Sparks hold off Mystics for first win of the season
The Sparks survived a fourth-quarter comeback attempt to secure their first win of the season, holding off the Washington Mystics 70-68 on Tuesday at Walter…
California Assembly passes bill to make kindergarten mandatory
After several failed attempts, California lawmakers are once again working to mandate that children attend kindergarten, with the state Assembly passing a bill to make…
How the Padres continue to consistently draw fans to Petco Park
SAN DIEGO — The Dodgers lead the major leagues in attendance. They always do. No surprise there. The team that ranks second in attendance is the…
UK infected blood scandal victims to receive final compensation this year | News
Minister announces compensation plans a day after a report found civil servants and doctors exposed patients to unacceptable risks. Victims of the UK’s infected blood…
Dolly Parton secretly creates massive new album set for release this year – & hasn’t had to look far for collaborators
SHE may have sung about working 9 to 5 but Dolly Parton has now been putting in overtime. I can reveal the country legend has…
LALIFF 2024: What to expect at this year’s film festival
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival kicks off May 29, featuring five days of programming that will pay tribute to women filmmakers and below-the-line…
Feds collected DNA from 1.5 million migrants, report finds
WASHINGTON — Routine collection of immigrants’ DNA by federal authorities has ballooned since 2020, with a 50-fold spike in the number of samples held in a…
A year since California launched hate-crime hotline, what’s happened
In the year since California launched a hotline for reporting hate crimes, most of the calls were related to race or ethnicity, with 26.8% of…
How Kevin McCarthy is influencing this California congressional race
VISALIA — As he stood on a sun-dappled patio overlooking the Visalia Country Club, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux didn’t mince words about his chances…
Grant Fisher aims to help U.S. end its distance medal drought
When Grant Fisher stepped to the starting line for the 10,000-meter final at the Tokyo Olympics, he knew he had to cover a lot more…
Aboriginal poet Ali Cobby Eckermann wins Book of the Year at NSW Premier’s Literary Awards
Yankunytjatjara poet Ali Cobby Eckermann has won the top prize at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards for her "stunning" verse novel She Is the Earth.Eckermann…
The magical California state park that doesn’t allow visitors
SUTTER BUTTES, Calif. — About 60 miles north of Sacramento, the Sutter Buttes rise starkly from the floor of the Central Valley, the remnants of…
Maya Brady helps lead UCLA softball to NCAA Super Regional
Maya Brady had to wait a little bit, but the Pac-12 player of the year entered the top 10 on UCLA’s all-time hits list in…
Noncitizen voting, illegal in federal elections, center of GOP message
NEW YORK — One political party is holding urgent news conferences and congressional hearings over the topic. The other says it’s a dangerous distraction meant to…
America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space
VAN HORN, Texas — America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Ed Dwight…
Plaschke: Lakers and JJ Redick are a match made in Looney Tunes
JJ Redick? Seriously? The Los Angeles LeBrons appear to be closing in on the landmark hire of a bench boss who possesses but one legitimate…
Your next L.A. taco destination should be Tacos La Carreta in Whittier
Peering over the counter at Tacos La Carreta in Whittier, I watch the cook in front of the comal assemble chorreadas — one of the…
Katie Hill ordered to pay attorneys’ fees in revenge porn case
Former Rep. Katie Hill has been ordered to pay about $220,000 in attorneys’ fees to a British tabloid and two conservative journalists she sued in…
California pays meth users up to $599 a year to get sober
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. — Here in the rugged foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada, the streets aren’t littered with needles, and dealers aren’t hustling drugs on the…
Carson girls win record ninth City Section track and field title
It was all about the dynasty for the Carson High girls Friday during the City Section track and field championships at El Camino College. The…