los angeles times

The waitress who's credited with introducing nachos to Los Angeles has died. Carmen Rocha started working at El Cholo Mexican restaurant in 1959.

And she brought with her from Texas a special treat: tortilla wedges, shredded cheddar cheese and slices of jalapeno pepper.

One cookbook writer told the Los Angeles Times, "If they were called 'Carmens,' not nachos, her name would be remembered forever."

California is running out of cash. The Los Angeles Times reports that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson informing him that the state might need to borrow $7 billion to keep operating.

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An Australian company is bringing its Gold Class luxury cinemas to the U.S. The Los Angeles Times reports that the plan is to make movies even more of an escape.

Tickets cost $35, but customers get smaller crowds, plush seats and tables, and waiters offering lobster spring rolls, creme brulee, chardonnay and pinot noir.

A U.S. scientist suspected in the 2001 anthrax attacks has died in an apparent suicide. The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that Bruce Ivins took an overdose of pain medication hours before he was to be indicted.

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Two top Tribune Co. officials have stepped down. Chicago Tribune editor Ann Marie Lipinski and Los Angeles Times publisher David Hiller have both resigned as Tribune cuts staff and shrinks its papers nationwide to save money.

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Morning Edition and Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan reviews the new movie, The Incredible Hulk.

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Morning Edition and Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan reviews The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, the second installment of the fantasy series by C.S.

Lewis to be adapted into a film.

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Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan explains that he's actually looking forward to summer movies this year, including the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight.

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