John Nelson

The American Medical Association on Thursday issued a formal apology for more than a century of discriminatory policies that excluded blacks from participating in a group long considered the voice of U.S. doctors. The apology stems from initiatives at...

A Riverside County psychiatrist who drove a Corvette and lived in a gated community allegedly wrote prescriptions in the lobby of his fitness club and outside restaurants for $100 each. More than $1 million was stashed in luggage at the house of an...

THE scene opens with a herd of duckbill dinosaurs gorging on kelp. A Tyrannosaurus rex, towering 22 feet, suddenly appears, unleashing a blood curdling roar as its prey scatter, but one duckbill dinosaur remains trapped in the water. The T-Rex crashes...

There was a time when Manhattan Beach residents would have said there was no life east of Sepulveda Boulevard. Those days are gone. Not only is there plenty of new development on the side of town farthest from the ocean, but it's also not uncommon to see...

John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier This category was dominated for the past three years by the "Lord of the Rings" pictures, all three of which won. When winners John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John...

The last time the end of the world was at hand, the weather was just fair, but in a warning to the heathens, temperatures in Los Angeles were rising. The mayor threatened to depose a political boss in a primary. Police braced for anarchists and Reds to...

JUNE 5 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. The conductorless ensemble celebrates the 350th anniversay of the birth of Archangelo Corelli with a program of Corelli works, 1 p.m. Trinity Church, Wall Street, Manhattan. 8 Town Hall Concerts. Cellist David Finckel...

FROM EDWARD ANTILL TO HENRY LLOYD The Letter wherein You thought it not proper that Aurelia should be Hyred under Nine Pounds per Annum, is the reason that she is not yet Disposed of & I believe will not till she be let at a lower rate. I had once hyred...

Golfers tend to sway their hips or slide, not turn during the backswing and downswing. In a good and repeating swing, the hips turn about 45 degrees to the target line. A good drill that enhances this proper rotation and eliminates swaying is the shaft...

Best Picture "Gladiator" - WINNER "Chocolat" "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" "Erin Brockovich" "Traffic" Best Director Steven Soderbergh, "Traffic" - WINNER Ang Lee, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Stephen Daldry, "Billy Elliot" Steven Soderbergh,...

Ever try selling black leather jackets in a blackout-blackened store? John Ma of USA Leathers doesn't recommend it. His mood Thursday morning? The color of his wares. Ever hawk Chinese soapstone carvings by flashlight? On Day 2 of California's rolling...

Dear Tom, Is it just because I am a homeowner and ultra-sensitive to a wet basement or has the Chicago area had more than its share of torrential rains this summer? We have had three, maybe four, 2"+ storms this season. Is this within our average or are...