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Australian state to ban fish-shaped soy sauce containers

An Australian state will ban fish-shaped soy sauce containers, under a wider ban on single-use plastics. The iconic containers have become a staple in many Asian restaurants and takeaways around…

Driver crashes into East LA King Taco – NBC Los Angeles

A car crashed into a King Taco restaurant in East Los Angeles Friday morning after colliding with a Metro train, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash happened on…

Sons of EC Robinson have University football off to 2-0 start

E.C. Robinson turned 80 earlier this month. He was head coach at Locke High when Darian Hagen and Sirr Parker were standout City Section football players in the 1980s and…

HeArt of PB Restaurant Walk returns on Sept. 10

Garnet Avenue will come alive with culinary and artistic flair with the return of the HeArt of PB Restaurant Walk. The 15th annual self-guided event, set for 4 to 9…

Head-on crash between police van and prison bus kills 14 in Namibia

A head-on collision in Namibia involving vehicles belonging to the security services killed 14 people, including 11 members of the prison service, a police officer and two civilians. The accident…

5-year-old girl wandering around West Hollywood, asking for food – NBC Los Angeles

After a little girl was found walking around the streets of West Hollywood alone, a man identified as her father was arrested, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department exclusively told…

DeShaun Foster drags the Bruins into another embarrassment 

Year 2 of the DeShaun Foster era began at UCLA late Saturday night with tarped seats, yawning fans and a frightening question. What if this guy really can’t coach? Having…

Tom Penn returns to LAFC with his latest venture at San Diego FC

LAFC has been among Major League Soccer’s most successful clubs since its inaugural season in 2018. One MLS Cup. Two Supporters’ Shields for the best regular-season record. Three times finishing…

Putin, Modi and other world leaders in China for summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among the twenty world leaders attending a regional security summit in China. Xi Jinping, China’s president, is also holding…

CSU enrollment up 4,000 students, but number of non-Californians declines

California State University’s fall 2025 headcount ticked up 4,000 students compared with this time last year, thanks to in-state student increases that outpaced a smaller drop in out-of-state and international…