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MLB draft: Pitcher Seth Hernandez goes No. 6 to the Pirates

Seth Hernandez has imagined his name being announced for years at the MLB amateur draft. It finally happened Sunday. The Gatorade national player of the year and two-time L.A. Times…

How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Jordan Firstman

Making a comedy-music album based on secrets shared by internet strangers might not seem like an obvious step for Jordan Firstman, who stars in FX’s “English Teacher” and Rachel Sennott’s…

Blackpink pumps up the SoFi crowd with first U.S. show in two years

Blackpink is back in the area. The K-pop girl group, made up of Rosé, Lisa, Jennie and Jisoo, triumphantly kicked off the North American leg of the Deadline world tour…

Only Google can run Chrome, company’s browser chief tells judge

Google is the only company that can offer the level of features and functionality that its popular Chrome web browser has today, given its “interdependencies” on other parts of the…

L.A. is already ‘overcrowded.’ It doesn’t need more cars and people

To the editor: Guest contributors Dana Cuff and Christopher Hawthorne mention the “Small Lots, Big Impacts” jury they sat on (“Let’s Los Angelize L.A.,” July 9). That project title seems…

Two women shot dead at Kentucky church

Two people have been fatally shot at a church in Kentucky by a gunman who had just shot a police officer nearby, officials said. Two women, aged 72 and 32,…

Man mauled to death by pit bulls in L.A. County backyard, police say

A man was killed by a pair of pit bulls in a backyard attack in Lancaster on Saturday night, authorities said. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call…

Dodgers’ record masks problems exposed during loss to Astros

When the Dodgers left Los Angeles for their final road trip before the All-Star break last summer, they had a 55-36 record and a 7 1/2-game lead in the National…

Tell us: When did you officially feel like a ‘local’ in L.A.?

Seven years ago, after visiting Los Angeles nearly every summer to spend time with relatives and friends, I took the plunge and finally moved from Las Vegas to L.A. Two…

Justin Bieber is a chill, God-fearing bro on the messy yet beautiful ‘Swag’

Every half-decade or so, Justin Bieber sloughs off the callused skin of the pop superstar he became at age 15 to reveal the tender and quirky R&B singer he’s always…