PARIS — 

French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro, who was known for his use of vibrant color, mixed prints and elegant draping, has died at the age of 86.

Ungaro’s death was confirmed Sunday by the eponymous Paris fashion house he founded in 1965, which said in an Instagram post that he “will remain in our memories as the Master of sensuality, colors and flamboyance.”

The designer died Saturday in Paris, according to French media.

Born in the southern French city of Aix-en-Provence in 1933, Ungaro learned to sew from his father, an Italian tailor.

When he was 23 years old, he moved to Paris. Two years later, he started working as an assistant to Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga. Ungaro then worked for a couple of years for the Courrèges house before creating his own company.

For decades, Ungaro clothed celebrities and actresses, including Jacqueline Kennedy, Gena Rowlands and Catherine Deneuve.

In 1996, he sold his house to the Italian group Ferragamo. He continued to create collections until retiring in 2004.

He is survived by his wife and their daughter.

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CHICAGO  — 

One person has been charged in connection with a shooting early Sunday at a house party that left 13 people wounded, four of them critically, Chicago police said.

The shooting stemmed from a dispute at the party, Chief of Patrol Fred Waller said at a news conference. He said shots were first fired just after 12:30 a.m. The party was being held in honor of someone who was killed in April.

Chicago police announced Sunday evening that Marciano White, 37, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. White was arrested a short distance from where the party was being held, authorities said.

The victims, ages 16 to 48, suffered “different and various gunshot wounds to their bodies.”

“It looked like they were just shooting randomly at people as they exited the party,” Waller said.

Waller did not provide details on the person who was being memorialized. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who visited victims Sunday, said the party was celebrating the birthday of a person who had been killed.

Waller described three shooting scenes at the residential location in the city’s Englewood neighborhood, a predominantly low-income stretch of the city roughly 10 miles southwest of downtown that has a high crime rate. The shooting started inside, then more shots were fired as people began spilling out of the house. Shots were also fired at a third place nearby, Waller said.

He described the shooting as an “isolated incident.”

The shooting comes as the city has been on the verge of closing out 2019 with a sizable reduction in shootings and homicides for the third straight year. Through roughly mid-December, about 475 people were killed, compared with 549 in 2018, which is a 14% drop. In 2016, the number of homicides was roughly 750, according to Chicago police data.

The declines happened citywide, including in historically high-crime areas. Still, Chicago has more violent crime than New York and Los Angeles. Both cities had about 1,800 shooting victims combined, while Chicago has had about 2,500 this year, according to the Chicago Tribune, which tracks shootings.

Police have credited Chicago’s drop in crime to the use of technology used to predict where shootings might occur, while experts also credit anti-violence programs that offer jobs and gang conflict mediation.

Lightfoot, who met with victims at the University of Chicago Hospital, urged those with information about the shooting to come forward, even if they want to do so anonymously.

“It’s a terrible tragedy and frankly an incredible act of cowardice,” she told reporters. “People in that house know what happened and we’ve urged them to overcome their fears and come forward with information.”

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KABUL, Afghanistan — 

An American service member was killed in combat Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said, without providing further details, while the Taliban claimed they were behind a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province that killed the U.S. soldier.

The latest fatality brings the number of U.S. deaths in Afghanistan this year to 20. There have also been three noncombat deaths in 2019. More than 2,400 Americans have died in the nearly 18-year conflict.

The Taliban now control or hold sway over practically half of Afghanistan but continue to stage near-daily attacks targeting Afghan and U.S. forces, as well as government officials — even as they hold peace talks with a U.S. envoy tasked with negotiating an end to what has become America’s longest war. Scores of Afghan civilians are also killed in the crossfire or by roadside bombs planted by militants.

Monday’s U.S. military statement did not identify the U.S. soldier or say where in Afghanistan the service member was killed. It said that in accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy, names of service members killed in action are withheld for 24 hours or until the notification of the family is completed.

