It had been six days since Los Angeles Roybal basketball coach Danny O’Fallon lost his battle with cancer, but his players offered the ultimate tribute Wednesday: They played as if he were still coaching. They were unselfish with their passes, they hustled on defense and they congratulated teammates after each basket. When the final buzzer […]
King/Drew is not one of the blue bloods of City Section basketball. But Fairfax, Westchester and Taft better start paying attention to the Golden Eagles (14-4, 3-0). They are legitimate. Their point guard didn’t play because of illness on Wednesday night, and the Golden Eagles turned to Biko Johnson, who scored 23 points to help […]
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Each time the Lakers put themselves within striking distance in the final minutes, the Orlando Magic had an answer. When Quinn Cook made a three-point basket to cut the Lakers deficit to one point with about a minute remaining, Orlando center Nikola Vucevic […]
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A federal lawsuit filed this week alleges that two Santa Ana employees left two federal detainees locked and chained inside a hot van for four hours after returning the pair from their court hearings. On April 8, Dongyuan Li, a 41-year-old Chinese citizen, and Romaldo Marchan Delgado, a 56-year-old Mexican citizen, were put in handcuffs, […]
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, Jan. 16, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. Newsletter Get our Essential California newsletter If you are a woman who is so bold as to inhabit a vaguely public stage, chances are high that you will be called a lot of things that can’t […]
Tell an actor that his work is Oscar-worthy, and he’ll graciously accept the kind words while silently damning you for potentially jinxing his chances. Tell an actor who’s never been nominated for an Oscar that this is finally going to be his year and, as was the case with Antonio Banderas a couple of months […]
Prolific TV producer Ryan Murphy will be honored by GLAAD this year for making “a significant difference in accelerating LGBTQ acceptance.” The media watchdog announced Thursday that “The Politician” director will be this year’s recipient of its prestigious Vito Russo Award when the 31st GLAAD Media Awards take place in New York on March 19. […]
A glimpse of the daily life of a sex worker is one way to look at “Jezebel,” multi-hyphenate Numa Perrier’s autobiographical micro-indie that toggles between a family’s cramped one-bedroom apartment and the offices of an online porn site. But a richer way to view this sincere, unexpected gem is as a portrait of blossoming agency […]