Supreme Court won’t hear American Indian girl’s custody case

In this March 21, 2016, file photo, Rusty Page carries, Lexi, while Summer Page, in the background, cries as members of family services, left, arrive to take Lexi away from her foster family in Santa Clarita, Calif. Family members said Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, they are disappointed that the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the case involving their former foster daughter, a girl with Native American ancestry who was ordered removed from their California home and reunited with relatives in Utah.

Smoke signalsLA wakes up to HOLLYWeeD sign to star the new…

Los Angeles residents awoke early Sunday to see that one thing, at least, looked different in the New Year: the Hollywood sign. Armed with four tarpaulins, a prankster had climbed Mount Lee under the cover of night to edit the iconic landmark, which was changed to "HOLLYWeeD" Security footage recorded at 3 a.m. Sunday showed a "lone individual"climbing up the mountain, scaling the sign's ladders and hanging tarpaulins over the O's to change them to E's, said Sgt.

Animation, sequels and superheroes propel box office record

This undated image released by Disney shows the character Dory, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, in a scene from the animated movie "Finding Dory." This movie about a forgetful fish, "Captain America: Civil War," and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," led the North American box office in 2016, which, with an estimated $11.2 billion in earnings to date, has become the highest grossing year of all time _ surpassing last year's $11.1 billion record.