Sparks looking for defensive improvement against Mercury – Orange County Register
LOS ANGELES — The Sparks put an extra emphasis on improving their defense during several practices ahead of Tuesday night’s home game against the Phoenix Mercury. “You have to compete,”…
Rare power, loss; Tatis has left the yard; King update; Merrill update – San Diego Union-Tribune
Good morning from Seattle, Last night was the second time in the past six games the Padres have hit four home runs. They will win a lot of games if…
‘A New New Me’ review: Helen Oyeyemi’s novel is her weirdest yet
Book Review A New New Me By Helen OyeyemiRiverhead: 224 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support…
L.A. authorities cracking down on retail theft ‘fences’
They entered the stores with shopping bags already full and left empty-handed, sometimes counting cash. Watching the transactions unfold in downtown Los Angeles were plainclothes detectives from the Los Angeles…
France returns skull of monarch killed during colonial era
The head of a Malagasy king killed by French troops during a colonial-era war has been formally returned to Madagascar. The handover of King Toera’s skull – and those of…
Contributor: Washington passes a bill and L.A. students lose mental health help they need
At 8:05 a.m. a student ran into my classroom with tears in their eyes. We talked together until the bell rang, after which they headed to their first-period class no…
L.A. congressional Democrats demand answers on Border Patrol force outside Newsom event
Two weeks ago, scores of masked, gun-toting federal immigration agents assembled in front of the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles. Inside the museum, Gov. Gavin Newsom was…
The 10 most important signings in MLS history: Who’s No. 1?
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> LAFC’s signing of South Korean star Son Heung-min earlier this month is a major coup not just for the team. It’s also the latest in a spate of…
Water wisdom, food dyes and potato-chip history – San Diego Union-Tribune
For The Union-Tribune H2Oh really? All water is fundamentally composed of hydrogen and oxygen atoms — two of the former, one of the latter. But you might think otherwise perusing…
Why Ashlee Simpson might be ‘the Pat Benatar of the older ladies’
Ashlee Simpson has a cold, and thank goodness for that. With three children ages 4 to 16, the singer and actor accepts the certainty that she’ll come down with something…