Entertainment & Arts
Conan O’Brien is the 2025 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy, honored ‘not for humor, but for [his] work as a riverboat pilot.’
Television
Jay Leno suffered a broken wrist and an eye injury after falling 60 feet downhill before his Friday show in Pittsburgh. He’s ‘all black and blue.’
With the publication of ‘Carson the Magnificent,’ late-night hosts past and present explain the enduring influence of ‘The Tonight Show’ host from 1962-1992
LAFC
Mark Delgado has lived in Southern California for most of his life, and the former Galaxy midfielder is hoping to pull off a rare MLS title feat with LAFC.
The office-set farce “Fake It Until You Make It,” starring Julie Bowen and Tonantzin Carmelo, explores “race-shifting” and nonprofit organizations.
At the Golden Globes, ‘Anora’ star Mark Eydelshteyn recounts receiving an unsolicited phone number written in lipstick.
Politics
Donald Trump returns to Washington to celebrate with family, supporters and political allies ahead of his second inauguration.
World & Nation
In churches across long-stifled Syria, Christians have marked the first Sunday services since Bashar Assad’s ouster in an air of transformation.
California
Mark Murphy, three-time mayor of Orange, has died. Nicknamed “Mr. Orange,” Murphy was among the city’s fiercest boosters.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said LA Rises, a new private-sector philanthropic initiative, will work with the city, county and the state to support the rebuilding of Los Angeles. Mark Walter and the Dodgers will provide up to $100 million.