Sacramento, CA Burglars hold gun to dog’s head during home invasion, police sayLos Angeles Times - Colleen ShalbyTwo men were arrested after holding a gun to a dog’s head during a home invasion burglary, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department. The homeowner offered surveillance video of the north
Orange County, CA Two found dead in apartment complex near Newport Harbor High SchoolLos Angeles Times - Julia SclafaniA man and a woman were found dead Sunday evening in an apartment near Newport Harbor High School, police said. Newport Beach police officers responded to a call from the complex in the 2100 block of East
Lifestyle Prince’s unfinished memoir set for October releaseLos Angeles Times - By Michael SchaubRandom House will publish an unfinished memoir by the late pop superstar Prince this fall, the Associated Press reported Monday. The publisher is set to release "The Beautiful Ones," which shares its with
Jenna Bush Hager Jenna Bush Hager announces third pregnancy on ‘Today’ show: ‘It is a shock’Los Angeles Times - Nardine SaadFresh off the news that she was joining Hoda Kotb on the “Today” show’s fourth hour, Jenna Bush Hager has something else to celebrate: She’s having a baby boy. The newly minted co-anchor revealed Monday
Philadelphia Flyers Flyers remove Kate Smith statue because of racially insensitive songsLos Angeles Times - Chuck SchilkenThe Philadelphia Flyers have removed a statue of Kate Smith from outside its arena and will no longer play the singer’s classic version of “God Bless America” before games after learning that she performed
Newport Beach Man and woman found dead inside Newport Beach apartmentLos Angeles Times - Julia SclafaniA man and a woman were found dead Sunday evening inside an apartment in Newport Beach, authorities said. Newport Beach police received a call shortly before 9:30 p.m. from a man who said he discovered
Herman Cain Trump says Herman Cain has withdrawn from consideration for Fed seatLos Angeles Times - By Associated PressPresident Donald Trump says Herman Cain has withdrawn from consideration for a seat on the Federal Reserve's board amid a focus on past scandals. Cain is a former CEO of Godfather's Pizza who dropped of
Travel Kauai with kids is one giant theme park, but it’s no Disneyland. It’s betterLos Angeles Times - Carolyn RichardsonThe painted red concrete on Disneyland’s Splash Mountain was starting to look like the rich red dirt of Waimea Canyon. The canopy of trees and the rope bridge at the theme park’s Tarzan’s Treehouse evoked
Play buttonLifestyle Bavel is our 2019 Restaurant of the YearLos Angeles Times - Jenn HarrisThere was no way we could not name Bavel our Restaurant of the Year. Rarely does a sophomore restaurant eclipse its predecessor in the way that Bavel has captured the stomachs and Instagram feeds of Los
Airbnb Trouble lurks for women traveling alone. Here's how to sidestep dangerLos Angeles Times - Catharine Hamm“You’ll be in Room 702, Miss Hamm, ” the hotel desk clerk said. “The elevators are right over there.” He might as well have used the public address system to announce, “Got evil on your mind? Woman traveling
Jimmy Kimmel Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club to open May 2 in Las VegasLos Angeles Times - Michael HillerComedian Jimmy Kimmel is doubling down on his native city with the debut of his new comedy club on May 2, a Las Vegas venture he’s launching with Caesars Entertainment at the Linq Promenade, across from
Jaime Lannister ‘Game of Thrones’ recap: With the war at hand, Arya claims a moment of humanityLos Angeles Times - Chris BartonFor all the indicators of the passage of time that filled the second episode of the final season of “Game of Thrones” — a humbled Jaime Lannister, his brother Tyrion drinking with men by the fire instead
Hawaii How to find and buy a fare deal to HawaiiLos Angeles Times - Terry GardnerOnce upon a time, American Airlines offered round-trip fare deals to Maui for as little at $300, which was catnip for me, a scuba diver who liked exploring those waters. I thought those low-fare days gone
Discrimination Supreme Court to rule on workplace bias against gay and transgender employeesLos Angeles Times - David G. SavageThe Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether the federal law that bans sex discrimination in the workplace also protects gay and transgender employees from being fired or not hired. The three cases
Earthquakes Earthquake in Philippines collapses a building, killing at least 3Los Angeles Times - By Associated PressA strong earthquake in the Philippines killed three people and trapped others on Monday in a collapsed building that housed a supermarket in a northern province, where an international airport terminal
Politics Trump sues to block congressional subpoena seeking years of his tax recordsLos Angeles Times - Associated PressPresident Trump and his business organization have sued the Democratic chairman of the House Oversight Committee to block a subpoena that seeks years of the president's financial records. Rep. Elijah issued
Lifestyle By the number: The fermentation bottles on Dave Beran's wall at DialogueLos Angeles Times - Amy Scattergood72: The number of jars on the fermentation wall at Dialogue. Chef Dave Beran’s 18-seat Santa Monica restaurant already functions like a speakeasy — you get a code to enter the unmarked door in an otherwise
Iranian Trump administration tightens U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil purchasesLos Angeles Times - Tracy WilkinsonThe Trump administration on Monday announced it was ending all exceptions to its ban on buying Iranian oil, subjecting several countries, including allies, to punishing sanctions. Secretary of State Michael
Tesla Car fires in China spur investigations by Tesla and its rival NIOLos Angeles Times - BloombergTesla Inc. and its Chinese competitor NIO Inc. are looking into fires involving their vehicles, as videos of a car bursting into flames circulate on social media in the world’s largest electric auto market.
