Disneyland performers file petition to form labor union

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Performers who help bring Disney’s beloved characters to life at its Southern California theme parks filed a petition Wednesday to form a labor union. The workers include parade performers, character actors and support staff at Disneyland and an adjacent theme park, Disney California Adventure. More than two-thirds of roughly 1,700 eligible workers … Read more

OJ Simpson was chilling with a beer on a couch before Easter, lawyer says. 2 weeks later he was dead

LAS VEGAS – O.J. Simpson’s last robust discussion with his longtime lawyer was just before Easter, at the country club home Simpson leased southwest of the Las Vegas Strip. “He was awake, alert and chilling,” attorney Malcom LaVergne recalled Tuesday. “He’s on the couch … drinking a beer and watching TV. And so that was … Read more

‘I got you’ | Former Spurs fan favorite Boban intentionally clanks free-throws to win Clippers fans free chicken sandwiches

The Clippers offer a free chicken sandwich to fans if an opponent misses back-to-back free throws. After missing the first, Marjanovićic knew what he had to do. LOS ANGELES — The former Spur Boban Marjanovićic becomes a fan favorite once again after he intentionally missed back-to-back free throws to win Clippers fans a free chicken … Read more

‘I got you’ | Former Spurs fan favorite Boban intentionally clanks free-throws to win Clipper fans free chicken sandwiches

The Clippers offer a free chicken sandwich to fans if an opponent misses back-to-back free throws. After missing the first, Marjanovićic knew what he had to do. LOS ANGELES — The former Spur Boban Marjanovićic becomes a fan favorite once again after he intentionally missed back-to-back free throws to win Clipper fans a free chicken … Read more

ABBA, Blondie, and the Notorious B.I.G. enter the National Recording Registry

LOS ANGELES – ABBA, Biggie, Blondie and Rudolph are entering America’s audio canon. New inductees into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress include ABBA ‘s 1976 album “Arrival,” The Notorious B.I.G. ‘s 1994 album “Ready to Die,” Blondie ‘s 1978 breakthrough “Parallel Lines” and Gene Autry’s 1949 version of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed … Read more