Maybe the East Coasters are laughing at us, as we shiver in our furry Uggs and lightweight jackets, during this recent cold snap. In the overnight chill, however, Palmdale got as low as they've never gone before, setting a new record at 13 degrees. more ›

UC Irvine, you've really outdone yourself this year. Students recaptured their Guinness world record title on Wednesday afternoon by organizing the world's largest dodgeball game. Team Blue and Team Gold were both in it to win it, and Team Blue triumphed. Just imagine the multitudes of balls and bruises... more ›

Here in Los Angeles, our love for the Lakers has recently earned us the distinction of being "starfuckers." But when it comes to stars and the purple and gold Lake Show, the legacy runs deep. Case in point: April 5, 1984 and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scoring "the 31,420th point of his career, breaking the NBA's all-time scoring record, which had been held by Wilt Chamberlain," explains History. more ›

High temperatures were broken on Wednesday and they followed suit on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. This time, however, it was not as extreme and only a handful of records were broken: more ›

The summer of 2010 was bound to be remembered for cool temperatures across Los Angeles and a stubborn El Niño-enhanced marine layer blanketing the west side. And then it became Fall. The mercury hit an unprecedented 113 degrees shortly after noon and we may see hotter temps yet as the September sun bakes the downtown streets into the afternoon. more ›

Fans of the late Michael Jackson gathered yesterday in front of the Riverside County Courthouse to do the "Thriller" dance made popular in the 1980s by the pop icon, according to cbs.com. more ›

It's a cool, cool summer. In fact, it's downright cold. more ›

Wesley Korir of Kenya won today's LA Marathon, beating the race's record from 2006. His 2:08:24 finishing time beat the previous record of 2:08:40 by 24 seconds, according to the LA Times. In the women's race, Tatiana Petrova of Russia won finishing at 2:25:29, also a record with the third-fastest time. more ›

Motorcross daredevil Ronnie Renner broke the Guinness World Record for highest air ever attained on a quarterpipe at the Santa Monica Pier on Friday evening. more ›

Remember in grade school when your teacher would break out the Halloween records? In my class there would be a selection of about a dozen and we’d get to vote on which one we wanted to hear. Yes, this was before CDs and MP3s. I'd sit on the ground Indian-style and look at the Fruit of a Loom underwear bands peeping out from the boys' pants. The teacher would dim the lights and put... more ›

Doom hangs over the new Arcade Fire album. A nameless dread, omnipresent and consuming, from the oceans and the skies, by infernal means and by human hands. more ›