Coachella 2024: No Doubt dust off energetic, greatest hits set with assist from Olivia Rodrigo
INDIO — Gwen Stefani wanted to get this straight. “You showed up to Coachella, Saturday night 2024,” she asked, “to see No Doubt play together on…
What do Masters champions get besides the green jacket?
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Everybody knows about the green jacket. That’s emblematic of Augusta National. But besides the jacket (for a year) and the $3.6 million in…
Fish-eye ice cream is no stunt. Sustainability in Australia
Australians in Malibu, cookbook season, the chili crunch debate gets crispy and are flat croissants a pastry abomination? I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A.…
Sikhs celebrate harvest festival of Baisakhi, marking new year | Religion
Baisakhi is an ancient festival symbolising the new harvest season and the beginning of the solar new year. In gurdwaras, or Sikh temples, people participate…
Raises for city workers will cost L.A. an extra $1 billion in 2028
Earlier this year, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass negotiated a package of raises and increased benefits for tens of thousands of city workers — money…
Letters: Bidding farewell to Caitlin Clark, NCAA tournaments
South Carolina is an amazing undefeated national championship team. The NCAA not awarding Most Outstanding Player in the tournament to Caitlin Clark is a travesty.…
Could Ukraine lose? The question hovers over Kyiv, amid defiance
KYIV, Ukraine — Could Ukraine lose this war? For more than two years, as this country of 44 million people has fought off an all-out invasion…
One year in, how can Sudan’s ‘forgotten war’ end? | TV Shows
Marc Lamont Hill talks to former Sudanese Ambassador Nureldin Satti and analyst Kholood Khair about Sudan’s civil war. As Sudan marks a year of civil…
House passes reauthorization of U.S. surveillance program
WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill Friday to reauthorize and provide sweeping reforms of a key U.S. government surveillance tool without including broad restrictions on…
Will Tom Brady make NFL comeback? ‘I’m not opposed to it’
Tom Brady is retired from the NFL and has been for more than a year. He’s moved on to other endeavors, like his Fox Sports…
Biden administration announces new student loan cancellations
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is canceling student loans for an additional 206,000 borrowers as part of a new repayment plan that offers a faster route…
Robert MacNeil, the TV journalist who brought news to PBS, dies at 93
Robert MacNeil, whose coverage of the Watergate scandal led to the first nightly newscast for PBS, died Friday after a long illness. He was 93.…
Dodgers Dugout: Looking at Mr. Inconsistent, Alex Vesia
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell and the Padres are coming to town this weekend. Newsletter Are…
O.J. Simpson’s trial wreaked havoc on the Kardashian family
Kris Jenner and Robert Kardashian divorced five years before O.J. Simpson went on trial for the 1994 murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her…
Where to celebrate Record Store Day in Los Angeles on April 20
420 isn’t just for stoners. This year, Record Store Day — the worldwide celebration for independent record shops that typically happens every third Saturday of…
Bryson DeChambeau has a newfound respect for the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bryson DeChambeau created some headaches for himself a few years ago when he suggested Augusta National wasn’t as tough as its billing. He…
A quarter of the nation’s school teachers reported a gun-related lockdown last year
Protestors marched against gun violence at City Hall in Los Angeles in 2022 following an elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children…
David Kennerly quits Gerald Ford presidential board to protest Trump
Every year, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation bestows an award meant to honor acts of political courage. The criteria include strength of character, sound…
Newsom called it a ‘gimmick.’ Now he’s using the trick to lower California’s massive deficit
SACRAMENTO — With a windfall of cash five years ago, Gov. Newsom said he was doing away with a state budget “gimmick” one of his predecessors…
Silence spoke volumes about O.J. Simpson’s football legacy
The terse response from the Pro Football Hall of Fame to O.J. Simpson’s death says so much in so few words. No flowery language. No…