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LAUSD teachers demand more protection for immigrant students – NBC Los Angeles

Just one week before LAUSD students return to school, teachers across Los Angeles stepped out to the streets to demand stronger protections for immigrant students and their families. Hundreds of…

Angels’ bats go quiet in loss to White Sox – Orange County Register

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 02: Center fielder Bryce Teodosio #22 of the Angels runs to first in the fourth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Angel Stadium of Anaheim…

Randy Vásquez, Padres bullpen stumble in loss to Cardina

Michael King will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso on Sunday. Newcomer J.P. Sears threw a bullpen on Saturday ahead of folding into the rotation early next week.…

Large Great White Shark spotted near Santa Monica

A roughly 15-foot Great White shark was captured on video last week swimming close to Santa Monica’s shores, providing a rare glimpse of the fully grown apex predator idling in…

Ukraine and Russia strikes hit homes and oil depot near Black Sea

DSNS Ukraine Homes were hit in a Russian missile strike on Mykolaiv (pic: State Emergency Service of Ukraine) A Russian missile strike has destroyed homes and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine’s…

L.A. teachers demand LAUSD provide more protection for immigrants

The L.A. teachers union and its allies held a rally Saturday calling on the school district to more aggressively fight for immigrant families, including by demanding that the federal government…

Juan Hernandez rides favorites to back-to-back wins wat Del Mar

DEL MAR — Jockey Juan Hernandez doesn’t get blanked often at Del Mar. But he didn’t win a race Thursday. He was winless again Friday and was shut out on…

Juan Hernandez rides favorites to back-to-back wins wat Del Mar

DEL MAR — Jockey Juan Hernandez doesn’t get blanked often at Del Mar. But he didn’t win a race Thursday. He was winless again Friday and was shut out on…

How the mystery of Winston Churchill’s dead platypus was finally solved

Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Australian Museum Before koalas became Australia’s animal ambassadors, the country tried platypus diplomacy In 1943, a camouflaged ship set off from Australia to England carrying…

Gifford fire burns 30,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest

The Gifford fire has scorched more than 30,000 acres in less than two days in Los Padres National Forest as firefighters struggle to quell the blaze in the Sierra Madre…