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California
Known for both her vivid picture-making and her abundant heart, Anne Cusack Derk held her own among a remarkable cadre of photojournalists in Chicago and then Los Angeles.
Oct. 6, 2023
Obituaries
Cusack, who had Down syndrome, as a youth helped inspire the Special Olympics movement and won multiple medals at the athletic event over years.
Dec. 22, 2020
Music
Sinéad O’Connor’s death certificate reveals details about the end of the Irish singer-songwriter’s life. O’Connor, later known as Shuhada’ Sadaqat, was 56.
July 29, 2024
Movies
‘Cradle of Champions’The Olympics get more national TV exposure, but since their debut in the 1920s, regional Golden Gloves tournaments have been the traditional proving ground for U.S. amateur boxers — whether they’re on their way to becoming professionals, or just hanging out in gyms to stay off the streets.
March 13, 2019
Entertainment & Arts
May 16, 2016
The swift and efficient wilderness thriller “Blood Money,” directed by Lucky McKee and written by Jared Butler and Lars Norberg, stars Ellar Coltrane (“Boyhood”) as a well-meaning young man caught in a love triangle with Willa Fitzgerald and Jacob Artist, that becomes a violent power struggle when the trio happen upon a stash of cash while on a white-water rafting trip.
Oct. 12, 2017
The World War II spy thriller “Shanghai,” which initially played in China in 2010, is just now getting a U.S. release, but cries of a lost masterpiece are unlikely.
Oct. 1, 2015
It was sheer embarrassment as much as anything that brought Nigel Grainge and Sinead O’Connor together.
June 12, 2017
The Broadway star Carmen Cusack arrives at the Silver Lake Reservoir dressed for a midday walk in shorts, sneakers, a hat and sunglasses.
Real Estate
Veteran actor John Cusack, who will begin shooting the chase thriller “Misfortune” next week, has wrapped up some business away from the set, selling his home in Malibu for $10.3 million.
Sept. 26, 2016