Longtime Crenshaw football coach Robert Garrett misses his second game
Crenshaw High has started its football season 2-0 but has done so without longtime head coach Robert Garrett. Terrance Whitehead has been serving as interim head coach and running practices.…
Trump admin plans to remove 700 migrant children, senator says
By REBECCA SANTANA, AMANDA SEITZ and VALERIE GONZALEZ, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is planning to remove nearly 700 Guatemalan children who had come to the U.S.…
L.A. classical station KUSC slashes staff after federal funding cuts to public radio
Los Angeles classical music station KUSC-FM (91.5) has laid off employees after Republicans cut federal funding from the Corp. for Public Broadcasting. James A. Muhammad, president of Classical California, the…
Surprise! Baby girl born at Burning Man to mother who wasn’t expecting
After decades of debauchery and an untold number of conceptions, revelers at Burning Man celebrated a rare birth at Black Rock City on Wednesday morning, after a festivalgoer unexpectedly went…
Volodymyr Zelensky rejects proposals for buffer zone to end fighting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected proposals for a buffer zone between Ukrainian and Russian forces as part of a peace deal, arguing it does not reflect the realities of…
Deadly freeway collision devastates Southern California youth soccer community
Relatives and youth soccer groups across Southern California have been left reeling after a fiery car accident claimed the lives of two teenage boys recently, as well as a man…
Supervisor Hilda Solis says she’ll run for Congress if new maps are approved
Backed by a hefty list of prominent endorsers, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis has officially kicked off her bid for a southeast L.A. County congressional seat, should new district…
State legislators heed L.A. mayor, spurn McCourt on gondola legislation
Frank McCourt will have to pursue his proposed Dodger Stadium gondola without legislation that would have limited potential legal challenges to the project. After The Times reported on the legislation,…
Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects
By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the…
‘Weird Al’ makes a ‘bigger and weirder’ return to Kia Forum
A decade ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic launched his 12th concert tour, which covered 200 shows over two years. Somewhere along the line, the pop world’s foremost parodist was backstage putting…