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Online video of apparent sex act in Santa Ana patrol car spurs investigation
Los Angeles Times - Hannah Fry
Santa Ana police launched an investigation after a video of what appears to be a sex act inside a patrol car surfaced online. Hannah Fry is a Los Angeles Times Metro reporter covering breaking news in
David Crosby
Indie Focus: Comedy, charm and conspiracy in 'Sword of Trust'
Los Angeles Times - Mark Olsen
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. This weekend marks the opening of the first Alamo Drafthouse theater here in Los Angeles. in
Megan Thee Stallion
The 'hot girl summer' meme, explained
Los Angeles Times - Carlos De Loera
There’s no denying that the summer of 2019 is a “hot girl summer.” All over the internet people are posting about having, or not having, a “hot girl summer.” The hashtag #hotgirlsummer has been used more
Labor Economics
California payrolls surged in June, but the labor force shrank
Los Angeles Times - Margot Roosevelt
California hiring surged in June, powered by especially strong growth in residential and commercial building as mortgage rates continue to drop. The state added 46,200 jobs, including 11,900 in construction,
Brokerage
Boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard posts Pacific Palisades villa for sale at $52 million
Los Angeles Times - Jack Flemming
Across two park-like acres, the estate holds a 16,700-square-foot villa draped in ivy, a two-story guesthouse, swimming pool, tennis court and putting green. (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage) Across
Melania Trump
President Trump hopes to help free rapper ASAP Rocky
Los Angeles Times - Christie D’Zurilla
President Trump says he is trying to help free rapper ASAP Rocky, who’s been jailed in Sweden since the beginning of the month without being charged. “We are one,” he told pool reporters in D.C. on Friday,
Chevrolet Corvette
GM defies a shrinking sports car market with its new, sub-$60,000 Corvette
Los Angeles Times - David Welch
General Motors Co. is bucking convention by boosting production of its new Corvette even as the sports car market shrinks. Demand for muscle cars has shrunk to 2.3% of the U.S. vehicle market, about half
Entertainment
Review: White supremacists and the alt-right descend on a small town in the melodramatic ‘Copperhead’
Los Angeles Times - Michael Schaub
Jessup, the 17-year-old protagonist of Alexi Zentner’s novel “Copperhead,” could have walked straight out of a 1980s John Mellencamp song. He’s a gifted student and a standout linebacker for his high football
TV Series
A look into the Los Angeles Times portrait studio at Comic-Con 2019
Los Angeles Times - Jay L. Clendenin
On our annual trek to Comic-Con Intl. in San Diego, we’ve opened up the Los Angeles Times Photo and Video Studio to snap shots of and interview the celebrities, showrunners and cast members of ongoing
Poetry
“Punk Rock Is Cool for the End of the World: Poems and Notebooks of Ed Smith” showcases the late L.A. poet's
Los Angeles Times - David L. Ulin
Ed Smith is a deceptive poet. Many of his pieces are so offhand, so attenuated, they hardly seem like poems at all. “I would never do this,” he declares in “Denial,” originally collected in his 1983 debut,
Volodymyr Zelensky
War and peace are on the line in Ukrainian parliamentary vote Sunday
Los Angeles Times - Sergei Loiko
Sergei Tanasov is considered a war hero in Ukraine for his role in defending the Donetsk airport from a months-long assault by Russian-backed separatists in 2014. Today, as a candidate for parliament,
ObamaCare
Trump win on short-term health plans advances his effort to undo Obamacare
Los Angeles Times - Andrew Harris and John Tozzi
The Trump administration can expand the sale of short-term health insurance policies that don’t meet the standards of the Affordable Care Act, a federal judge ruled, advancing the government’s efforts
Auctions
Ebony magazine’s legendary photo archive is up for auction
Los Angeles Times - Michael Schaub
The photo archives of Ebony magazine, which span decades and contain some of the country’s most iconic images of African American history, are scheduled to be sold at auction on Monday, the Chicago Tribune
Lifestyle
Four Hours: For an instant getaway, just head to Topanga Canyon
Los Angeles Times - Rachel Schnalzer
One of the advantages of living in Los Angeles is the ability to get away from it all without too much of a drive (assuming traffic cooperates, which is a big assumption) . When you need a serious change
Entertainment
L.A.'s literary scene comes alive at these 5 L.A. book events about witches and local press
Los Angeles Times - Agatha French
Discover indie presses, debut authors and divination at these five L.A. book events More often than not, the best literary events offer a sense of discovery: the chance to encounter an intriguing new check
Birdwatching
Can birds help connect North Korea to the world?
