The Times’ top 25 high school basketball rankings
A look at The Times’ top 25 boys’ basketball rankings for the Southland after Week 9.Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week1. EASTVALE ROOSEVELT (23-1);…
Appeals court rules no new applicants to DACA immigrant policy
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against an Obama-era policy to shield immigrants who came to the country illegally as young children,…
Prep talk: Officials appreciation week is important for high school sports
Rafael Bonilla has officiated NCAA soccer matches and MLS games. There he was on Wednesday night, selected to be the referee for the always intense…
Austin Reaves scores career-high 38 as Lakers edge Brooklyn Nets
The time had come, the Lakers decided, to make a choice.Since trading for D’Angelo Russell and playing him with Austin Reaves, the two guards largely…
California warns more than 200 hotels and landlords of price gouging complaints in wake of fires
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has sent more than 200 letters to landlords and hotels warning them that they’ve been accused of wildfire-related price gouging,…
Wildfire relief: L.A. teams donate $8 million; set Friday supply distributions
Los Angeles sports teams committed $8 million toward wildfire relief and announced three events to provide supplies to those affected by the fires, the teams…
The Times’ top 25 high school basketball rankings
A look at The Times’ top 25 boys’ basketball rankings for the Southland after Week 8.Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week1. EASTVALE ROOSEVELT (21-1);…
Legendary Palisades High tennis coach Bud Kling lost his home in fire
Bud Kling, the Hall of Fame tennis coach at Palisades High School with 52 City Section titles between the boys’ and girls’ teams, said Friday…
High school basketball: Friday’s scores
Friday’s high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores:BOYSAcademy of Careers & Exploration 67, Victor Valley Christian 54Adelanto 58, Granite Hills 31Anaheim Canyon 81, La Habra…
4 takeaways from Newsom’s budget proposal
SACRAMENTO — The Newsom administration on Friday released the governor’s initial spending plan for the upcoming 2025-26 budget year, which typically acts as a starting point…
Fire chief says the city of L.A. let her agency down
As firefighters continued to battle massive wildfires Friday, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley stunned many observers with an extraordinary television interview.Crowley, pressed by a…
Hoda Kotb’s last ‘Today’: Fallon, Gifford, Kermit say goodbye
“Today” show co-host Hoda Kotb was celebrated Friday with an hours-long send-off — termed a “Hoda-bration” —to mark her final episode hosting the flagship NBC…
Walt Disney Co., Paramount pledge money for fire relief and rebuilding
Walt Disney Co. has committed $15 million to relief and recovery efforts in the wake of this week’s devastating wildfires in Southern California.The Burbank-based entertainment…
President Biden to deliver prime-time farewell to nation on Wednesday
WASHINGTON — President Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation Wednesday from the Oval Office, five days before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in.The…
Greenland’s leader says his people don’t want to be Americans as Trump covets territory
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Greenland’s prime minister said Friday that the mineral-rich Arctic territory’s people don’t want to be Americans, but that he understands U.S. President-elect Donald…
Newsom invites Trump to California to see L.A. fire damage
Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Friday inviting the incoming leader to California to meet with fire victims, survey the…
U.S. hiring improves with a quarter-million new jobs in December
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy created a burst of new jobs in December, capping a solid year of employment growth marked by big gains in healthcare…
Trump asks Supreme Court to block sentencing in New York criminal case
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block a New York judge from sentencing him Friday over his felony conviction in…
Jack Smith finalizing Trump investigation report, may release Friday
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on investigations into Donald Trump as an appeals…
Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to call off sentencing in his felony conviction
NEW YORK — A New York appeals court judge on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump ‘s latest bid to delay this week’s sentencing in his hush…