American Scene: College turns to dogs as exam stress-busters
ATLANTA — Emory University in Atlanta has become the latest college to bring dogs on campus during exams to help stressed-out students.Schools are placing pups in counseling centers for students to...
View ArticleSpaceX capsule back on solid ground after flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. (AP) - The history-making Dragon spacecraft is back on solid ground.The SpaceX capsule arrived by barge at the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday. The unmanned supply ship splashed...
View Article'Top Gun' director Tony Scott leaps to death from bridge
LOS ANGELES — Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood hits as "Top Gun," "Days of Thunder" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," died Sunday after jumping from a towering suspension bridge over Los Angeles harbor...
View Article'Top Gun' director left behind notes to loved ones
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood hits as "Top Gun," "Days of Thunder" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," died Sunday after jumping from a towering suspension bridge spanning Los...
View ArticleHunt for answers in 'Top Gun' director's death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Director Tony Scott loved fast cars, riding fast motorcycles and creating some of the most memorable action sequences of the past quarter century. He was even planning a sequel to...
View ArticleCoroner: Tony Scott autopsy results weeks away
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Coroner's officials say it will be a month or more before they determine an official cause of death for "Top Gun" director Tony Scott.The office is treating the 68-year-old's death...
View Article'Top Gun' director dies after jumping off bridge
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood hits as "Top Gun," "Days of Thunder" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," died Sunday after jumping from a Los Angeles County bridge, authorities...
View ArticleHunt for answers in 'Top Gun' director's death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Director Tony Scott loved fast cars, riding fast motorcycles and creating some of the most memorable action sequences of the past quarter century. He was even planning a sequel to...
View ArticleCoroner: Scott's notes didn't say reason for death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles County coroner's officials say notes left behind by "Top Gun" director Tony Scott did not give a motive why he would kill himself.Coroner's office spokesman Ed Winter...
View ArticleTaking Names: Coroner says Tony Scott’s notes give no reason for death
Los Angeles County coroner's officials say notes left behind by "Top Gun" director Tony Scott did not give a motive why he would kill himself.Coroner's office spokesman Ed Winter also said Friday the...
View ArticleDirector Tony Scott cremated; scholarship created
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tony Scott has been cremated, and his widow will keep his remains at their Los Angeles-area home.The information is included on Scott's death certificate, which was released...
View ArticleTaking Names: Film scholarship created by Tony Scott’s family
The body of Tony Scott has been cremated, and his widow will keep his remains at their Los Angeles-area home.The information is included on Scott's death certificate, which was released Monday.The...
View ArticleTony Scott: Director cremated; scholarship created
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Scott has been cremated, and his widow will keep his remains at their Los Angeles-area home.The information is included on Scott's death certificate, which was released...
View ArticleDockworker strike looms as union-pact talks stall
NEWARK, N.J. — A union representing dockworkers at the East Coast's busiest port has authorized a strike if a contract deal isn't reached by the end of next month, lending urgency to preparations by...
View ArticleTony Scott died from blunt force in LA bridge jump
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An autopsy report on the death of "Top Gun" director Tony Scott lists his death as a suicide and says the cause was multiple blunt force injuries suffered from jumping off a bridge...
View ArticleStrike 'not crippling' L.A. port
LOS ANGELES — Striking workers shut down the largest terminal at the Port of Los Angeles for a second day Wednesday, ignoring an arbitrator's order to return to work and raising the possibility of a...
View ArticleLYONS: How Obama is scuttling the Merchant Marine
For more than 200 years, the United States Merchant Marine has been a key element in our overall national security equation. It has supported our nation's military operations and conflicts throughout...
View ArticleCity officials get cash, but gangs hold power
BELL, Calif. | The gang graffiti that coats freeway overpasses, exit signs and the concrete banks of the Los Angeles River attests to a problem more alarming than the recent revelations of hundreds of...
View ArticleRegulators approve first shellfish farm off Calif.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California regulators approved this week development of the first shellfish farm in federal waters off Southern California that could produce about 2.6 million pounds of...
View ArticleShipping exec. tapped to lead Port of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The nation's busiest sea port is set to get a new leader. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Tuesday his nomination of a shipping line executive to be the next executive...
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