Column: The case for Kamala Harris for president
WASHINGTON — It’s easy to argue why Americans should vote against Donald Trump. The former president neither understands nor respects the Constitution. He would use the…
L.A. may borrow money to pay its growing legal bills
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Dakota Smith and David Zahniser with all your local political…
Priscilla Grinner, Georgia Brown lead Granada Hills to City tennis title
It was only appropriate that Georgia Brown and Priscilla Grinner notched the clinching point for Granada Hills’ girls tennis team during its annual City championship…
Jeff Lynne brings ELO to the Forum one last time
One advantage to forgoing a showy rock ’n’ roll persona is that you never get too old to pull it off.Fronting a version of the…
’Agatha All Along’: Billy Maximoff and Wiccan, explained
This story contains spoilers for the first five episodes of “Agatha All Along.”The identity of Joe Locke’s mysterious Teen has finally been revealed: He’s been…
Kevin de León takes a page from Trump’s playbook at Boyle Heights debate
More than 200 people packed the pews at Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights on Wednesday, and they all had one question on their minds:Where…
Simone Biles won’t do Yurchenko double pike vault anymore
Simone Biles may compete again. Or she may not.Either way, the 11-time Olympic medalist will not be performing her most iconic vault — one of…
Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay share the lead at U.S. Open
PINEHURST, N.C. — Rory McIlroy had his first bogey-free round in a major since his last time winning one 10 years ago, a five-under 65 that…
Rafael Nadal loses possible French Open finale to Alexander Zverev
PARIS — Rafael Nadal lost in the first round of the French Open to Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Monday in what might…
UCLA softball closes epic Pac-12 rivalry with win over Arizona
You couldn’t have written a better final chapter. UCLA and Arizona, two of the nation’s powerhouses, two blue bloods in softball, meeting one last time…
No Doubt’s Tony Kanal talks TV and film composing at Coachella
Ahead of No Doubt’s first performance during Weekend 1 at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, bassist Tony Kanal didn’t even try to contain…
Chargers hiring of Jim Harbaugh is a bolt of brilliance
The Chargers finally get it. The Chargers finally got it. Seven years after barging into Los Angeles amid a cacophony of catcalls, the Chargers finally…
Many Republicans blamed Trump for Capitol riot. Now they endorse him
WASHINGTON — In the follow-up to their 2018 bestseller “How Democracies Die,” authors Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky write about three rules that political parties must…