Actor Kirk Cameron, known once for his role as the popular troublemaker Mike Seaver on "Growing Pains" and now more for his devout Christianity, says he's had to endure "hate speech" since expressing his moral opposition to homosexuality during a recent TV interview. more ›

Diana Nyad, 61, abandoned her 103 mile swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage Tuesday morning at 12:45am. Nearing the halfway point, Nyad made the call to stop at hour 29. more ›

The exhausting stretch of ocean from Cuba to Florida totals 103 miles and is estimated to take 60+ hours. Nyad began her venture around 7:30pm on Sunday night. To put your minds slightly at ease, she is accompanied by two boats armed with shark shields, transmitting an electric shark field into the water. more ›

After spending much of the week threatening the West Coast with radioactive thunderstorms should anyone dare turn the dial, CNN decided to recreate the geography of Caifornia, placing San Francisco a hundred miles or so from the Mexican border and throwing Los Angeles to the sharks, at the tip of a peninsula in Northern California that appears to be all but detached from the rest of the continent. more ›

Larry King has labelled his replacement, Piers Morgan, as "oversold" in order to explain the drop in viewers. It's an absurd assumption that shows how disconnected King has become over the past several years. --- If you like NBC Thursday night comedies you had better step up and support them before they disappear. Despite some excellent episodes, last night's shows had huge drops in ratings. --- Check out our weekend edition of the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

We caught up with L.A.-based artist Cole Sternberg at the unveiling of his latest exhibition, "the content bleeds through." Take a tour with us and the artist through his "vision for this apocalyptic moment when media and technology have pushed us so far that all the content blurs together." more ›

Break out the suspenders and the hard-hitting questions (with a little flirtation for kicks), because tomorrow is "Larry King Day" in Los Angeles. City Councilman Bernard C. Parks will present a resolution during the Council meeting on Friday to declare December 17th as such, in honor of King's farewell broadcast of Larry King Live on CNN tonight. As part of the City honor, King will be granted rule as "King for a Day," according to Parks' office. more ›

When the 33 trapped Chilean miners emerged from underground, they sported sunglasses that had been sent to them from Southern California. Today, the miners have come to Southern California, and are spending their L.A. by taking a Hollywood tour, then heading to CNN to tape a special called "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute," according to the Beverly Hills Courier. The taping takes place at the Shrine Auditorium, and will air on Thanksgiving. Hopefully the miners brought those Oakley shades to help them take on their newfound fame, and today's lovely sunshine. more ›

Weekend TV Wrap Up: "SNL" does Bryan Cranston a disservice; "Dexter" muddled; "Bored To Death" FTW! Also: Rick Sanchez out? Like he's been the worst CNN offender; Brittany Curran gives us a tour of the "Men of a Certain Age" set. more ›

Foursquare has launched a new reward for those who frequent farmers' markets. Starting tomorrow (though we know some folks have received one today) if you have "friended" CNN via your Foursquare account you can pick up their "Healthy Eater" badge. No, it's not relative to the size of your appetite; the badge stems from their "Eatocracy" campaign and pops up when you check in at a farmers' market. If you need help finding one, the USDA has a directory, though we love our local Los Angeles database. We've been checking different markets all over town to profile them for our Know Your Farmers' Market series. more ›

The poll, however, found that the two candidates were only ahead within the margin of error. more ›

CNN's Budget Travel folks have come up with a list that puts the City of Angels in the Number 2 spot for having the best street food in the world. Citing both the old school vendors who roll their carts through MacArthur Park and the new wave of Twittering "gourmet" eats on wheels (they name Coolhaus [LAist Story] and The Grilled Cheese Truck [LAist Story]), the ranking puts L.A. behind #1 Portland, one of the other two U.S. Cities (kudos, Philly) on the list of 14 that includes Marrakech, Morocco; Vienna, Austria; Tel Aviv, Israel; and Bangkok, Thailand, among others. Maybe now L.A. will draw tourists and their appetites for our globally-recognized food scene! more ›

The former First Lady was in California this week promoting her new book and made a stop by CNN in Hollywood to talk to Larry King. On the topic of gay marriage, Laura Bush told King that she and her husband George W. Bush disagreed about gay marriage. "It’s a real reversal … to accept gay marriage," she said, predicting that legalization because it's "a generational thing.” more ›

In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, "Balloon Boy" Falcon Heene was asked why he didn't come out from the garage attic when his parents called for him. In response, the 6-year-old said, "Um. You guys said that, hrm, we did this for a show." more ›

It was somewhere around the fifth sprint across the Runyon Canyon tennis courts on Wednesday afternoon that I realized I wasn't quite as in shape as I would have liked to believe. Or maybe it was as I heaved my way up the hill, ten minutes after the rest of my group. But as I sputtered and gasped towards the top, like a good Health Editor, I was struck by an epiphany: there is an unfortunate reason that this ass is so out of shape, and it was a catch-22. I sucked at Runyon Romp because I never do anything as hard as Runyon Romp. more ›

