The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra has hired as its new executive director Ben Cadwallader, who comes from the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, LACO said Tuesday. Cadwallader, who succeeds Scott Harrison, is expected to begin in March. Cadwallader has been executive director of Vermont Symphony since 2015. In 2016, he was one of nine arts administrators selected […]
The Arts District, a low-frills buffer between the Las Vegas Strip and Fremont Street, attracts tourists and locals looking for fun in a place devoid of pedestrian congestion, flashing lights and slot machine cacophony. The rapidly evolving mile-long stretch of Main Street is dotted with cocktail bars, most notably quirky neighborhood trailblazer Velveteen Rabbit, but […]
Disneyland on Tuesday launched its annual limited-time ticket discounts for Southern Californians. Each local resident who pays $199 will receive three one-park-per-day tickets to be used on separate visits. The discount pencils out to $67 for each admission, provided you use all three tickets between now and May 21. As a savings comparison, an individual […]
In the largest such study ever, researchers examining data from more than 252,000 women have determined that there is no statistically significant link between the use of talc-based baby powder and ovarian cancer. One might think that such results would crimp the tide of lawsuits accusing talc manufacturers, particularly Johnson & Johnson of responsibility for […]
U.S. stocks mostly fell on Tuesday, but the big rush for safety that coursed through global markets after the United States killed a top Iranian general on Friday slowed somewhat in the hours before Iran retaliated with rocket attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq. Gold’s momentum eased a day after touching its highest price in […]
NEW DELHI — Commercial airlines on Wednesday rerouted flights crossing the Middle East to avoid possible danger amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. The flight restrictions reflected fears that the conflict between the longtime foes could ratchet up following Iranian ballistic missile strikes Tuesday on two Iraqi bases that house U.S. troops. Those […]
BEIJING — Oil prices rose and global stock markets fell Wednesday after Iran fired missiles at U.S. bases in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of an Iranian general. Brent crude futures, the benchmark for international oils, spiked more than $3 per barrel in London before retreating. Stock markets in London and Frankfurt opened lower and […]
TIJUANA, Mexico — The fentanyl crisis that has claimed growing numbers of lives in the United States has been showing up on the streets of Tijuana, where intravenous drug users are often unknowingly injecting the powerful synthetic drug, according to a newly released research study. While Mexico is more commonly portrayed as both a producer and […]
TIJUANA — Tijuana once again topped the list as the city in Mexico with the highest number of homicides in 2019, surpassing other municipalities across the country by hundreds of killings. The city closed out the year with approximately 2,185 homicides — a reduction of about 321 slayings from the record-breaking 2018, which earned Tijuana the […]
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday backed away from his threats to target Iranian cultural sites if Iran were to retaliate against the U.S. for killing one of its top generals. Click Here: Italy Rugby Shop Targeting cultural sites is a war crime. After first tweeting the threat and later reiterating it to reporters as he […]