Lindsay William-Ross

The "It's a small world" ride at Disneyland can be a special level of Hell for adults obliging children who beg for a trip through the colorful sing-songy land of imagined equality.

The Los Angeles Kings paid a visit to the president today with the Stanley Cup, and presented him with his own Kings jersey, too. The Kings weren't the only L.A. sports franchise on the trip, though; they were joined by the L.A. Galaxy, who also gave Obama his own jersey.

L.A. high school senior Jake Davidson's request for supermodel Kate Upton to be his date to his prom went viral, and Upton left the 17-year-old--and the public--hanging on her reply of "maybe."

Cancel the panic in Del Rey! The "suspicious item" found this morning on a Santa Monica Big Blue Bus wasn't so much suspicious as it was a total oversight kind of "oops."

The $1 million reward offered for the capture of former Los Angeles Police Department officer-turned-killer Christopher Dorner was the result of numerous individuals and organizations donating funds to the cause, however now some of those people and groups are withdrawing their contributions.

Folks, federal authorities really want you to understand that aiming laser pointers at aircraft in flight is not a game. Case in point a sentence just handed down to a 19-year-old North Hollywood man that finds the defendant heading to federal prison for 30 months for his crime.

Downtowners have long clamored for more and better grocery store options. How about a Whole Foods? If we are to believe the rumors, an outpost of the higher-end grocery chain could be headed to any one of many potential DTLA sites.

Winning: That's what a hamburger's all about, right? Specifically, In-N-Out's popular Double Double burger, which has just found itself on the top of the heap on a list of fast food burgers around the nation.

It's official: The 2014 and 2015 Oscars have a ceremony date, along with a slew of other dates for nominations and voting, and it seems the predictions were right when it comes to when the next awards will be handed out.

Peeps are sort of fetishist candy; kids like 'em, sure, but some grown ups really love 'em. If posing your Peeps as strippers, partiers, zombies, and whatnot, has lost its gloss this year, you may want to try your hand at making your own.

Another weekend, another round of closures on the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass to throw a wrench in your nighttime driving.

A suicide off a 101 Freeway overpass in Downtown Los Angeles early Friday morning led to a SigAlert and lane closures for several hours in the ensuing investigation, however few details about the victim and incident are known.