Former NFL star Brett Favre said Wednesday he would repay the state of Mississippi $1.1 million after a state auditor discovered the Mississippi Department of Human Services paid the ex-quarterback for speaking engagements that never happened.

Former NFL star Brett Favre said Wednesday he would repay the state of Mississippi $1.1 million after a state auditor discovered the Mississippi Department of Human Services paid the ex-quarterback for speaking engagements that never happened.

Ohio State University will pay about $41 million to settle a dozen lawsuits by 162 men alleging sexual abuse by a team doctor, Richard Strauss.

There were two Reggies in New York City.

Two garages were damaged by the fire

The painting of a Parisian street scene by Impressionist master Camille Pissarro hangs in a Madrid museum and is the focus of an ongoing legal battle.

Holocaust survivor Rachmil 'Ralph' Hakman spent three years at Auschwitz-Birkenau as a teen. He then spent decades teaching others about the atrocities.

Humor is my coping mechanism. It works well during the day. But, at night, it is hard not to lie in bed and worry.

The star-studded event honoring Renée Zellweger featured a performance by the Jonas Brothers. Guests included Tom Ford, Katie Couric, Lisa Rinna and Paris Hilton.

Valentino's Le Blanc program takes the crisp white shirt from runway to reality.

Some parents say they want LAUSD schools to close as the novel coronavirus spreads. But L.A. Unified officials have yet to decide to do that.

The closure of schools affects millions of students and is another dramatic step in the coronavirus outbreak.

L.A. Unified officials have killed a plan to open 40 family resource centers. The district still will distribute food.

This week California's top education official said what many had anticipated: Don't expect traditional high school graduation ceremonies for the class of 2020.

The Los Angeles school district racks up $200 million in emergency coronavirus costs, from meal programs to computers, and the budget outlook is uncertain at best.

My immigrant parents lost their jobs because of COVID-19. The CARES Act won't help because they're in the U.S. illegally. At 22, I was the breadwinner.

'Attention must be paid': A nation of Willy Lomans can find truth in the "Death of a Salesman" character play by Dustin Hoffman and Brian Dennehy.

It's alive! Watch Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller switch off in the lead roles in a stage adaptation of "Frankenstein."

Coronavirus stay-at-home orders shut down Judson Studios for the first time in 123 years, just as a new book celebrates its storied stained glass.

Firefighters are issuing urgent #StayHomeStaySafe advice as millions of people enter their first full week of working from home amidst the Coronavirus pandemic

In all, the state received some 3 million surgical masks made by BYD, a company known for building electric vehicles with an assembly plant in Los Angeles County.

Tourism officials estimate 75% of Los Angeles travel-related workers have been furloughed.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing shutdown have left many restaurants uncertain about their future.

This garlic knots recipe from Milo & Olive is easy: Stuff pizza dough with garlic confit, brush with garlic oil and bake until golden.

Milo & Olive gives us the recipe for their giant garlic knots, which the restaurant now also offers as a take-and-bake item

The Carranza family worked on the McGrath Family Farm for more than 20 years. Just as they sought to go into the strawberry business on their own, the coronavirus hit.

How Robert Kolker came to write "Hidden Valley Road," about the Galvin family and the disease that tore through them, with such empathy.

In a virtual meet-up, "Almost Home" author Fanny Singer and mother and famed chef Alice Waters join book club readers April 21 for a kitchen conversation.

Emily St. John Mandel chronicles a global pandemic and financial crisis in her novels, 'Station Eleven' and 'The Glass Hotel.'

The author of "Sweetbitter" juggles child care and promoting her new L.A. area memoir, "Stray," reads poetry and takes solace in "The Office."

Earlier this week, Bookshop.org hit $1 million in earnings that will go to bookstores endangered by the coronavirus outbreak.

Anna Solomon, whose novel "The Book of V." comes out next week, juggles writing, building rafts and book promotion in a void in our latest diary

Following 13 years of ownership, David Chokachi of 'Baywatch' fame has sold his Spanish-style home in the Miracle Mile area for $1.515 million.

The longtime Bel-Air home of late automobile executive Lee Iacocca has sold for $19.5 million.

In Los Feliz, comedy writer Tim Long sells a 1920s Colonial once owned by Katherine Heigl for $4.3 million. The new owner is Neil Finn of Fleetwood Mac.

In the Beverly Hills Post Office area, a Mediterranean-style villa once owned by entrepreneur Damon Dash is asking $4.995 million.

Actor Joshua Morrow of "The Young and the Restless" fame has sold his remodeled home in Lake Sherwood for $4.85 million.

The oceanfront home of billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad is for sale in Malibu at $75 million.

L.A. Kings star Anze Kopitar has sold his Manhattan Beach home for $2.9 million, over $1 million more than he paid in 2008.

Reality TV star Scott Disick is still trying to flip his Hidden Hills farmhouse, relisting the two-story home for $6.25 million.

A Bel-Air estate designed by architect Paul R. Williams and once owned by former L.A. Rams owner Georgia Frontiere has sold for $43.3 million.

Actor Kevin Sorbo, famous for playing Hercules, is asking $3.95 million for his Mediterranean villa in Westlake Village.

A Hollywood Hills mansion that the late pop star Prince was once sued over is back up for sale at about $30 million. Also: Lee Iacocca's Bel-Air estate has sold, and Eli Broad has relisted his Malibu compound at $75 million.

In Tarzana, a Harry Gesner-designed Midcentury home with a replica guesthouse in back is on the market for just under $4 million.

Jules Haimovitz, who's served as president of MGM Networks and Viacom, is asking $21.32 million for his estate in the Beverly Hills Post Office area.

In Hollywood Hills, the glass-covered Midcentury home of late football player Milt Davis is on the market for $2.199 million.

Former talk show host Tavis Smiley is asking $6.2 million for the Spanish-style home he's owned for 14 years in Hancock Park.

Hockey star P.K. Subban and his fiancée, former skiing champion Lindsey Vonn, have paid $6.75 million for a renovated home in the Beverly Hills Post Office area.

Need some space? Here's a look at what roughly $1 million buys on an acre or more in Lompoc, Santa Ynez and Solvang in Santa Barbara County.

Just above the Sunset Strip, a 1920s villa once owned by actor James Franco and filmmaker Francis Lawrence just sold for $4.65 million.