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Crocs US sales tumble as shoppers choose trainers

Adam Hancock & Jennifer Meierhans Business reporters Getty Images Crocs’ share price plunged after the rubber clog-maker revealed a fall in US sales as shoppers chose to spend on trainers…

Masked robber put L.A. family in boarded-up closet. He was no stranger

Lara Starr had just walked in through the door when she saw a masked man holding a gun inside her Woodland Hills home. Starr assumed this was part of a…

‘They run, we chase’: Immigration raids test limits of “probable cause”

Matilde suffered a heart attack after she was held by immigration agents at a Lowes parking lot and can no longer go to the store without breaking down. Narciso Barranco,…

Inside Jayden Maiava’s quest to become a complete QB for USC

When John Beck first watched Jayden Maiava throw a football up close this summer, he could see pretty quickly why USC might hang its hopes on Maiava’s rocket right arm.…

Ukrainian troops have little hope for peace as Trump’s deadline arrives

By VASILISA STEPANENKO, Associated Press DNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield expressed little hope for a diplomatic solution to the war with Russia, as U.S. President Donald…

‘The Island of Last Things’ review: Future zookeepers seek sanctuary

Book Review The Island of Last Things By Emma SloleyFlatiron Books: 272 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose…

What we know about Israel’s plan to take over Gaza City

Hugo Bachega Middle East correspondent Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza City have been struggling to access food because of Israel’s blockade and ongoing attacks on the…

Law firm in L.A. homeless case bills $1.8 million for two weeks’ work

A high-profile law firm representing the city of Los Angeles in a sweeping homelessness case submitted an $1.8-million invoice for two weeks of work in May, according to records reviewed…

At Mono Lake, visitors witness the stark toll of L.A.’s water use

LEE VINING, Calif. — At a trailhead surrounded by sagebrush, a naturalist welcomes a group of visitors to Mono Lake beside a sign that reads “Oasis in the Desert.” Guide…

Chargers tackle Rashawn Slater carted off field, will miss 2025 season – Orange County Register

EL SEGUNDO — Chargers left tackle Rashawn Slater raised up from his stance and backed up a step or two to begin pass-blocking during a training camp drill on Thursday.…