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Academy Award-nominated producer Helen Estabrook has snapped up a Spanish-style estate in Los Feliz for $1.805 million.

YOSEMITE

Workshop

An REI expert will help you discover Yosemite National Park and share tips on making the most of your adventures

When, where: 7 p.m. April 24 at the REI store in Woodland Hills, 6220 Topanga Canyon Blvd.

Admission, info: Free. (818) 703-5300 APPALACHIAN TRAIL

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DANCE

Compiled by Matt Cooper

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater The company performs works including their signature piece, “Revelations.” Segerstrom Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Sun., 1 p.m. $29 and up. (714) 556-2787.

Cinderella Inland Pacific Ballet...

April 27

Adventures in Public School

Coming-of-age comedy about a formerly homeschooled teen's awkward entry to the mainstream. With Judy Greer, Daniel Doheny, Siobhan Williams. Written by Kyle Rideout, Josh Epstein. Directed by Kyle Rideout. NR.

Avengers: Infinity War

Iron Man, Thor, Captain America...

Camerata Pacifica Program includes the world premiere of Lera Auerbach’s 24 Preludes for Viola & Piano, plus Schubert’s Piano Trio. Museum of Ventura County, 100 E. Main St., Ventura. Sun., 3 p.m. $50, $56. (805) 884-8410.

Capsule reviews are by Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.), Charles McNulty (C.M.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.).

A suicide bomber struck a voter registration center in the Afghan capital Sunday, killing at least 48 people in an attack claimed by Islamic State.

A suicide bomber struck a voter registration center in the Afghan capital Sunday, killing at least 48 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

In the summer of 1879, an obscure Scottish author set out for California in pursuit of a married woman 10 years his senior. The three-week journey nearly killed him. And the shock and shame nearly killed his pious, Presbyterian parents in Edinburgh.

Blues and rock ’n’ roll. Flowers and kites. Art, film and food. You’ll find plenty of events for April 26-29.

A groundbreaking $25-million federal effort has studied the value of sequencing babies' entire DNA, known as their genome. Tests show this can help some very sick newborns, but it also raises complex questions.

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Property values are soaring to stratospheric levels. The tech-fueled economy is booming. But the Bay Area has stalled on seismic safety effort. Some fear officials are losing a golden moment with so many flush with so much money.

Dear Liz: I am confused about “safe withdrawal rates” from retirement accounts. I’ve read that withdrawing 4% of savings each year is the gold standard that financial planners utilize to ensure that life savings are preserved in retirement.

In regard to “Mingle With Millenniums,” by Alice Short, April 8: I was in Malta in October, and there are a couple of things that should have been mentioned.

Within minutes of North Korea’s announcement that it was suspending nuclear and missile tests and closing a test site, President Trump proclaimed a victory of sorts.

The attorney for Chevron Oil was attempting a classic bit of courtroom performance: Offer a stunning admission — then make a protest of innocence.

I have spent many anguished hours pondering how it is that a man of such low character and dubious qualifications occupies the Oval Office. I’ve spent even longer trying to understand his presidency. I’ve pored over polls and research papers, absorbed an ocean of think pieces. None has solved the...

As is common throughout the South, the lawn at the Clarke County Courthouse in Mississippi, is peppered with monuments. A granite marker lists the Ten Commandments, and a veterans memorial honors residents who fell in foreign wars. A Confederate soldier tops another granite monument installed over...

To the editor: I remain of the belief that Elon Musk is one of the greatest innovators of the modern era.

To the editor: Although I agree that it’s generally accurate to put the words “insurer” and “insanity” together, the case for hyaluronic acid injection in patients with osteoarthritis is not a good illustration of this madness. (“The insanity of covering a $50,000 knee operation but not a relatively...

To the editor: John B. Calhoun, an ethologist, conducted research on the effects of population density in his 1968 experiment, the “mouse universe.” He created a habitat for mice where the only restriction was space.

Collaborating with the CIA ushered in an era of impunity for Thai security forces that adopted the agency's torture methods, according to human rights groups.

To the editor: Your print headline, “Online buyers must pay taxes,” should have read, “Online sellers must pay taxes.” (“Make online retailers collect taxes,” editorial, April 19)

The son of a top aide to former dictator Alfredo Stroessner is expected to be elected president of this South American nation as Paraguayans go to the polls Sunday.