Dodgers and Cubs are set to open 2025 season in Japan
The Dodgers and Cubs will open the 2025 season in Japan, Major League Baseball announced Thursday.The two-game series will be played at the Tokyo Dome…
Missy Elliott, rap’s freakiest visionary, had never toured. Until now
Back when the rapper Missy Elliott embarked on her first headline tour, she turned heads for the alien brilliance of her music. She was confident…
News conference gives Biden a lifeline and Democrats a dilemma
Many Democrats are now in a perverse position in which seemingly good news for Biden — a decent news conference Thursday and a good poll…
Jaden Soong of St. Francis becomes youngest SCGA amateur champion
High school golf in Southern California is about to get a lot stronger with the arrival of 14-year-old freshman Jaden Soong at St. Francis High.On…
Danny Trejo says race was a factor in water balloon brawl
To Danny Trejo, the people who hurled water balloons at him during a Fourth of July celebration in Sunland-Tujunga are “bullies” and “cowards” who racially…
Ryan Garcia apologizes for racial slurs, says he’s going to rehab
Ryan Garcia apologized in a series of social media posts on Friday after he used racial slurs against Black people and disparaged Muslims in livestreamed…
Christian Walker homers twice, again, in Arizona win over Dodgers
The Dodgers dugout sat in quiet dejection. Two rows behind it, a Dodgers fan rose to his feet and began bowing down his arms. Rounding…
Ryan Garcia expelled by WBC after using racial slurs
Ryan Garcia was expelled by the World Boxing Council on Thursday after he repeatedly used racial slurs against Black people and disparaged Muslims in comments…
Taylor Frtiz tells Wimbledon opponent to ‘have a nice flight home’
LONDON — Taylor Fritz told his Wimbledon opponent, Arthur Rinderknech, to “have a nice flight home” after beating him in a second-round match on Thursday.…
Opinion: If you were relieved by the Supreme Court’s abortion rulings this term, think again
Emergency access to abortion has been a flashpoint in the chaotic aftermath of the Supreme Court’s overturning of the right to terminate a pregnancy in…
Kinky Friedman, musical satirist and Texas candidate, dies
Kinky Friedman, author, singer-songwriter and former Texas gubernatorial candidate, died Thursday after a years-long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Friedman was 79. “He died peacefully,” close…
Column: Racism, bigotry get a pass in 2024 with Trump debate
President Biden has “become like a Palestinian.” The comment from former President Trump at Thursday’s debate in Atlanta was meant to be an insult aimed…
Brody Malone defying expectations at U.S. gymnastics trials
MINNEAPOLIS — He shed the bulky knee brace strapped around his right leg, stuck his vault cold to open one of the biggest competitions of his…
Biden flops, Trump lies and Democrats face tough decisions on what comes next
Where were President Biden’s debate-enhancing drugs Thursday night, and more importantly, can his supporters access them now to dull memories of his weak performance during…
Lawmakers add measure to end forced prison labor to ballot
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers voted to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to completely ban involuntary servitude, a change that would remove an exception…
Reality sets in: Dalton Knecht is a Laker, drafted 17th overall
NEW YORK — Dalton Knecht, minutes removed from his wildest dreams coming true, walked off the Barclays Center floor and into the back corner of a…
Column: Will the demolition-derby Biden-Trump debate change the race?
WASHINGTON — This week’s debate between President Biden and Donald Trump won’t produce much in the way of civil dialogue over the nation’s future. It’s more…
Copa América: Christian Pulisic leads U.S. to win over Bolivia
ARLINGTON, Texas — Christian Pulisic scored in the third minute and assisted on Folarin Balogun’s goal in the 44th as the United States cruised past Bolivia…
U.S., Europe clear way to $50-billion Ukraine loan using Russian assets
BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy — The United States and European countries have agreed to lock up sanctioned Russian assets until Moscow pays reparations for its invasion of…
Opinion: The Supreme Court did the right thing on mifepristone
The same Supreme Court that overruled Roe vs. Wade two years ago on Thursday followed well-established constitutional principles to dismiss a lawsuit that sought to…