Posted By: Scott Harrison
Posted On: 12:16 a.m. | May 13, 2011
JFK takes a swim at Santa Monica Beach and LA Times photographer Bill Beebe gets the image. View Post»
Posted By: Marc Martin
Posted On: 10:55 a.m. | May 12, 2011
We're off and running in the Netherlands to begin Thursday's Pictures in the News with the Suit-and-High-Heels in Amsterdam's business district. Just down the road in Rotterdam, participants have their eyes on the prize during the singles match at the World Table Tennis Championships.
In China, urban art is on display at a residential and commercial complex in Beijing. China's economic... View Post»
Posted By: Scott Harrison
Posted On: 12:17 a.m. | May 12, 2011
Jockeys Bill Shoemaker and Laffit Pincay discuss their race for Santa Anita riding championship. View Post»
Posted By: Marc Martin
Posted On: 11:51 a.m. | May 11, 2011
We begin Wednesday's Pictures in the News feature in Greece, where demonstrators clashed with police in central Athens during a general strike in protest against austerity measures intended to keep the debt-ridden country solvent.
Elsewhere, the stars are out in France as the 64th Cannes Film Festival is underway; a funeral procession for legendary Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros is held... View Post»
Posted By: Scott Harrison
Posted On: 12:39 a.m. | May 11, 2011
Kirk Douglas faces photographers during opening of 1980 Cannes Film Festival. View Post»
Posted By: Jerome Adamstein
Posted On: 9:35 p.m. | May 10, 2011
Protesters find themselves covered in magenta dye sprayed by police attempting to control demonstrations against higher prices in the Ugandan capital of Kampala; on the French Riviera, luxury yachts are moored in the port of Cannes the evening before the opening of the 64th Cannes Film Festival; while in New York City, dancers audition for the Rockettes' Christmas special at Radio City Music... View Post»
Posted By: Jerome Adamstein
Posted On: 4:05 p.m. | May 10, 2011
The Mississippi River crested at a near-record stage as backed-up tributaries spilled over their banks in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi. Cleanup is expected to be a massive undertaking as the surge moves downstream. View Post»
Posted By: Scott Harrison
Posted On: 9:05 a.m. | May 10, 2011
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) Flight SK933 crashes about six miles off-shore while on approach to LAX. View Post»