Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of โChinatown,โ dies at 89
Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Shampoo," "The Last Detail" and other films whose script for "Chinatown" became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died.
Fred Roos, โGodfather Part IIโ producer and longtime Coppola collaborator, dies at 89
Fred Roos, the Oscar-winning producer of โThe Godfather Part IIโ who helped launch the careers of numerous superstars from Jack Nicholson to Tom Cruise, has died.
Bo Goldman, Oscar-winning screenwriter of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', dies at 90
Bo Goldman, who penned the Oscar-winning scripts to โOne Flew Over the Cuckooโs Nestโ and โMelvin and Howardโ and whose textured, empathy-rich screenplays made him one of Hollywoodโs finest writers, has died.
Jack Nicholson returns to courtside for Lakers' playoff game
Los Angeles Lakers superfan Jack Nicholson was back at courtside Friday night when his team hosted the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series.
Timeline of Roman Polanski's 45-year-old teen sex abuse case
The release of a transcript of previously sealed testimony in Roman Polanski's long-running sex abuse case in Los Angeles is the latest development in a legal saga that has spanned 45 years.
Prosecutor: Judge reneged on promise in Polanski abuse case
A retired Los Angeles prosecutor has said a judge privately told lawyers he would renege on a promise and imprison Roman Polanski for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in 1977.
![EXPLAINER: Courtroom technology on display in Chauvin trial](https://www.ksat.com/resizer/wPgFkCQZKWh3wXoIHotIUaHKGdA=/1600x952/smart/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/EM3ICE55PZCPNCWGVH7QN44YGQ.jpg)
EXPLAINER: Courtroom technology on display in Chauvin trial
The foundation of the case against the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd is a mountain of video evidence, but presenting that to jurors isnโt as easy as pushing play.
![Former Trump casino where stars played goes out with a bang](https://www.ksat.com/resizer/A2HzIit79NKN9iuPteVQ3PY2ntY=/1600x1066/smart/filters:format(jpeg):strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/76K5TGCHBVCGZIKFPQJOEQ74K4.jpg)
Former Trump casino where stars played goes out with a bang
The former Trump Plaza casino was imploded after falling into such disrepair that chunks of the building began peeling off and crashing to the ground. โI got chills,โ Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said. AdOpened in 1984, when Trump was a real estate developer in his pre-politics days, Trump Plaza was for a time the most successful casino in Atlantic City. AdBut things began to sour for Trump Plaza when Donald Trump opened the nearby Trump Taj Mahal in 1990, with crushing debt loads that led the company to pour most of its resources โ and cash โ into the shiny new hotel and casino. Trump Plaza was the last of four Atlantic City casinos to close in 2014, victims of an oversaturated casino market both in the New Jersey city and in the larger northeast.