The latest addition to Universal Studios' backlot tour makes passengers feel like they've driven onto the set of a Fast and Furious film.

Megan Singleton uncovers five of the best places to eat in LA, from chic celebrity hot spots to gourmet burgers and $1 tacos.

Surgeons have found and removed an embryonic twin, complete with hair, bone and teeth, from deep in the brain of a PhD computer science student.

A famous local mountain lion who crawled under a Los Angeles home on Tuesday stayed put, despite humans' best efforts to get him out.

The autopsy report for an unarmed black man who was killed by Los Angeles police officers shows he was shot in the back at close range.

It is a quarter of a century since Straight Outta Compton, the seminal gangsta rap album, made a 25 sq km area of Los Angeles synonymous with gang violence and murder.

Who wouldn't want to spend hours in a room with Brad Pitt? Apparently, not members of the Los Angeles Criminal Court.

Got a spare few hours before flying out of LAX? Try this hub of food and fun, writes Jesse Mulligan.

Josh Burgess checks into a 'bohemian chic' studio apartment in Hollywood.

Police say they followed proper protocol when they demanded ID from an actress while investigating an emergency call alleging lewd conduct.

Django Unchained actress Daniele Watts says she was 'handcuffed' and detained by police in LA, after she kissed her white husband in public.

Danielle McGrane has some tips to help with starlet spotting in Hollywood.

Former John McGlashan College pupil Jonny Dyas is settling back into Dunedin life after mixing with some of the biggest names in the music business.

Put a serious dent in your wallet at one of these top shopping haunts.

Leena Tailor gets on her bike and works up a taste for Santa Monica fare.

Herbalife shares fell the most in three months after billionaire Bill Ackman vowed to show Enron-like fraud at the seller of supplements and weight-loss shakes.

‘Handsome felon’ Jeremy Meeks has been taken on by a Hollywood talent agent.

For the first time since the US housing crash, new condos are sprouting in Boston, Seattle and LA as developers bet on the return of the riskiest type of residential real estate.

A Cold War-era U-2 spy plane was the cause of a major collapse in air traffic control systems in California which delayed hundreds of flights.

A young man armed with an assault rifle and carrying anti-government material opened fire yesterday at Los Angeles International Airport, killing one person before being chased and shot.

A Kiwi barricaded himself and other terrified passengers into a secure luggage area after a gunman opened fire metres away at Los Angeles Airport yesterday.

Hollywood is the city of dreams and nightmares for many a wannabe actor seeking fame and fortune.

Disney fans are flocking to the amusement park in droves following its five-year, US$1.4 billion upgrade.

Real life Bling Ring victim Rachel Bilson has spoken out against Sofia Coppola's new film.

The Pacific Coast sand stretches 5.6km between Venice Beach and Malibu and the well-heeled town of Santa Monica sits in the middle facing the best sunsets in California, writes Megan Singleton.