Los Angeles Timesadded this to SportsJill Ellis Women’s World Cup: Jill Ellis embraces challenge as U.S. prepares for ChileLos Angeles Times - Kevin BaxterJill Ellis expects to get a text from her father John on Sunday, just as she says she does every day. As a former coach who created soccer programs in places such as Trinidad and Tobago and Singapore,
Los Angeles Timesadded this to NationPolitics Rights activists say emails boost their case on 2020 census discriminationLos Angeles Times - By Associated PressVoting rights activists argue that newly discovered 2015 correspondence between a GOP redistricting expert and a current Census Bureau official bolster arguments that discrimination motivated efforts add
Los Angeles Timesadded this to Most ReadO.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson’s first tweet: A video of him saying, ‘I got a little getting even to do’Los Angeles Times - Marisa GerberThe video starts with a shot of O.J. Simpson’s open-mouthed grin. As he wanders through a yard, the camera trained a few inches from his face, Simpson begins his narration. “Hey, Twitter world,” the former
Los Angeles Timesadded this to NationU.S. Census Majority of American men are fathersLos Angeles Times - By Associated PressFathers in the U.S. tend to be better educated than men without children, and relatively few men have children over age 40. These are some of the conclusions in a newly released report by the U.S. Census
Los Angeles Timesadded this to Most ReadSports Kings buy out final two years of Dion Phaneuf’s contractLos Angeles Times - Associated PressThe Los Angeles Kings have bought out the final two years of defenseman Dion Phaneuf's contract. The 34-year-old veteran spent 93 games with the Kings, who acquired him in February 2018. Phaneuf scored
Los Angeles Timesadded this to SportsTampa Bay Rays Angels lean on a trio of home runs to power past RaysLos Angeles Times - Associated PressCharlie Morton lost for the first time in 22 starts and Los Angeles hit three homers to lead the Angels to a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. The loss was Morton's first since Aug. 11, when
Los Angeles Timesadded this to EntertainmentEntertainment Essential Arts: Call it a comeback — MOCA’s new shows reveal an institution ascendantLos Angeles Times - By Carolina A. MirandaMOCA is hitting a milestone. The Long Beach Opera has turned a case of injustice into opera. And an American playwright gets his television due. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles
Los Angeles Timesadded this to LocalRaul Ruiz Raul Ruiz, journalist and activist for the Chicano movement in L.A., dies at 78Los Angeles Times - By Gustavo ArellanoWhen Raul Ruiz took to the podium last year at Self-Help Graphics for a history symposium, many in the packed house were at first perplexed. The longtime reporter, activist, and professor was there to
Los Angeles Timesadded this to PoliticsDonald Trump Jr Trump said it’s OK to take campaign dirt from foreign powers. Is it legal?Los Angeles Times - Melissa GomezAfter three years of scandal over Russia’s interference in America’s 2016 election, President Trump drew a storm of criticism for saying he would not tell the FBI if a foreign country offered him dirt
Los Angeles Timesadded this to SportsSports Angels’ Cody Allen designated for assignment amid ongoing strugglesLos Angeles Times - Maria TorresSome 12 hours after giving up four runs in 2/3 of an inning and putting a one-run game out of reach, veteran Angels reliever Cody Allen was designated for assignment Saturday morning. The Angels have for
Los Angeles Timesadded this to SportsCameroon Women’s World Cup: Netherlands advances after win over CameroonLos Angeles Times - Associated PressVivianne Miedema scored a goal in each half Saturday to advance the Netherlands into the second round of the Women's World Cup for the second straight tournament with a 3-1 win over Cameroon on Saturday
Los Angeles Timesadded this to SportsSports Will Dodgers’ bullpen doom title hopes? ‘We’re going to figure it out’Los Angeles Times - Andy McCulloughA drumbeat of unease follows Dodgers relievers wherever they tread. Most games, the noise burbles in the background, obscured by the team’s propulsive offense and smothering starting pitching. On some
Los Angeles Timesadded this to SportsSports Young, small, but mighty: Skateboarder Sky Brown shreds path toward OlympicsLos Angeles Times - By Jack HarrisHaving confidently glided up to the top pipe on a ramp nearly 10 feet high, skateboarder Sky Brown lost her footing while trying a trick and tumbled down the slick concrete. Coming to a stop at the bottom
Los Angeles Timesadded this to Hot PropertySt. Petersburg Tigers pitcher Matt Moore bags a buyer for waterfront home in St. PetersburgLos Angeles Times - Jack FlemmingProfessional baseball player and Florida native Matt Moore has wrapped up a sale in the Sunshine State, selling his St. Petersburg home for $1.99 million. That’s $210,000 less than he asked, but $750,000
