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‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’ review: A memoir with bite

The bracing period drama “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” humanizes a childhood that sounds easy to hate. It’s 1980 and 7-year-old Bobo Fuller (an astonishing Lexi Venter) is…

Climate justice, ICE raids and the Dodgers

When Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill last year that could have led to reparations for Mexican American families forced from their homes in Chavez Ravine in the 1950s, few…

Russia’s intensifying drone war is spreading fear and eroding Ukrainian morale

Paul Adams Diplomatic correspondent, Kyiv Watch: The most intense strikes on Kyiv since June Everyone agrees: it’s getting worse. The people of Kyiv have, like the citizens of other Ukrainian…

LA County issues beach warnings due to high bacteria levels – NBC Los Angeles

As hot temperatures hit Los Angeles this week and residents flock to the coast to cool off, the LA County Health Department is warning the public to avoid ocean waters…

Cierra Ortega of ‘Love Island’ addresses those racist posts

Former “Love Island USA” contestant Cierra Ortega has spoken out after her abrupt departure from the villa on Sunday following the resurfacing of posts containing a racial slur. Ortega, who…

Jorge Soler and Mike Trout hit homers, power Angels past Rangers

Jorge Soler hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, Mike Trout went deep twice and the Angels beat the Texas Rangers 11-8 on Wednesday night at Angel Stadium.…

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sells for £7m at Sotheby’s auction

Ian Youngs Culture reporter Getty Images Jane Birkin owned the original bag and lent her name to all that followed The original Birkin bag, which set the template for arguably…

Pickup nearly hits LAPD officers before crash into bagel shop – NBC Los Angeles

The driver of a Nissan Frontier pickup was arrested after crashing into the side of a bagel shop in Van Nuys early Thursday and nearly striking two Los Angeles Police…

Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean on ‘Millennium,’ the Sphere and Nick Carter

AJ McLean is on Zoom on Monday afternoon from the dimly lighted living room of a house he’s renting in Las Vegas. Known in the late 1990s as the resident…

USC’s Alijah Arenas should be cleared to begin practicing Thursday

After surviving a fiery car wreck and successfully skipping his final year of high school to enroll at USC, incoming star freshman Alijah Arenas should be cleared to join the…