Last month, two U.S. service members were killed in Afghanistan when their helicopter crashed in eastern Logar province. The Taliban also claimed responsibility for that crash, saying they had downed the helicopter, causing many fatalities. The U.S. military dismissed the Taliban claim as false.

Shortly after the U.S. military statement on Monday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted that the U.S. soldier was killed in the Chardara district in northern Kunduz province where U.S. and Afghan forces were carrying out a joint raid. Mujahid said the insurgents had planted a roadside bomb that killed the service member.

The U.S. military did not immediately respond to the Taliban claim.

The Taliban have a strong presence in Kunduz province and are completely in control of several of the province’s districts. The provincial capital, the city of Kunduz, briefly fell to the Taliban in 2015, before the insurgents withdrew in the face of a NATO-backed Afghan offensive. The city is a strategic crossroads with easy access to much of northern Afghanistan as well as the country’s capital, Kabul, about 200 miles away.

The following year, 2016, the Taliban pushed back into the city center, briefly raising their flag before gradually being driven out again. In August they launched another attempt to overrun the city but were repelled.

Washington’s peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has been trying to hammer out a peace agreement with the Taliban for over a year. The U.S. wants the deal to include a promise from the Taliban that Afghanistan would not used as a base by any terrorist group.

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Earlier this month, Khalilzad met with Taliban representatives in Qatar, where the insurgents maintain a political office, as the talks between the two sides resumed after a three-month halt by President Trump following a particularly deadly wave of Taliban attacks, including a Kabul suicide bombing that killed an American soldier.

The Qatar meeting focused on getting a Taliban promise to reduce violence, with a permanent cease-fire being the eventual goal.

Khalilzad is trying to lay the groundwork for negotiations between Afghans on both sides of the protracted conflict but the Taliban refuse to talk directly with the Kabul government.

SEOUL — 

A new satellite image of a factory where North Korea makes military equipment used to launch long-range missiles shows the construction of a new structure.

The release of several images from Planet Labs comes amid concern that North Korea could launch a rocket or missile as it seeks concessions in stalled nuclear negotiations with the United States.

North Korea has warned that what “Christmas gift” it gives the U.S. depends on what action Washington takes.

One of the new satellite images taken Thursday shows the March 16 Factory near Pyongyang, where North Korea manufactures trucks used as mobile launchers for its long-range missiles.

Jeffrey Lewis, director of the East Asia nonproliferation program at the Middlebury Institute, tweeted that the construction appeared to be an expansion of the factory.

Nuclear talks between Washington and Pyongyang have been stalled since a February summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un fell apart.

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Earlier this month, North Korea carried out two major tests at its long-range rocket launch and missile engine testing site in the country’s northwest.

The other images released by Planet Labs show that site before and after the Dec. 7 test.

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Evangelicals at a Trump Crossroads

President Trump has long touted his support among evangelical Christians. So when Mark Galli, editor of the evangelical magazine Christianity Today, wrote a scathing editorial last week calling for Trump’s removal from office on moral grounds, it got quite a bit of attention.

The editorial not only drew some harsh tweets from the president but also set off a furor among conservatives. And as seen at congregations across Southern California, it appeared to do little to persuade. In some cases, it offered an occasion to solidify support for the 45th president.

“All of us are human, and none of us are without sin,” said one parishioner.

Galli, who grew up in Northern California and has called Trump’s leadership and morality into question in the past, says he doesn’t think he will change minds. But he says he considers it his duty to the say “most truthful and honest thing” he can.

Squaring Off in the Senate

In the aftermath of last week’s impeachment of Trump, new evidence has emerged as the standoff over sending the House’s articles of impeachment to the Senate devolves into a war of words during the holiday break.

Documents obtained Friday by the nonprofit Center for Public Integrity indicate that the White House ordered congressionally mandated Ukraine aid frozen less than two hours after Trump’s July 25 phone conversation with Ukraine’s president.