Los Angeles Times - Victoria Kim
A pair of red-rumped swallows circled overhead, dancing amid wispy clouds before disappearing. A young male Chinese sparrowhawk emerged before he too becomes a shrinking dot in the blue sky. From Baekryeong-do,
Royal Portrush Golf Club
Tiger Woods misses the cut at the British Open
Los Angeles Times - Sam Farmer
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy looks for his ball in the long rough on the first hole during the first round of the 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. (Peter Morrison
Compton
Rapper YG's bulletproof Escalade is tied to wild gun battle, police pursuit and Compton killing
Los Angeles Times - Alex Wigglesworth
It started with what seemed like a typical police pursuit. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies tried to stop an SUV for reckless driving near North Acacia Avenue and West Elm Street in Compton in early
World News
Imagine 'Homeland,' if all the heroes were Iranian. That's 'Gando,' must-see TV in Iran
Los Angeles Times - Ramin Mostaghim
There’s something foul infiltrating Iran. To weed it out, elite operatives hunt in the shadows, deploying drones, social-media and old-fashioned gumshoe tactics in a quest to thwart spies and traitors.
Policing
Catholic schoolteacher arrested on suspicion of possessing child porn, police say
Los Angeles Times - Hannah Fry
A teacher at a Catholic high school in Panorama City was arrested Wednesday after police allege he was in possession of child pornography. Officers with LAPD’s juvenile division took Nain DoPorto, 46,
Oregon Legislative Assembly
Oregon vowed not to become California — and passed sweeping housing crisis legislation
Los Angeles Times - Liam Dillon
When Oregon’s political leaders debated solutions to a housing crisis that was forcing renters from their homes and sending prices through the roof, they had a central goal in mind: avoid the fate of neighbor
ESPN
Dan Le Batard blasts Trump, says ESPN policy against political talk is 'cowardly'
Los Angeles Times - Chuck Schilken
ESPN’s Dan Le Batard did not stick to sports on Thursday. The longtime Miami Herald columnist and ESPN radio and TV host went on a rant during his Thursday radio broadcast, speaking passionately against
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is on trial for a plagiarism claim by rapper Flame
Los Angeles Times - Christi Carras
That’s the question at the center of rapper Flame’s court case against Perry and her “Dark Horse” collaborators — rapper Juicy J., songwriter Sarah Hudson and producers Dr. Luke and Max Martin. Perry trial
Entertainment
The Los Angeles movie theaters you need to know if you love film
Los Angeles Times - Mark Olsen
There’s a certain kind of voracious must-see-all-the-movies movie fan that Los Angeles serves quite well. International festival faves? Check. Oddball deep-cut obscurities? Check. New studio releases top-of-the-line
Entertainment
"The Walking Dead" EP teases revival of Stephen King horror anthology with "Creepshow" trailer
Los Angeles Times - Jen Yamato
Executive produced by “The Walking Dead” stalwart Greg Nicotero, with fright maestro Stephen King and a killer lineup of genre stars and creatives on board, Shudder’s revival of the iconic horror anthology
NASA
The NASA logo is having a moment
Los Angeles Times - Samantha Masunaga
Walmart and Target offer T-shirts, swimsuits, sippy cups and ugly Christmas sweaters covered with it. Coach put it on bags, shoes and sweatshirts priced at hundreds of dollars apiece. Singer Ariana Grande
News
LAPD informant infiltrated left-wing activists during Trump protests, records show
Los Angeles Times - James Queally
The Los Angeles Police Department ordered a confidential informant to monitor and record meetings held by a political group that staged protests against President Trump in 2017, a move that has drawn and
Bakersfield, CA
Man who ripped out rival's eyeball in heated attack faces life in prison
Los Angeles Times - Hannah Fry
A 39-year-old man was found guilty this week of ripping out another man’s eyeball and trying to tear out the man’s other eye in a 2018 attack inside a Bakersfield home, prosecutors said. Jurors on Wednesday
Billy Eichner
‘The Lion King’: How Billy Eichner was cast as Timone
Los Angeles Times - Christina Schoellkopf
Billy Eichner’s casting for the 2019 remake of “The Lion King” began with shock. He knew Jon Favreau a little bit; the director and his family were big fans of Eichner’s “Billy on the Street” show. But
Business
Couple behind pop duo Karmin find a fan for remodeled Studio City home
Los Angeles Times - Jack Flemming
Built in the ‘60s, the single-story home takes in sweeping city views from an expansive deck. (Daniel Dahler) Built in the ‘60s, the single-story home takes in sweeping city views from an expansive deck.

Los Angeles Times

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times has been covering Southern California for more than 135 years.