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The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear TikTokβs challenge to a law that would ban the popular social media app next month unless its Chinese owner sells it. The case is set for Jan. 10, nine days before TikTok is scheduled to be shut down in the U.S. In announcing its decision, the court…
Not long after his return was lauded as a major coup for Lincoln Riley and USC, the Trojansβ top returning lineman has decided instead to enter the transfer portal. It was just a few weeks ago that new offensive line coach Zach Hanson proudly announced in his first meeting with reporters that Emmanuel Pregnon, the…
When Sean Baker was about to release his acclaimed βAnora,β he pondered the harsh reality of putting out an art-house movie β even a much-anticipated one β in 2024. βSometimes I tweet about my film,β the writer-director told The Times in early October, βand the first question that comes back is: When will it be…
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday as the H5N1 bird flu virus moved from the Central Valley to Southern California dairy herds, while federal officials confirmed the first U.S. case of severe illness in a hospitalized Louisiana patient β a concerning development as the virus continues to spread throughout the nation via…
One day after a clip of Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley ripping JJ Redick went viral, the Lakers coach issued his own rebuttal β with indifference. βI didnβt make it all the way through the clip, I gotta be honest with you,β Redick said Friday before the Lakers played the Atlanta Hawks. βMy resting…
In the pantheon of stand-up comedyβs living legends, few names carry more weight than Fluffy. Though Gabriel Iglesias found major success using the moniker that has stuck with him for the majority of his career, he wasnβt really a fan of it at first. βIt made me think of a cat or pillows or comforters…
The day Joe Biden faced reality, stepped aside and cleared the way for Kamala Harris to replace him atop the Democratic ticket, Teja Smith felt a mix of exhilaration and dread. Smith, who runs a social media firm in Los Angeles, had been working particularly hard of late, so she treated herself to a daylong…
Player development has become the favorite term to describe what parents and others are seeking when children participate in sports. And, if you want an example of someone who is truly making the most of player development, that would be 6-foot-6, 230-pound senior Peyton White of Crespi. He has evolved from someone who was strictly…
CHOWCHILLA, Calif.Β βΒ Gazing across the crowd of women, fresh from county jail in their orange prison jumpsuits, Lena Coleman wishes she could save them all. And itβs her job to try. In July, after 20 years in prison for attempted murder and a gun enhancement, Coleman, 47, became one of three dozen prisoners at the…
On Dec. 21, 1988, a bomb exploded on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, traveling from London to New York, breaking it apart and sending it to Earth. Flora Swire, a 23-year-old Englishwoman, was among the 270 killed (including 11 on the ground). Her father, physician Jim Swire, became a spokesperson for families pressing…