Still, many questions remain about Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, and a trial in the Senate seems unlikely to shed more light.

A senior White House official and leading Senate Republicans said Democrats won’t succeed in their efforts to force the Senate to summon witnesses in the impeachment trial. Democrats responded by asking why, if Trump were innocent, he would block the testimony of top aides with direct knowledge of his actions.

More Politics

— Trump signed two behemoth spending packages totaling $1.4 trillion on Friday night, preventing another year-end government shutdown with an hour and a half to spare.

— With the Democratic presidential nomination still very much up for grabs, candidates sprinted from the year’s final presidential debate in Los Angeles to Iowa over the weekend, hoping to get a jump on a frenetic month of campaigning ahead of the state’s Feb. 3 caucuses.

— How the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is being remade under Trump.

The Disappearing Middle at the Box Office

When it comes to Hollywood movie box office, the difference between the haves and have-nots is growing — and the middle is getting squeezed out.

This year, the total haul is expected to reach $11.4 billion in the U.S. and Canada, down 4% from last year’s record levels. Behind that number are a handful of blockbusters (such as “Avengers: Endgame” and this weekend’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”) and some historic flops (ahem, “Cats”). Most worrisome to film industry types is that mid-level films, which used to keep theaters humming year-round, are falling by the wayside.

Masa Nostalgia

Tamale season is here. Some people make their own; others stand in long lines to buy the perfect batch. Then there are those who head to the supermarket freezer case for a taste of their youth: the XLNT tamale. At 125 years old, XLNT is the oldest continuously operating Mexican food brand in the United States, and one of the oldest companies in Southern California. Though its unassuming tamales may seem passé, they are seeing an upswing in sales driven by California expats.

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OUR MUST-READS FROM THE WEEKEND

— More than 100 California boats were exempted from strict U.S. Coast Guard rules adopted more than two decades ago to improve passenger safety during emergencies, according to a Times data analysis. One of those was the Conception, on which 34 people died in a Labor Day fire.

— Vandalism at Nessah Synagogue in Beverly Hills, one of the country’s most prominent Iranian synagogues, has stunned congregants who said they never thought the anti-Semitic graffiti and intolerance they saw happening at other temples and schools would reach their doorstep.

— How Salt Lake City is using police and shelters to fight homelessness.

— Grades versus SAT scores: Which are a better predictor of college success?

— “I ghosted him before he could ghost me. Why is dating such a power struggle?”

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With the holidays upon us, here’s a reminder: Don’t drink and drive. It was just as true on this date in 1958, when the traffic checkpoint in East Los Angeles pictured below took place, as it is now.

CALIFORNIA

— Estimates show population growth in the state is at its slowest since 1900, as residents leave and the pace of immigration decelerates. Also a factor: lower birth rates.

— A state audit says emergency officials are overlooking the most vulnerable people, including those with disabilities, when they make preparations for wildfires, floods and other disasters.

— New phone transcripts provide a detailed look at how William “Rick” Singer, the admitted mastermind of the college admissions scandal, conspired with others.

— With storms rolling in this week, Southern California is in for a rainy Christmas.

HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTS

— A major scene in Netflix’s “The Two Popes” was set in the Sistine Chapel, but almost no filming is allowed there. What to do? The production built a replica of the interior that was even a couple of inches bigger than the original.

— For the first time in some 35 years, Eddie Murphy returned to host “Saturday Night Live” and performed some of the recurring characters from his glory days.

— “Cats” may be a wreck as a move and a joke as a musical, but theater critic Charles McNulty explains why we will always have it.

— The mysterious street artist known as Banksy has displayed a politically charged Nativity scene in Bethlehem, the town revered as Jesus’ birthplace, just in time for the busy Christmas season.

