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LOS ANGELES — Frank Ocean stood on the main stage at Coachella on Sunday night wearing an ice-blue parka, his hair under a black durag and fuzzy slides on his feet, and told the crowd of tens of thousands that he wanted to explain why he was there.

Arguably most recognized — the face, if not the name — for his turn as the Ghost of Christmas Past in Bill Murray's holiday perennial "Scrooged," David Johansen is primarily a singer and writer of songs (though not what you'd call a singer-songwriter). As the frontman of the influential if…

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — By now, these walls were meant to have fallen.

LOS ANGELES — Ten years ago, the Los Angeles Police Department celebrated a historic hiring milestone, announcing the city had reached a target sought by at least two mayors and multiple police chiefs: 10,000 officers.

The current state of student loans is confusing.

"Flashdance" was one of those lighting-in-a-bottle movies that somehow perfectly captured its moment. Directed by Adrian Lyne, the movie's atmospheric, neon-saturated style, brisk pacing, infectious music, dynamic dancing and a starmaking performance by Jennifer Beals — whose off-the-shoulder sweatshirt became an immediate fashion sensation — all helped to define the…

MORROW COVE, Calif. — For nearly three decades, the navy-and-gold Training Ship Golden Bear has plied oceans around the globe for California State University’s Maritime Academy, providing a unique classroom for students training to be leaders in the seafaring industry.

The bizarre torrent of intelligence documents posted on a gamers' chat server, allegedly by a 21-year-old National Guard technician, produced headlines last week about a host of revelations including secret Russian military plans and U.S. espionage against allies like Israel and South Korea.

LOS ANGELES — It’s a common refrain I grumble to my husband: Why is quality outdoor gear so expensive? His response: Stop complaining and find a solution.

Imagine racing down a steep river of recently melted snow toward a roaring rapid.

America is experiencing two disturbing simultaneous trends: the rise of mob censorship to shut down speaking events on college campuses, and an attempt to justify it as merely the exercise of “more speech.”