It may seem an unlikely way to describe pottery, but Jonathan Adler's handicraft seems to be having a lot of fun.  

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LOS ANGELES -- Grammy-winning R&B singer Toni Braxton told fans via Twitter today that she is hospitalized ``for minor issues related to lupus'' but expects to be home soon.  

It's the most wonderful time of the year to make memories by going to performances of seasonal ballet, concerts and plays. Here is a partial list of area Christmas theme and other holiday events.  

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Tim Seward heads out of his humble Burbank home, yelling back to his mom, who has just settled into a chair in their family room.  

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CAIRO—Egypt postponed early voting on a contentious draft constitution, and aides to President Mohammed Morsi floated the possibility of canceling the whole referendum in the first signs Friday that the Islamic leader is finally yielding to days of protests and deadly street clashes. 

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News of Newhall seniors protesting the removal of a Christmas tree from their community room this week because, they said they were told, it was a religious symbol prompted a national outcry -- a collective bah humbug from Christmas defenders.  

USC quarterback Cody Kessler made a new friend last month in 12-year-old Nathan Garcia, a boy from his hometown of Bakersfield.  

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IBM is making changes to its employee benefits that may cause other large corporations to follow suit. 

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday decided to take on California's ban on same-sex marriages. Find out all you need to know about what this might mean Monday afternoon in a live chat here with a legal expert and opinion editors.