LOS ANGELES, June 20 (Reuters) - James Gandolfini, the burlyactor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflictedNew Jersey mob boss in the groundbreaking TV series "TheSopranos," died on Wednesday vacationing in Italy. He was 51.

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- China's manufacturing sector has slowed further in June, according to HSBC's preliminary results from its monthly survey, released Thursday. The "flash" version of HSBC manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to a n

LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Reuters) - James Gandolfini, the burlyactor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflictedNew Jersey mob boss in the groundbreaking TV series "TheSopranos," died on Wednesday while vacationing in Rome, HBOsaid.

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks fell early Thursday, declining after Wall Street slid following indication from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it may slow monetary stimulus later this year. The S&P/ASX 200 indexstumbled 1.4% to 4,795.30

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- James Gandolfini, best known for his role of mob boss Tony Soprano in HBO's "The Sopranos," died of a heart attack in Italy, according to media reports Wednesday. Gandolfini, 51, was recently seen in the 2012 film "Zero D

LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Reuters) - Actor James Gandolfini,best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted NewJersey mob boss in the acclaimed HBO cable television series"The Sopranos," has died while vacationing in Rome, the networksaid on We

PHOENIX/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Arizona wildfire whipped up by strong winds threatened hundreds of homes on Wednesday, even as firefighters were gaining an edge on a California blaze raging near a pristine wilderness, authorities said.

LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Reuters) - NBC said on Wednesday thatits singing competition "The Voice", which included the firstlive TV performance by Cher in more than a decade, had attracted15.3 million viewers.

LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Reuters) - Veteran heavy-metal bandBlack Sabbath landed its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200album chart on Wednesday, more than four decades after therockers debuted their first album in the United States.

LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Reuters) - Vince Flynn, thebest-selling author of the Mitch Rapp series of politicalthrillers that includes "American Assassin" and "The Last Man,"died on Wednesday at age 47 after a battle with prostate cancer,his representativ

I got on my plane to NY after 48 hours in Detroit with tears in my eyes. Why was I so moved by the people, entrepreneurs, and start-ups I met during such a short visit? Trips to London, Milan, Los Angeles and San Francisco have never affected me in s

The Cupertino, California-based tech giant has persuaded the Los Angeles Unified School District to purchase iPads for all of its campuses.

Tragic news broke last night that war correspondent Michael Hastings died in a car accident in Los Angeles. He was 33. It’s not everyday that a piece of journalism takes down a 4-star general, but that’s exactly what he did in his 2010 pr

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Chrysler Group LLC has agreed to recall some of the older Jeep models, as regulators had previously called for, reports said Tuesday. The recall covers some 1.56 million Jeeps which could pose a risk to the fuel tanks in

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - Pitch-perfect teen countrysinger Danielle Bradbery won TV singing contest "The Voice" onTuesday, scoring a contract with Universal Music Group and a$100,000 cash prize.

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - Journalist MichaelHastings, whose 2010 Rolling Stone magazine profile of the U.S.military chief in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, led to thegeneral being relieved of command, died on Tuesday in a carwreck in Los Ang

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - Weeks after a fight over the Sacramento Kings basketball team ended with promises of a new arena and a decision to stay in town, a tussle over another ball club is...

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Shares of New Newscorp Inc.fell 15 Australian cents to 14.85 Australian dollars ($14.04) Wednesday as they began trading in Sydney. The company holds the publishing assets that were spun off by media conglomerate News Cor

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- A Chinese media report quoted former National Security Agency contract Edward Snowden as saying the U.S. government used Cisco Systems Inc.routers to spy on Chinese networks. The report on the Chinese-language site Techwe

DENVER/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, and other threatening blazes grew in Alaska

DENVER/LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, and other threatening blazes grew i

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks rose in early trade Wednesday, following up on Wall Street's rally before the U.S. Federal Reserve addresses its outlook on its stimulus measures. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200rose 0.5% to 4,837, with strong

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan's exports surged in May, as the yen traded at its weakest levels of the year, with the result leading to a smaller-than-expected trade deficit. Japanese exports rose 10.1% from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry r

DENVER/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, as other threatening blazes grew in Alaska a

DENVER/LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, as other threatening blazes grew in

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - Step away from the plasticbags, Angelenos.

