Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout's homer is overshadowed by Angels' Cody Allen in loss to MarinersLos Angeles Times - Maria TorresThe pitch floated right into Mike Trout’s wheelhouse, an 80-mph changeup that barely grazed the bottom of the zone. Trout unleashed a mighty swing on the ball and sent it soaring 428 feet to center field.
Bangladesh Bangladesh erupts in protests after a woman who accused her principal is killedLos Angeles Times - By Associated PressDozens of protesters took to the streets in Bangladesh's capital to demand justice for an 18-year-old woman who died after being set on fire for refusing to drop sexual harassment charges against her school's
Zlatan Ibrahimović Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s goal and a big save by David Bingham is enough for Galaxy in win over DynamoLos Angeles Times - Kevin BaxterGoalkeeper David Bingham was the last Galaxy player off the field after the team’s last full training session this week. But he wasn’t the last player to reach the locker room. Zlatan Ibrahimovic remained
Coachella, CA At 78, Calypso Rose throws a dance party at CoachellaLos Angeles Times - Randall RobertsOne common assumption about the demographics of Coachella is that it’s a youth festival, dense with a superficiality that no grown-up, even singer Calypso Rose, could possibly enjoy. While it’s true that
Max Muncy Max Muncy has secured himself a spot in the Dodgers’ lineup in his second seasonLos Angeles Times - Andy McCulloughOn April 18, 2018, in his second game as a Dodger, Max Muncy saw a 94-mph fastball from San Diego Padres pitcher Luis Perdomo. The pitch hovered over the plate before colliding with the barrel of Muncy’s
Unions The teachers union and Eli Broad—usually foes—unite behind real estate tax for L.A. schoolsLos Angeles Times - Howard BlumeThe major backers of a property tax for local public schools include two habitual foes: the local teachers union and billionaire Eli Broad, according to campaign filings. Other unions and groups with before
News State ends four-year investigation into O.C. jail snitch scandalLos Angeles Times - James QueallyState prosecutors have closed an investigation into the unconstitutional use of informants in Orange County’s jails, ending a key probe into a scandal that rocked the law enforcement community, an attorney
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 'ignored red flags' about team that stopped Latino drivers, report saysLos Angeles Times - Rong-Gong Lin IIA Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department team that pulled over thousands of motorists on the 5 Freeway in search of drugs “had a constitutionally troubling impact on Latino drivers,” the county inspector
UCLA Valorie Kondos Field’s transformation of UCLA gymnastics will live on past her tenureLos Angeles Times - Helene ElliottValorie Kondos Field shook up the rigid world of college gymnastics when she arrived to work with the UCLA women’s team 29 years ago, bringing with her a ballet dancer’s sensibilities and an unquenchable
News Sexual assault victims advocate Brenda Tracy thwarts school's hall of fame planLos Angeles Times - David WhartonBrowsing through social media earlier this week, Brenda Tracy came upon a post that sent her into a tailspin. Tracy is an activist who has turned her worst memory — an alleged sexual assault by four athletes
Coachella, CA Norteno superstars Los Tucanes de Tijuana launch Coachella weekend 2Los Angeles Times - Randall RobertsFor much of Coachella’s life as a festival, the undercard has been ruled by hip, Pitchfork-approved indie rock, electronic music and rock, but over the past few years, many of the early sets by Latin have
SoCal classical listings, April 21-28: Simone Porter with LBSO and moreLos Angeles Times - Matt CooperVíkingur Ólafsson The pianist performs works by Bach and Philip Glass. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., L.A. Sun., 7:30 p.m. $20-$114. (323) 850-2000. www.laphil.com Restoration Concerts Pianist
SoCal theater listings, April 21-28: ‘The Wolves,’ ‘Hairspray’ and moreLos Angeles Times - Matt CooperCapsule reviews are by Charles McNulty (C.M.), Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings Sister Act The Musical Stage adaptation of
Southern California SoCal museum listings, April 21-28: A salute to hip-hop and moreLos Angeles Times - Matt CooperOpenings En Iwamura: Legacy in the Vault Ceramics by the Kyoto-born artist. American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona. Now through June 30. Closed Mon.-Tue. $5, $7; 12 and under, free.
