Hanif Abdurraqib’s new book shows basketball can be poetry
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic, fervent bookworm and hoops head Chris Vognar.This week we speak with poet…
State watchdog agency is investigating donations to Kevin de León’s reelection campaign
The California Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating donations received by Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León’s reelection campaign. The investigation was prompted by…
Ryan Thomas’s daughter Scarlett celebrates her 16th birthday – but Corrie star mum is missing amid feud
RYAN Thomas’s daughter Scarlett was treated to a boujee birthday celebration for her sweet 16 - but her famous mum was noticeably absent.The ex Coronation…
Ron Ely dead: Tarzan star dies aged 86 as daughter shares tribute to ‘one of the greatest men’
TARZAN star Ron Ely has tragically died aged 86.The legend's daughter confirmed he passed away peacefully on September 29 in an emotional tribute.1Tarzan star Ron…
Jenny Slate on pregnancy and motherhood in the book ‘Lifeform’
At the New York premiere of “It Ends With Us” earlier this year, star Jenny Slate was asked by a red carpet reporter about acting…
Former President Gerald Ford’s daughter endorses Kamala Harris
1 of 2 | Susan Ford Bales, the youngest child and only daughter of former U.S. President Gerald Ford and former first lady Betty Ford,…
Dad whose daughter was suffocated to death by her ottoman bed also lost his son in another freak accident
A HEARTBROKEN dad whose daughter was killed by an ottoman storage bed previously lost his son in a freak moped accident.Robert Casson, 66, lost eldest…
How a new book honors Emmett Till
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar.This week I spoke with Wright Thompson, a…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Abby Wambach
Imagine it: Soccer legend Abby Wambach, five years old and a gifted forward, scoring 27 goals in her first three youth soccer games.Now widely known,…
Georgia May Jagger gives birth to first child, reveals name
Model-multihyphenate Georgia May Jagger is officially onto her next gig: motherhood.The 32-year-old daughter of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger on Thursday announced the birth of…
Beterbiev v Bivol: Jack Massey promises to beat Jai Opetaia to deliver world title for his daughter
Briton Jack Massey has promised to bring the IBF cruiserweight title back home for his daughter as he prepares to face champion Jai Opetaia in…
This Morning star ‘reported’ after sharing pic of daughter, 5, ‘drinking beer’ as fans rage ‘this is dangerous’
A THIS Morning star has been ‘reported’ after sharing a picture of his five-year-old daughter 'drinking beer.'Fans have been left raging at the photo, which…
Will Californians in Arizona tilt the state’s election?
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Michele Pitek moved to Arizona from California, her lifelong home, with her husband, Mike, about seven years ago in part because they were…
How L.A. drives Rachel Kushner, author of ‘Creation Lake’
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar.This week we speak with novelist and Los…
I’m A Celebrity star David Ginola’s daughter Carla goes braless at Paris Fashion Week in see-through black top
I'M A Celebrity star David Ginola’s daughter Carla Ginola has gone braless at Paris Fashion Week in a daring outfit.Daughter of former Tottenham and Newcastle star David, Carla, works…
Boxing: Tysie Gallagher on ADHD, inspiring her daughter and how she left behind a football career
It was at her new club that Gallagher's talent began to flourish. At 13 years old she won her first national title, claiming the coveted…
Universal Studios rolls out its first all-female monster maze
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, like all major theme park haunt events, hopes to scare its guests. But Universal’s key architect this year…
‘In the Summers’ review: Residente as flawed divorced dad
As “In the Summers” begins, Vicente is anxious. Sitting in his car, obsessively flicking his lighter, absentmindedly banging his hand on the steering wheel to…
The blended, multiracial family behind Kamala Harris. It’s not so unusual
As Vice President Kamala Harris has campaigned for president, she has been cheered on by what her husband called their “big, beautiful, blended family.”And when…
The next-generation foreign policy of Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris spent nearly four years working alongside a U.S. president for whom foreign policy is a passion bordering on political religion…