NATION-WORLD

— A court in Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

— Border Patrol agents say human smugglers are exploiting the Tijuana River Valley culvert system meant to drain raw sewage at the U.S.-Mexico border, putting agents, emergency responders and migrants at risk for drowning and exposure to highly toxic substances.

— Police say a shooting at a house party in Chicago held in honor of someone who was killed in April left 13 people wounded, four of them critically.

— The death toll from a volcanic eruption in New Zealand this month has risen to 19 after authorities said another person has died at an Auckland hospital.

— It took a blaze that nearly destroyed Notre Dame de Paris to expose a gap in global safety regulations for lead.

BUSINESS

— Boeing has landed its Starliner crew capsule in the New Mexico desert after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that threatened to derail the company’s effort to launch astronauts for NASA next year.

— How Sacramento shifted billions of dollars in future wildfire costs away from utilities and to consumers.

SPORTS

— With LeBron James injured, the Lakers fell to the Denver Nuggets for their third consecutive loss.

— As the Rams’ season nears an end, veteran leader Eric Weddle is getting emotional thinking of retirement.

OPINION

— The Times’ editorial board says “ghost guns” need to be brought out of the shadows.

— Frank Shyong: “What I learned in my first year as an L.A. Times columnist.”

— Cities in the U.S. are overrun with feral cats. Magical thinking isn’t the solution.

WHAT OUR EDITORS ARE READING

— Former Trump national security advisor John Bolton has suggested the Trump administration is bluffing about stopping North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. (Axios)

— Strip mining the ocean floor is about to begin in earnest, and the consequences are hard to even imagine. (The Atlantic)

— What does the end of San Francisco’s long-running musical revue “Beach Blanket Babylon” tell us about the times we live in? (San Francisco Chronicle)

ONLY IN L.A.

If you want to be transported to the Georgian sunset against which Scarlett O’Hara vowed never to be hungry again, the island beaches of “South Pacific,” the view of the Danube from the Von Trapp family’s terrace in “The Sound of Music” or Mt. Rushmore in “North by Northwest,” look no further than an unassuming warehouse in Valencia. That’s where dozens of painted backdrops used in movies are kept as part of a project to save irreplaceable pieces of Hollywood history from the trash heap.

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Neil McGowan’s play “Disposable Necessities,” having its premiere at Rogue Machine in Venice, is part sci-fi yarn, part comic farce and part timely social commentary. It’s hard to pin down its style, but one thing is certain: McGowan’s rich imagination challenges our expectations at every twist of its deliciously disturbing plot.

The action is set in the not-so-distant future, when the privileged of society become essentially immortal, able to download their identities into new “modules” — bodies of the recently deceased. Those enormously expensive bodies aren’t available to the have-nots, who must content themselves with providing carcasses for the affluent. Gender fluidity has taken on a whole new meaning in this brave new order, with people swapping sexes according to what is available. Youth and beauty, as always, drive the marketplace.

Once celebrated author Daniel (Darrett Sanders) is now a has-been supported by his wife, Al, nee Alice (Billy Flynn), who opted for a male module to advance her stalled career. (It worked.) Daniel got a new module way back when, but he’s clearly showing his age, so Al is nagging him to re-up and get a shiny new self. Their son, Chadwick (Jefferson Reid), went African American this time around — a cultural appropriation made all the more hilarious by Chadwick’s clueless attempts to adapt.

When Daniel’s old friend Phillip (Claire Blackwelder) arrives in the body of a nubile young woman, the sexual politics among the characters grow ever more complex and comical. Despite Al’s hectoring, however, Daniel is resistant to change, as is his estranged daughter Dee (Ann Noble), who has a particularly pressing reason for wanting to get out of her old body, pronto.

David Mauer’s scenic design has the right touch of the high-tech without veering into parody, as do Christine Cover Ferro’s shrewdly updated costumes. Matt Richter’s lighting, Christopher Moscatiello’s sound and Michelle Hanzelova’s projections all lend to the subtly futuristic ambience.