CNN is reporting that Michael Jackson's body will be transported to Neverland Ranch on Thursday for a public viewing on Friday and a private memorial service on Sunday. However, the LA Times says things are not exactly confirmed: "A source knowledgeable about Neverland affairs said that no decision had been made. 'Nothing has been confirmed,' the source told The Times. 'The family is still trying to work it out.'" Jackson's will has been found and a service is scheduled for next week in Gary, Indiana, where he might be buried, is in the works, says CNN. more ›

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa told Wolf Blitzer this afternoon that he will not run for Governor. "The answer's no. I make that decision because like I've said many times, I love the city I was born and raised in, the city my grandpa came to 100 years ago," he told Blitzer. "Cities are on the frontlines of the challenges facing us in terms of the economic crisis," he continued. "Here in the City of LA, 12.5% unemployment rate, 21,000 people have lost their home over the last 2 years, we're facing an unprecedented and historical budget deficit of $530 million dollars. more ›

Appearing later today on CNN's Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Villaraigosa is expected to announce his intentions in regards to governor, says CNN via LA Now. Will he or will he not? If he does announce something, we suspect a national setting like CNN could only mean one outcome: he's going to run for Governor. However, at this point it's anyone's guess. A recent LA Times poll found that Angelenos are pretty much split on whether he should or not--they at least would vote for him over San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. Situation Room airs at 1 p.m. PST. For the Record: The original headline indicated a choice was made, but his intent on running or not has yet to be seen. more ›

Yesterday we found out that Nadya Suleman, the Whittier mother who gave birth to octuplets last week, hired a public relations firm to deal with all the national media attention the family has been getting. And it didn't take long for Joanne Killeen, who only met Suleman on Friday, to appear on Larry King. Here's the most interesting part of the interview (full transcript is below the jump): more ›

RIght NOW on CNN (11a PST), you can check out a condensed version of the hit documentary I.O.U.S.A., about the growing national debt crisis that we all face. In these tough economic times, one way to stay on top is to stay informed, and I.O.U.S.A. is a great way to do just that. more ›

A rollercoaster ride may resemble Democratic National Committee member Ed Espinoza's 2008 but it doesn't paint the whole picture. Rollercoasters don't quite peak like Espinoza's year. He was part of the process which saw his party’s historic candidate elected to the country’s highest office. more ›

In the viewing wars of election night, evidently ABC came out on top - a network we never even considered viewing - so tell us, did you watch ABC last night and why? While ABC scored 65 million viewers vs CNN's 12.3 million, CNN tells TechCrunch that they had record web traffic of over 27 million unique visitors and over 276 million page views. more ›

DCist and the -ist network is participating in a first of its kind credential program at this year's Democratic National Convention. We're serving as the selected blogger representing the District of Columbia in the DNC State Blogger Corps (California's rep is Calitics). Here's how The New York Times described the desirability of our credential:

For bloggers attending the Democratic convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, two types of credentials are offered. The first is a national credential, which offers the same access granted to members of traditional news media organizations. more ›

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Tonight at 6pm, Adam McKay will talk to Larry King about the new Funny or Die video featuring Paris Hilton. In the 24 hours since the Paris for President video premiered, it has been viewed more than 4 million times. Tonight on Larry King Live we can find out how it all went down. You can see it for yourself right here. more ›

The corner of Sunset and Cahuenga in Hollywood was officially renamed Larry King Square by the City of Los Angeles yesterday. City Council President Eric Garcetti introduced the 74 year old broadcast journalist and talk show host after honoring him with accolades of his accomplishments in his field. This year marks the 50th anniversary of his professional journalism career. more ›

You've seen them around the city, right? Those light beige signs designating an area as a historical square. There's Amelia Earhart Square in the NoHo Arts District and the "I Love Lucy Square" near Paramount Studios. Now, after being approved last year, Larry King is getting his officially designated this Thursday at the intersection of Sunset and Cahuenga boulevards where the CNN building is located. more ›

Unconfirmed reports of a mountain lion on the loose in Eagle Rock have authorities on the move, searching house to house on the 5000 block of College View Ave. more ›

Los Angeles resident Douglas Campbell embarked last year on The Tuxedo Travels (subtitled: Two Fools. One Adventure. No Idea), along with a crazy British chap named Heath. more ›

Not only is Lou Dobbs angry at Councilman Ed Reyes and LAPD Chief Bratton, but he doesn't seem to be a fan of Los Angeles and especially Mayor Villaraigosa after yesterday's news of his letter to Homeland Security regarding ICE. Check this video below: more ›