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Los Angeles Sparks' Nneka Ogwumike (30) dives for a loose ball with Chicago Sky's Jessica Breland during the first half of Game 1 of a WBNA basketball semifinal in Long Beach, Calif, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)

Sky look to come back after being dominated by Sparks

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ - Associated Press

California governor approves $250 million Olympics guarantee

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FILE - In this June 9, 2016 file photo, Tom Petty attends the 47th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Awards Gala in New York. Petty will be honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year next year days before the Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy announced Wednesday, Sept. 28, that Petty will receive the prestigious honor in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2017. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Tom Petty to be honored as MusiCares Person of the Year

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Martin Nolan, Executive Director of Julien's Auctions, holds a photograph of actress Marilyn Monroe at age 2 during an exhibition of Monroe's personal effects in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. Clothing, handwritten notes, and dozens of other personal items that the iconic actress left to a friend and mentor were in Beijing on Tuesday for a private viewing by Chinese collectors before being auctioned in Los Angeles in November. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Marilyn Monroe’s dresses, notes, checkbook seen before sale

By LOUISE WATT - Associated Press

NFL Today, Week 3

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USOC, LA 2024 reach deal on key marketing agreement

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

$50K reward offered in killing of Marine in Los Angeles

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Frally Hynes (left) and Rain Phoenix of Venus and The Moon. (Dave Kapp)

Venus and The Moon members on River Phoenix legacy and recording on four-track cassette

By Keith Valcourt — Special to The Washington Times

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Chris Brown released on bail; singer arrested after lengthy stand-off with police

By Derrik J. Lang and Amanda Lee Myers - Associated Press

Rebecca Ver Straten-McSparran

A film studies view: Let movies mirror life, even if the ending isn’t neat

By Rebecca Ver Straten-McSparran and Kristi Stone Hamrick

Aaron Paul accepts the award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for his work on “Breaking Bad” at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

‘Breaking Bad’ alum Aaron Paul stars in ‘Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV’

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Michel Richard, who moved to the D.C. area in the early 1990s is survived by his wife, Laurence Retourne, and five sons and a daughter. With the opening of Georgetown’s Citronelle in 1993, Mr. Richard took a city primarily known for fat-cat steak joints and power lunches and helped transform it into a dining destination. The French-born chef died Saturday at the age of 68 from complications of a stroke.

Michel Richard, D.C. chef, dies at 68

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

A U.S. Forest Service Hand crew looks for routes to aid in battling a wildfire near the Highway 138 and Interstate 15 in California, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. The fire forced the shutdown of a section of Interstate 15, the main highway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, leaving commuters stranded for hours. (James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP)

Monstrous California wildfire drives over 80,000 from homes

By Robert Jablon - Associated Press

Australia's delegation head Kitty Chiller, right, and boxer Daniel Lewis listen to questions during a press conference in the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 25, 2016. The head of the Australian delegation says that despite a delay of several days she expects her delegation to move into the athletes village on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

LA Mayor: Trump victory could turn off IOC voters to ‘24 bid

By STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

David Fishof with Gene Simmons of KISS and Lita Ford of The Runaways. (rockcamp.com)

Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp impresario David Fishof gets more stars to show up

By Keith Valcourt — Special to The Washington Times

Actor Tom Sizemore arrives at the premiere "The Expendables 3" in Los Angeles, Aug. 11, 2014. Police arrested Sizemore on suspicion of domestic violence Tuesday, July 19, 2016 after receiving a call around 8:15 a.m. about a fight involving the actor in downtown Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Tom Sizemore arrested on suspicion of domestic violence

By Anthony McCartney - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, a shell of what was once part of the facade of one of the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center rises above the rubble that remains after both towers were destroyed in New York. Whether they survived the attacks by fleeing the buildings, worked at the site after the attacks or simply lived near-by, people are still dealing with the emotion effects of the attacks 13 years later. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin, File)

9/11 report details Saudi Arabia funding of Muslim extremists in U.S.

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times