Director Guillermo Cienfuegos and a lively cast tear into their material with brio. As women play men, and vice versa, the actors could be accused of occasionally slipping into caricature, but what matter? They serve the piece’s comic rhythms and nail down the laughs — or, conversely, the pathos. Just don’t lay bets on where the story ends up. You’ll lose.

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Ferrari has rewarded Charles Leclerc’s efforts during his maiden season with the Scuderia by offering the Monegasque a new five-year deal.

Leclerc’s seat at the House of Maranello should therefore be secure until at least the end of the 2024 season, leaving F1 with a clear indication of Ferrari’s faith in its young charger. He is the team’s future and therefore perhaps the Scuderia’s de facto number 1 driver.

And since good news never comes alone, Italy’s Corriere dello Sport is reporting that Leclerc’s annual retainer will rise to €9 million euros from next season!

In only his second season of F1, Leclerc secured two victories with the Scuderia, winning in Belgium and clinching an emotional triumph in Ferrari’s home race at Monza.

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But the 22-year-old also left his scorching marks on Saturdays, snatching seven pole positions over the course of the season, the most for any driver in 2019.

“I am very happy to be staying on with Scuderia Ferrari,” said an ecstatic Leclerc.

“This past season, driving for the most illustrious team in Formula 1 has been a dream year for me.

“I cannot wait to enjoy an even deeper relationship with the team after what has been an intense and exciting 2019.

“I’m keen to see what the future holds and I can’t wait to get going again next season.”

Team boss Mattia Binotto added: “With each passing race this year, our wish to extend our contract with Charles became ever more self-evident and the decision means he will now be with us for the next five seasons.

“It demonstrates that Charles and the Scuderia have a firm future together.

“Charles has been part of our family since 2016 and we are more than proud of the results we are achieving with our Academy.

“We are therefore very pleased to be able to announce that he will be with us for many years to come and I’m sure that together, we will write many new pages in the history of the Prancing Horse.”

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Sunday’s clash in London was marred by claims Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger was abused by fans, prompting the PFA to demand an enquiry

The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has called for the UK government to investigate racism in football and take “immediate and urgent action” to tackle the issue.

Sunday’s clash between Tottenham and Chelsea was marred by claims that defender Antonio Rudiger was the subject of racist abuse from the home fans, which prompted three tannoy announcements warning the crowd to desist.

Tottenham promised to investigate the allegations, while manager Jose Mourinho was left disappointed by the latest incident of racism in English football.

Meanwhile, pundit and former England defender Gary Neville suggested that racism is evident in British politics and said the Premier League is has been hiding from the issue.

And the PFA has spoken out following the alleged abuse directed at Rudiger, saying it must be stamped out of society and football.

“Racism has no place in football or society,” a statement read.

“It is deeply disappointing that some fans continue to display vulgar racist gestures and chants from the stands.

“It has become clear that football players are on the receiving end of the blatant racism that is currently rife in the UK, but they are not alone.

“The PFA stands beside every player who faces discrimination.

“We will continue to fight on their behalf to combat this issue for good.

“Football is part of the fabric of British society.

“With the huge global audience that English football attracts, we have a responsibility to lead the way with a zero-tolerance policy.

“Racist abuse in football is not just an issue for black and ethnic minority players, it is an issue for everyone who loves the game.

“Whilst the protocols in place ensured stadium announcements were executed today, we need to ensure the perpetrators are identified and dealt with according to the law.

“We believe that the time has come for all governing bodies to unite collectively to end this abuse.

“The PFA calls for a government enquiry into racism and the rise in hate crime within football and immediate and urgent action from an All-Party Group at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to address this urgent issue.”

The Football Association says it will work with officials to investigate and respond to the incident during Sunday’s clash.

“We are aware of the incident in the match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea,” a statement read.

“We are working with the match officials, the clubs and the relevant authorities to fully establish the facts and take the appropriate steps.”