Southern California SoCal dance listings, April 21-28: Che Malambo and moreLos Angeles Times - Matt CooperShen Yun 2019 Touring show celebrates traditional Chinese dance, music and cluture. Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Sun., next Sun., 1 p.m.; Wed., 2
Tesla Tesla board shakeup seen as ‘important step’ in governanceLos Angeles Times - BloombergTesla Inc. will bid farewell to longtime directors and reduce the size of its 11-member board to nine as the automaker ushers in a new era of corporate governance. Director terms will be cut to two years
Philip Rivers Chargers draft analysis: Backup plans for Philip Rivers are in orderLos Angeles Times - Jeff MillerAs the Chargers prepare for the NFL draft, The Times will examine their roster. Part 7 of 8: Quarterbacks. Philip Rivers is in his final days as quarterback of the Chargers. OK, that sentence is based
Los Angeles Dodgers Dodgers' Justin Turner patiently waits for his turn to crack a homer this seasonLos Angeles Times - Jorge CastilloThe Los Angeles Dodgers spent the first three weeks of the season piling up home runs. They entered Friday with 40 as a team, good for tops in the National League and second in the majors. Cody Bellinger
Golden State Warriors Clippers back in a familiar spot going into Game 4 against WarriorsLos Angeles Times - Andrew GreifOne of the sweetest parts of the Clippers’ upstart season has been measuring the gap between outside expectations and their own. Oddsmakers picked the Clippers to win 35 games in the preseason. They won
Earthquakes Earthquake: 3.0 quake strikes off the coast from Eureka, Calif.Los Angeles Times - QuakebotA shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Friday afternoon 31 miles from Capetown, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 4:17 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0.1
The ATA’s response to writers’ concerns is simply insaneLos Angeles Times - Mary McNamaraIn the early stages of the current war between the Writers Guild of America and the Assn. of Talent Agents, it was difficult for anyone who was not a writer or talent agent to get terribly worked-up. are
Border Patrol For towns along the U.S.-Mexico border, checkpoint closures raise anxietiesLos Angeles Times - Molly Hennessy-FiskeIt’s Holy Week, and on the U.S.-Mexico border that’s an especially busy time for trade, tourism and shopping. April is also the height of Mexican produce season, and just south of the border in Texas,
Josine Ianco-Starrels, curator who helped shape L.A. art scene, dies at 92Los Angeles Times - Suzanne MuchnicJosine Ianco-Starrels, a dynamic curator whose passion for artistic independence and social justice had a strong impact on Los Angeles’ burgeoning art scene in the mid-20th century, has died of natural
UCLA UCLA wins gymnastics semifinal, will compete for national title SaturdayLos Angeles Times - Blake RichardsonFor UCLA gymnastics, the stakes at the NCAA semifinals were higher than ever. Only four teams advance to the championship, not six as in previous years. And the Bruins aim to defend last year’s national
Robert Mueller The Mueller report identified one guilty party: the gullible American publicLos Angeles Times - Virginia HeffernanAlong with the far left and far right in the U.S., Russian President Vladimir Putin holds the pieties of liberal democracy in contempt. His nation’s attacks on American hearts and minds, detailed in the
Jamaica International investors dance to the tune of Jamaica’s reggae-loving central bankersLos Angeles Times - Ali DonaldsonThe best-performing stock market in 2018 was an unlikely contender — and better known for its beaches than its economy. The Jamaican Stock Exchange sits on the waterfront in Kingston and has surged more
Roman Polanski Roman Polanski sues film academy over his expulsion from its ranksLos Angeles Times - By Josh RottenbergNearly one year after he was expelled from the ranks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, director Roman Polanski has filed suit against the organization, arguing the academy did not follow
Mueller Report What’s on TV Saturday plus Sunday talk shows: ‘BlacKkKlansman’ and moreLos Angeles Times - Matt CooperSERIES Restaurant: Impossible Celebrity chef Robert Irvine returns in four new episodes of one of his signature TV shows, in which he rescues beleaguered eateries that are on the brink of complete financial
Movies What you need to know about the fight between Hollywood writers and their agentsLos Angeles Times - David NgYou’re fired! That’s what Hollywood scribes recently told the people who are supposed to find them work. Tensions between writers and their agents have been building for years and have finally boiled The
Trump Administration Mueller report exposes all the president’s liarsLos Angeles Times - By Chris MegerianAddressing reporters from the White House lectern, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made a startling claim shortly after President Trump fired FBI Director James B. Comey two years ago. “I’ve heard