Los Angeles Timesadded this to Most ReadLifestyle Why magician Penn Jillette fasts 23 hours a day to maintain his 100-pound weight lossLos Angeles Times - By Roy M. WallackIn 2014, Penn Jillette — the tall half of the popular Penn and Teller magic act — couldn’t walk up stairs and got winded speaking full sentences. At 6 feet, 6 inches and 330 pounds, he was hospitalized
Los Angeles Timesadded this to Most ReadLifestyle The Saturday Cook: Cherry tomatoes star in a savory custard for a post-farmers market brunchLos Angeles Times - Ben MimsOne of the most jarring things I’ve seen at the farmers markets since I moved here from New York hasn’t been some strange fruit or oddball vegetable. Indeed it has been something that, until I moved to
Los Angeles Timesadded this to LifestyleLos Angeles, CA The music teacher who stepped up and became my father when I needed oneLos Angeles Times - By Deborah WeinrauchLike so many baby boomers I know, I grew up in a home with an absent father. He was brilliant and handsome and had served in the U.S. Air Force. My father had seen too much, lost too much. After World
Los Angeles Timesadded this to EntertainmentEntertainment The Chulita Vinyl Club is curbing cultural erasure one spinning record at a timeLos Angeles Times - Dorany PinedaThe dance floor inside the Music Center flowed with bodies swinging their hips, bronzed arms gliding, feet shuffling across the floor. Turntables whirled with the sounds of cumbia, bachata, corrido and
Los Angeles Timesadded this to Hot PropertyLos Angeles, CA Hot Property: Tyra Banks, model home flipperLos Angeles Times - Neal J. LeiteregSupermodel, television host and celebrity home-flipper Tyra Banks has bought a Pacific Palisades home for a little over $3 million. The 1949 traditional house, which has been owned by the same family 70
Los Angeles Timesadded this to LifestyleK-Pop Dance like you're in a BTS video? The K-pop workout that doesn't feel like workLos Angeles Times - Sara CagleYou couldn’t wait to watch the K-pop group BTS perform on “Saturday Night Live.” You caught the septet’s sold-out concert at the Rose Bowl. And you sing along to “Boy With Luv” whenever and wherever it
Los Angeles Timesadded this to LifestyleLifestyle Q&A with Susan OrleanLos Angeles Times - Donna WaresGood morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. We caught up with bestselling author Susan Orlean ahead of her June 25 visit with the Los Angeles Times Book Club to ask about her current
Los Angeles Timesadded this to LocalRomeo and Juliet Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, acclaimed in film, theater and opera, dies at 96Los Angeles Times - By David ColkerItalian film, theater and opera director Franco Zeffirelli, known for his over-the-top productions, described a scene of a father reacting to his son’s desire to work in the theater. “He just broke everything
Los Angeles Timesadded this to Hot PropertyBathrooms Home of the Week: A modern castle in HollywoodlandLos Angeles Times - Neal J. LeiteregThick granite walls are all that remain of a 1920s Norman-style stone mansion destroyed by wildfire in the early 1960s. Now in its place stands a reimagined showplace that pays homage to the lost Beachwood
Los Angeles Timesadded this to LifestyleLifestyle Cultivating Style: The no-fail way to live with plantsLos Angeles Times - Bonnie McCarthyIt’s all of the greenery, with none of the guilt. The house plant craze has grown into one of this year’s hottest trends: home decor that ushers in lush, botanical themes without the worry of watering.
Los Angeles Timesadded this to SportsSports The Sports Report: Could Kawhi Leonard be a Clipper?Los Angeles Times - John CherwaHowdy, my name is John Cherwa and I’m the guest pilot on this here newsletter as Houston Mitchell decides if he should take the over or under on Sunday’s U.S.-Chile soccer game. (Hint: Take the over, it
Los Angeles Timesadded this to SportsSports Racing! Gift Box, Maximum Security return this weekendLos Angeles Times - John CherwaCopyright 2019 by Equibase Company. Reproduction prohibited. Santa Anita, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. 29th day of a 41-day meet. Cloudy & Firm 1 Mile Turf. Purse: $67,000. Allowance Optional
Los Angeles Timesadded this to LocalUCLA UCLA failed to warn the public about gynecologist accused of sexual batteryLos Angeles Times - Teresa WatanabeIn June 2017, a married mother of four experiencing severe pelvic pain went to see a UCLA gynecologist. Dr. James Mason Heaps, she alleged, improperly touched her genitals, fondled her breast and buttock
Los Angeles Timesadded this to Most ReadRomeo and Juliet Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, acclaimed in film, theater and opera, dies at 96Los Angeles Times - By Associated PressItalian director Franco Zeffirelli, famed for operas, films and television, has died in Rome at the age of 96. Zeffirelli's son Luciano said his father died at home at noon on Saturday. "He had suffered
Los Angeles Timesadded this to WorldAmanda Knox Knox accuses the media of building a false story around herLos Angeles Times - Associated PressAmanda Knox has accused the media of having built a false narrative around her, depicting her as guilty despite her proven innocence. The American former exchange student who became the focus of a sensational