Depuis la mort de Johnny Hallyday, Nathalie Baye est un soutien indéfectible pour Laura Smet qui s’est lancée dans une bataille judiciaire pour contester l’héritage de son père.

Véritable mère-louve, Nathalie Baye se montre très protectrice à l’égard de Laura Smet. Actrice pourtant très discrète, elle n’a pas hésité à monter au créneau pour défendre sa fille quand cette dernière a décidé de lancer une procédure judiciaire contre Laeticia Hallyday afin d’avoir un droit de regard sur l’héritage de son père décédé le 5 décembre dernier des suites d’un cancer des poumons.

Plus proches que jamais, mère et fille ont même tourné ensemble récemment. Nathalie Baye a en effet accepté d’être dirigée par Laura Smet dans le court-métrage Thomas, première réalisation de cette dernière. Nathalie Baye n’hésite d’ailleurs pas à montrer ce lien indéfectible qui la lie à la fille qu’elle a eu avec l’idole des jeunes. Il y a quelques jours, elle a ainsi partagé une photo les montrant toutes les deux radieuses se regardant l’une et l’autre avec admiration. “Mon soleil”, avait alors écrit Nathalie Baye en guise de légende.

Dans une nouvelle publication postée ce vendredi 7 septembre sur son compte Instagram, Nathalie Baye se dévoile encore plus farouche. En effet, celle-ci a publié une photo qui montre un singe éploré étreignant dans ses bras son enfant. “Le singe brisé étreint son enfant après qu’il s’est effondré,” peut-on ainsi lire sous ce cliché poignant. “Leurs chagrins sont les mêmes que les nôtres… Bouleversant,” a alors écrit Nathalie Baye en guise de légende. Nathalie Baye envoie-là sans doute un message subliminal à quiconque ferait du mal à sa fille. Elle montre ainsi qu’elle partage, comme toutes les mères, les joies et les peines de son enfant.

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Au mois d’octobre prochain, Laeticia Hallyday et ses filles Jade et Joy vont poser leurs valises en France, le temps de la promotion de l’album posthume de Johnny Hallyday.

Malgré les critiques auxquelles elle pense être inévitablement confrontée, Laeticia Hallyday tient à faire elle-même la promotion de l’album posthume de son défunt mari, Johnny Hallyday. Elle considère que c’est sa mission d’accompagner jusqu’au bout ce dernier cadeau du chanteur à ses fans. Pour cela, elle compte bien revenir en France le temps d’un séjour qui devrait être rapide.

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Laeticia Hallyday a bien l’intention de repartir à Los Angeles avant le 19 octobre, la date prévue pour la sortie de l’album Mon pays, c’est l’amour, dans les bacs. Celle qui est aussi directrice artistique de cet opus veut éviter d’avoir à tomber sur le visage et la voix de son mari partout dans les médias au moment de la sortie de ce dernier. Ce serait un bien trop gros supplice pour elle et ses filles.

Selon nos informations, mère et filles ne devraient rester qu’une quinzaine de jours en France, histoire également de ne pas trop perturber la scolarité de Jade et Joy qui ont repris le chemin de l’école le 7 décembre dernier au Lycée Français de Los Angeles. Celles-ci n’ont en effet qu’une semaine de vacances en octobre qui s’étale du lundi 8 au dimanche 14. Les filles de Johnny Hallyday vont donc rater l’école durant au moins une semaine mais elles bénéficieront de cours à domicile dispensés par un professeur particulier.

Durant leur séjour, Laeticia et ses filles résideront dans la villa de Marnes-la-Coquette. Un retour que la veuve appréhende particulièrement. Il faut dire que c’est là même que Johnny Hallyday a rendu son dernier souffle. Elle n’était pas revenue sur les lieux depuis le 10 décembre dernier, au lendemain de l’hommage national rendu au rockeur à la Madeleine.

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