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - Rapper Kanye West pushes the boundaries of hip hop with his latest album "Yeezus," using aggressive electro-dance music beats to channel his anger and win over critics, who have called the record "daring" and "ambitio

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - Rapper Kanye West pushes the boundaries of hip hop with his latest album "Yeezus," using aggressive electro-dance music beats to channel his anger and win over critics, who have called the record "daring" and "ambitio

NEW YORK -- The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used...

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - "Shrek" creator DreamWorks Animation expects revenue from its expanding television business to reach $100 million this year and to rise to a "steady state" of $200 million annually starting in 2015, Chief Executive Je

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - "Shrek" creator DreamWorks Animation expects revenue from its expanding television business to reach $100 million this year and to rise to a "steady state" of $200 million annually starting in 2015, Chief Executive Je

DENVER/LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, as another threatening blaze grew i

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - One-eyed green monster MikeWazowski and his giant blue, furry friend James P. "Sully"Sullivan go back in time as "scaring" students in "MonstersUniversity," as Walt Disney Co.'s Pixar AnimationStudios pins its hopes f

June 18 (Reuters) - Teen pop star Justin Bieber was involvedin a late-night traffic accident, which Los Angeles media saidinjured a photographer who had been among a crowd trying to takepictures of the singer.

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- President Barack Obama offered praise for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday, though he declined to comment on a possible successor. In an interview on the Charlie Rose Show, Obama said Bernanke has "done an

The health insurer wins a benefits panel's support. If finalized, about 27,000 L.A. workers and their families with Anthem coverage would face a change.Blue Shield of California, already facing a Los Angeles ethics complaint over potential conflicts

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Chinese housing prices in the nation's largest cities maintained their upward trend in May, according to data out Tuesday from the National Bureau of Statistics. In its survey covering the 70 large and medium-sized urban

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The Reserve Bank of Australia is ready to cut interest rates further if need be, according to the minutes from its June 4 meeting, released Tuesday. The RBA's policy board "judged that the inflation outlook as currently a

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) - Stocks in Australia fell early Tuesday, with investors waiting for word about possible future monetary policy moves from both the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Reserve Bank of Australia. The S&P/ASX 200gave up 0.4% at 4,806

LOS ANGELES, June 17 (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z's upcomingstudio album will go to a million users of Samsung smartphones three days before its official release in apromotional deal, but the distribution is unlikely to counttoward official sales figures

LOS ANGELES, June 17 (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z's upcoming studio album will go to a million users of Samsung smartphones three days before its official release in a promotional deal, but the distribution is unlikely to count toward official sales figu

LOS ANGELES, June 17 (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z's upcoming studio album will go to a million users of Samsung smartphones three days before its official release in a promotional deal, but the distribution is unlikely to count toward official sales figu

LOS ANGELES, June 17 (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z's upcoming studio album will go to a million users of Samsung smartphones three days before its official release in a promotional deal, but the distribution is unlikely to count toward official sales figu

LOS ANGELES, June 17 (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z's upcoming studio album will go to a million users of Samsung smartphones three days before its official release in a promotional deal, but the distribution is unlikely to count toward official sales figu

Tribune Co., parent of the Los Angeles Times, reported that earnings have fallen steeply over the past two years as print advertising continues to erode in a troubled newspaper market.    

June 17 (Reuters) - The City of Los Angeles, California is planning to sell $1.3 billion of 2013 tax and revenue anticipation notes during the week of June 24, said a market source on Monday.

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- A major fund investor in Smithfield Foods Inc.wants the company to ditch its deal to sell itself to a Chinese rival and split the firm up instead, The Wall Street Journal reported late Sunday, citing a letter from the fun

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks fell Monday, a cautious start ahead of a monetary policy update from the Federal Reserve and minutes from Australia's central bank most recent meeting due this week. The S&P/ASX 200lost 0.7% to 4,756.30

The radical Celtics-Clippers trade that looked to be all but finished has hit a snag, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports. The trade would reportedly send Kevin Garnett and Boston coach Doc Rivers to Los Angeles in exchange for DeAndre Jordan

LOS ANGELES, June 14 (Reuters) - California lawmakers passed a $96.3 billion budget on Friday that would spend more on education, health care and other services while setting aside $1.1 billion from the first surplus in years for a rainy day fund.