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Olympics: LA officials ponder $4.1 billion 2024 Olympic bid proposal
The Los Angeles city council is reviewing a $4.1 billion bid proposal for the 2024 Summer Olympics that backers say could produce a surplus of $161 million.
27 August 2015
Golovkin-Monroe press conference in LA
Golovkin has participated in the final press conference in Los Angeles
14 May 2015
Oscar buzz swirls around MLK film 'Selma'
"Selma," a powerful new film about civil rights icon Martin Luther King, triumphed at its premiere in Los Angeles this week.
15 November 2014
LA film festival puts focus on foreign Oscar race
Hollywood's A-listers gathered in Los Angeles for a film festival that may not be well known but nonetheless shines an early spotlight on awards season.
14 November 2014
Los Angeles raises minimum wage for hotel workers
Los Angeles voted to raise the minimum wage for its hotel workers to more than $15 an hour.
25 September 2014
"Blue Moon" diamond unveiled in LA Origin: United States
Los Angeles County's Natural History Museum unveiled the "Blue Moon Diamond," a 12-carat gem described as one of the rarest stones in the world.
13 September 2014
Rubio won't stand more than 5 rounds agains Golovkin: Spada
Italian boxer Domenico Spada thinks Marco Antonio Rubio, an interim WBC middleweight champion, stands no chance against Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan.
10 September 2014
Rubio can fight Golovkin as equal
WBC interim middleweight champion from Mexico Marco Antonio Rubio talked about his upcoming fight against Gennady Golovkin, WBC (Super) and IBO titles holder.
03 September 2014
Golovkin nice gentlemen but brings no money: Freddie Roach
Miguel Cotto’s trainer Freddie Roach does not see a fight against Gennady Golovkin as profitable.
01 September 2014
Fight Golovkin in true Mexican style: Rubio
WBC interim middleweight title holder Marko Antonio Rubio sees Gennady Golovkin as the biggest challenge in his career.
26 August 2014
Golovkin-Rubio unify middleweight titles: Winner to face Cotto
Kazakhstani Gennady Golovkin (30-0, KOs 27) will face Mexican Antonio Rubio (59-6, KOs 51) in a unification fight.
25 August 2014
Molded Gennady Golovkin into Tszyu: Golovkin's first coach
Gennady Golovkin grew up as a boxer we know him now in the walls of the old gymnasium in Kazakhstan in turbulent times.
23 August 2014
Golovkin to take on Rubio in October
WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will fight with interim WBC champion Marco Antonio Rubio on October 18.
23 August 2014
Golovkin needs better promotion: Cotto's trainer Freddie Roach
WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto has not decided on his opponent for the upcoming fight on December 13 but he will not face Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan.
19 August 2014
Ex-Mayor of Almaty Khrapunov faces criminal charges in US
The city of Almaty has filed a lawsuit against its former mayor Victor Khrapunov in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.
15 May 2014
Two girls from Kazakhstan in semi-finals of American song contest
Songs of two girls from Kazakhstan have made it into the semi-finals of the International Songwriting Competition 2014 (ISC).
05 May 2014
Dead star's brothers to finish 'Fast and Furious 7'
Late "Fast and Furious" star Paul Walker's brothers will stand in for him to complete the seventh movie in the blockbuster franchise, after the actor's death, filmmakers said.
17 April 2014
Shallow quake rocks Los Angeles
A shallow 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the Los Angeles area on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, causing some minor damage and stopping rides at Disneyland.
29 March 2014
Music stars rock the Grammys red carpet
Music's brightest stars bared lots of skin on the Grammys red carpet in Los Angeles on Sunday, oozing sex appeal and taking fashion risks on the industry's biggest night.
27 January 2014
3D printing poised to shake up shopping
A 3D printing trend playing out at the Consumer Electronics Show bodes a future in which shoes, eyeglass frames, toys and more are printed at home as easily as documents.
09 January 2014