Santa Monica Broad Stage names a new director: Rob Bailis of Cal PerformancesLos Angeles Times - By Makeda EasterThe Broad Stage in Santa Monica will announce on Monday that it has hired a new artistic and executive director, Rob Bailis, who comes from Cal Performances at UC Berkeley. Bailis, who succeeds Jane Deknatel,
We asked for your experiences at historically black colleges. These are your storiesLos Angeles Times - Jaweed KaleemThey are found as far north as Pennsylvania and as far west as Texas and Oklahoma, but a majority of the more than 100 historically black colleges and universities nationwide are concentrated in the South.
HBCUs As historically black colleges struggle across U.S., Bennett College fights to stay afloatLos Angeles Times - Kurtis LeePilar Hughes watched students crisscross the wide quad at the center of campus, remembering her first year at Bennett College. The tiny classes. The soul food lunches served on Wednesdays. The sisterhood
Movies ‘Hail Satan?’ profiles group that takes its inspiration from ‘the original troll’Los Angeles Times - By John AndersonIf you want to be left alone during brunch at a hipster Brooklyn café, start talking out loud about Satanism, black masses and a movie called “Hail Satan?” “The only ‘canonical’ black mass is one written
Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren proposes canceling student loan debt and offering free public collegeLos Angeles Times - Janet HookSen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is unveiling a proposal to wipe out student debt for millions of borrowers, making her the only major 2020 presidential candidate to advance such an ambitious plan
Museums of Contemporary Art MOCA resurrects its annual gala. Just don’t call it a galaLos Angeles Times - Deborah VankinThe Museum of Contemporary Art is expected to announce Monday the return of its annual spring fundraising gala, but don’t call it a gala. New museum director Klaus Biesenbach is resurrecting the annual
California Supreme Court These California bills would train nurses, judges and police how to spot their own biasesLos Angeles Times - Jazmine UlloaCalifornia saw a decrease in the number of women who died giving birth in 2013, as the maternal mortality rate climbed across the country, according to state officials. But expectant black mothers across
Abortion Republicans see late-term abortion bills as a potent 2020 political issueLos Angeles Times - Jennifer HaberkornAhead of the 2020 election, Republicans in Washington and state capitals are honing in on one of the most emotionally charged parts of the abortion debate: those procedures conducted late in a pregnancy.
Clayton Kershaw Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw, Kenley Jansen struggle to regain elite stuffLos Angeles Times - Andy McCulloughThe irritation radiated off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen as he dressed for the bus ride to Chicago. He lacked interest in revisiting the final innings of a 6-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, the in
Business California Inc.: Snap Inc. needs to hurry up and make a profitLos Angeles Times - David LazarusWelcome to California Inc., the weekly newsletter of the L.A. Times Business Section. I'm Business columnist David Lazarus, and here's a rundown of upcoming stories this week and the highlights of last
Palo Alto, CA California housing bill targeting wealthy cities could rezone nearly all of Palo AltoLos Angeles Times - Liam DillonFew California communities have as many trappings of the good life as Palo Alto. The Silicon Valley suburb is home to two of the state’s highest-earning neighborhoods, top-performing public schools and
