday...

The Oscar movies this year may be small, but they're packing a lot of drama. When the 87th Academy Awards kick off Sunday night at 8:30 EST, the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles will be buzzing with something the Oscars haven't always had in recent years: genuine intrigue at who the night's biggest winners will be...