LOS ANGELES — Election Day has arrived, and the race is a dead heat: The final poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (co-sponsored by The Times) found that 40% of likely L.A. voters said they supported incumbent Karen Bass, while another 40% supported progressive challenger Nithya Raman for L.A. mayor.

That leaves 19% ...Read more

Nicole Taylor, a member of the country music group Taylor Red, has died four years after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, according to her family. She was 35.

Her triplet sisters and fellow Taylor Red band members, Nika and Natalie Taylor, shared the sad news in a video posted to social media on Monday. They said Nicole died at her home in...Read more

DETROIT — Stevie Wonder is making a last-minute push for the Democratic Party in the midterm elections in a social media video released on Election Day, Tuesday.

The Motown legend appeared in a video posted by the Michigan Democratic Party where he urges voters to cast their ballots for democratic candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Jocelyn Benson....Read more

NEW YORK — Celebrities including comedian Roseanne Barr, rocker Bruce Springsteen and funnyman Conan O’Brien are reminding Americans to vote Tuesday.

Polls show tight races in several states as Democrats appear poised to wrestle control of Congress away from Republicans. Barr hopes the GOP find a way to keep the Senate, starting with Texas....Read more

The films of British Irish filmmaker and playwright Martin McDonagh are their own distinctive subgenre — populated by irascible but lovable characters, his films are the work of a true auteur, distinctive in their worldview, though diverse in their milieu.

His latest film, “Wild Horse Nine,” starring John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Parker ...Read more

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's youngest daughter has officially dropped her dad's surname.

On Monday (02.11.26), a name-change petition hearing in California saw 18-year-old Vivienne given approval to go by Vivienne Marcheline Jolie, rather than Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt.

The teenager petitioned to change her last name in July, shortly ...Read more

Taylor Red singer Nicole Taylor has died of cancer.

The Country Money singer's triplet sisters and bandmates, Nika and Natalie Taylor, have been left "heartbroken" after their sibling passed away on 28 September at the age of 35 after being diagnosed with terminal breast cancer.

Nika said in a TikTok video: "We're heartbroken to announce the ...Read more

Eric Dane was "in control" of his death.

The Grey's Anatomy actor passed away in February after battling the degenerative neurological disorder ALS, and while his family had grown used to his frequent trips to hospital, wife Rebecca Gayheart and their daughters Billie, 16, and 14-year-old Georgia weren't anticipating his final visit.

Speaking ...Read more

DETROIT — On Election Day, Abdul El-Sayed is "Not Afraid."

The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate debuted a new political ad on Election Day, Tuesday, which uses Eminem's 2010 single "Not Afraid" as its soundtrack.

"Michigan. It's time. It's up to us to show the country what's possible," El-Sayed wrote in a social media post tied to the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Paris Jackson has demanded that $600 million be released from the estate of her late father, Michael Jackson, to a family trust for her and her two brothers, Prince and Bigi.

Despite having generated billions since the pop star’s death, the estate has yet to transfer any funds into the Michael Jackson Family Trust, which was ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The daytime talk show space is in mourning, following the death last week of longtime TV producer Matt Wright.

Hosts Ellen DeGeneres and Jennifer Hudson paid tribute to Wright on Monday, with the former struggling to express her grief.

"He was smart, he was kind, he was part of our show — I mean everyone loved him," DeGeneres...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Kenny Loggins was a boy in the 1950s when his dad brought him from Los Angeles to see one of San Diego’s most famous landmarks. Today, nearly 70 years later, the two-time Grammy Award-winner and 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee still has vivid memories of his first visit to the Hotel del Coronado.

“It looked like a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Nicolas Cage says he's "a little bit homeless" because of the massive sinkhole that swallowed up the driveway of his Malibu home

While sharing his Halloween plans during an appearance on the main stage Saturday at Los Angeles Comic Con, the "Spider-Noir" star lamented that greeting any trick-or-treaters at home wasn't a part of ...Read more

Josh O'Connor finds it "very bizarre" that he's been mentioned as a potential James Bond.

The Crown actor is one of a host of stars - including the likes of Callum Turner, Jack Lowden and Jacob Elordi - who have been mentioned as potential successors to Daniel Craig, and he is amazed but "honoured" to be the subject of the speculation.

He told...Read more

Neve Campbell has confirmed she will return for Scream 8.

The 53-year-old actress first appeared as Sidney Prescott in the original 1996 horror film and reprised the role in four sequels, sitting out the sixth instalment due to a pay dispute, and she's now confirmed she's preparing for another outing as the character.

She said: "I've got two ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Elon Musk has already taken over aerospace, social media and the electric vehicle industry. Is Hollywood next?

The trillionaire behind Tesla, SpaceX and social media platform X is making inroads into the entertainment business at the same time a documentary about his rise to power is raising questions about his motives.

Musk’...Read more

In 1957, Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, wrote “The Cat in the Hat” as an educational reading primer for children, something with a little more spirit and pizzazz than “Fun with Dick and Jane.” In doing so, he created one of the most iconic American characters of fiction: a chaos-loving kitty in a tall striped top hat who ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Court documents have shed light on the disappearance and alleged murder of a woman in L.A. that gained attention through the pleas of her brother, a writer for "Saturday Night Live."

Writer Jimmy Fowlie spoke out after his sister Christina Downer went missing in December, and on Monday her boyfriend was charged with her murder. ...Read more

The James Bond series could suffer from a lack of new baddies because we now live in a world where people like Elon Musk have the same ideas as the villains from the films, 007 super-fan Mark Gatiss has claimed.

The Bookish star is a lifelong Bond obsessive and would love the chance to play a baddie in the next film - the first to be made under...Read more

Sir Brian May convinced The Darkness to join him on the Masters of the Universe track Eternia.

The Queen guitarist had been working on the movie's score with composer Daniel Pemberton and convinced the I Believe in a Thing Called Love rockers - who also sing the film's end-title theme - to collaborate on the anthem.

Brian told Rolling Stone ...Read more