Southern California Continues Battle Against Nature, As Flooding Closes Major Freeway

Prince Harry's wife made a statement in Los Angeles recently wearing an understated, yet expensive, outfit, and some experts say that Meghan Markle's curated closet is not earning her fans in comparison to Kate Middleton's more sustainable wardrobe. The Duchess of Sussex stepped out for lunch at the trendy vegan eatery Gracias Madre wearing one of her signature monochrome ensembles.The all-black outfit, which included a Max Mara cashmere coat, Valentino mules, a Chanel purse and Princess Diana's Cartier watch, looked simple and sleek, but set Markle back more than $11,000.  The former "Suits" star's penchant for expensive fashion is a drastic turn from Middleton's take on what-to-wear when stepping out of Buckingham Palace.

A Punjabi and Bollywood actor is recovering from multiple stab wounds today after a man wielding a hatchet and knife attacked him outside a gym about an hour southeast of Los Angeles.

EXCLUSIVE: Once Upon A Time alumna Rebecca Mader is set for a key recurring role on CBS’ drama series Fire Country. Additionally, Kanoa Goo (The Rookie) has been cast in the series starring Max Thieriot.

EXCLUSIVE: Once Upon A Time alumna Rebecca Mader is set for a key recurring role in the upcoming second season of CBS’ drama series Fire Country. Additionally, Kanoa Goo (The Rookie) has been cast in the series starring Max Thieriot.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The Walt Disney Co. is once again leaning heavily into synergy across its divisions as it aims to bolster awareness and tune-in for Sunday night’s 95thOscars. That includes pop-up events at Disney parks and resorts; special program marathons on Disney-owned networks including FX, Freeform and Nat Geo; and Oscar-branded programming on ESPN, ABC News and ABC-owned stations. That includes everything from an Oscars-themed chocolate brownie milkshake at the Disney California Adventure eatery known as “Schmoozies,” to a binge of “The Simpsons” episodes featuring Oscar-winning guest stars, Hollywood and movie homages and more on FXX.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s daughter, Lilibet Diana, was christened in an intimate ceremony in Montecito, California, where the family resides. The celebration for the 21-month-old, which was confirmed on Wednesday.

A little one’s big milestone! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle held a christening for their daughter, Lilibet, in California.

star Ben Savage announced to represent California’s District 30 in Congress.“Together, we can do better,” wrote Savage announcing his campaign. “I’m running for Congress because it’s time to restore faith in government by offering reasonable, innovative, and compassionate solutions to our country’s most pressing issues.”The younger brother of The Wonder Years star Fred Savage, Ben Savage followed in his brother’s footsteps into child acting, making his film debut in his elder brother’s movie Little Monsters in 1989.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter, Princess Lilibet Diana, has been christened at the Sussexes' home in California, a spokesperson for the couple has announced.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s 1-year-old daughter Lilibet has been christened, but the royals reportedly weren’t in attendance.

Californians in 44 counties who owes taxes to the federal or state government are getting good news: the deadline for filing returns as been pushed to October.

Ghostface, the antagonist of the Scream movies, on Monday morning. The seemingly random appearance of the cosplayer dressed as a fictional murderer caused some to panic, and the police were called.The horror cosplayer was reported as standing at 1st Street East and East Napa Street, which put them right next to the busy Sonoma Plaza.

main roads accessing the town closed since Friday.A spokesperson for the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services said National Guard personnel left Fresno early Thursday morning, expected to arrive midday to San Bernardino County.California Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency in 13 California counties after back-to-back, record-breaking winter storms swept through the state.The weather caused power outages and closed off state roads in the affected areas of Amador, Kern, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, San Bernandino, San Luis Obispo, Santa barbara, Sierra, Sonoma and Tulare.Newsom’s proclamation also cites damaging winds, historic precipitation, snowfall in areas unaccustomed to snow, evacuations and stranded residents.The State Operations Center and the Cal OES have been tasked with response efforts, sending personnel to aid in distributing resources and rescuing those snowed into their homes, especially in San Bernandino County.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer California has tried using carrots to encourage film and TV productions to hire a diverse workforce. Now, for the first time, it’s getting out the sticks. Under a proposal from the governor’s office, productions that fail to meet their diversity goals will lose 4% of their tax credit allocation. The provision is part of a five-year extension of the state’s $330 million tax credit. Productions that receive the credit will be required to submit a diversity “workplan,” under which they must commit to hire a crew that is “broadly reflective” of the state’s demographics.

The Masked Singer is back for season nine!

It was not Elsa from Frozen making it snow at the Disneyland Resort today, it was a winter storm that has continued to hit California that made the theme park guests get a chilly surprise from the sky.

Kelis is sharing her gratitude after a close call on an icy road.

After very close to three years and more than 100,000 deaths related to Covid, the nation’s largest state ends its State of Emergency related to the pandemic at 11:59 p.m. tonight.

Rolling Loud Festival is dropping into Inglewood, CA’s The Lot at Hollywood Park for three huge, rap-packed days featuring some of the genre’s biggest names like Playboi Carti, Travis Scott and Future.They’ll be joined by fellow headliners like Kodak Black, Trippie Redd, Lil Uzi Vert, 2 Chainz and Lil Baby who are all set to spit over the course of the weekend as well.That’s not all though.Legends like Lil Wayne AND Soulja Boy will be there, too.To be honest, we’re just getting started — over 100 major acts are booked over the course of the three-day extravaganza.We haven’t even mentioned City Girls, Tyga, Don Toliver, Ski Mask The Slump God and Fivio Foreign are also on the bill.And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.Make sure to act fast though.Last-minute tickets are available but just for a short time.While we couldn’t find single-day passes, three-day passes can still be scooped up for $285 before fees on Vivid Seats.All prices were found at the time of publication and are subject to fluctuation.As mentioned earlier, over 100 hip-hop acts are set to perform over the course of the long weekend.Rather than list them all, we recommend you check out Rolling Loud’s expansive poster below.A post shared by Rolling Loud (@rollingloud)After hip-hop Christmas comes a season that doesn’t stop giving.Here are just five of the biggest hip-hop tours you won’t want to miss over the next few months.• Wu-Tang Clan with Nas• Lil Wayne• Legendz of the Streetz with Rick Ross• A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie• FutureWant to see who else is on the road? Check out our list of the 52 biggest concert tours here.

Kelis is thanking her lucky stars that everything turned out OK after an ill-fated snow run. And to her credit, she looked great while doing it!