HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS FRIDAY’S RESULTS Quarterfinals OPEN DIVISION #1 Granada Hills 3, #8 Granada Hills Kennedy 2 DIVISION I #1 Venice 2, #9 San Fernando 0 #4 Chatsworth 1, #5 Chavez 0 #6 Eagle Rock 5, #3 Port of LA 2 #10 Verdugo Hills 1, #2 Marquez 0 DIVISION II #1 LA … Read more
Beware the Bruins Bombers. UCLA claimed the first of a best-of-three super regional over Central Florida with a 9-1 run-rule win Friday at Easton Stadium, putting the Bruins one win away from reaching the Women’s College World Series. Freshman infielder Bri Alejandre squared up and smashed a home run over the center-field wall to give … Read more
SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS FRIDAY’S RESULTS QUARTERFINALS DIVISION 1 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 7, Corona 2 Norco 3, Orange Lutheran 0 St. John Bosco at La Mirada, Saturday at 11 a.m. Harvard-Westlake 2, Cypress 1 DIVISION 2 Ganesha 4, Elsinore 0 Newport Harbor 8, Aquinas 0 Santa Ana Foothill 3, Yucaipa 1 Loyola 3, Alemany … Read more
MILWAUKEE — Something about American Family Field in the regular season disagrees with the Dodgers. They began this road trip with a pair of statement series, sweeping the Angels and edging out the Padres. But their momentum came to a grinding halt when they fell 5-1 to the Brewers on Friday in Milwaukee. The loss brought back … Read more
President Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown is triggering alarm, confusion, and fierce debate among lawyers, advocates, and many in the business world who rely on visa holders for skilled labor. On Friday, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it would grant “adjustment of status” — the process that allows some immigrants already in the US … Read more
This story is part of Image’s May Momentum issue, which looks at art as a sport and sport as an art. If you buy a product linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission. See all our Coveted lists of mandatory items here. F.C.Real Bristol x Carhartt WIP, Game shorts, $188 Carhartt WIP … Read more
SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon. The redesigned mega rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk announced he’s taking the company public. It blasted off from the southern tip … Read more
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt raised nearly 10 times more in contributions than Mayor Karen Bass in the latest campaign finance reporting period, new statements show. Pratt reported raising $2.72 million between April 19 and May 16, the statements show, compared with $283,000 for Bass. Pratt, the former reality TV star, reported a total … Read more
An “unprecedented” situation was taking hold in Orange County on Friday, as a chemical tank was at risk of exploding and releasing a highly toxic chemical that can cause severe respiratory distress and lead to hospitalization, officials said. An estimated 40,000 residents have been asked to evacuate, affecting portions of the cities of Garden Grove, … Read more
The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store or gas station are more painful than they were last year, and that is impacting the decisions of households and businesses. Here’s a snapshot of prominent economic data and … Read more
Rapper Rob Base, one-half of the hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, died on Friday after a battle with cancer. He was 59. “Rob’s music, energy, and legacy helped shape a generation and brought joy to millions around the world. Beyond the stage, he was a loving father, family man, friend and creative … Read more
WASHINGTON — Democratic officials regularly steered would-be campaign contributors to a tax-exempt and supposedly nonpartisan voter registration group that in reality has close ties to the Democratic Party, The Times has learned. The group’s top leadership includes a former deputy finance director of the Democratic National Committee and a major party fund-raiser. Voter registration and get-out-the-vote organizations … Read more
In the latest sign of these AI-heavy times, the National Transportation Safety Board temporarily removed access to its docket system after discovering that voices of pilots who were killed in a UPS plane crash last year had been recreated using AI and were circulating on the internet. NTSB is prohibited by federal law from including … Read more
Pop crooner and “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Girardi quietly put an end to a long and splashy legal battle over her ex-husband’s now-defunct law firm on Thursday, settling a $25-million bankruptcy lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court. The suit alleged the singer should have known she was profiting off embezzled funds linked … Read more
The Trump administration is tightening one of the most common pathways to a green card, warning that most immigrants already in the US will now have to leave the country and apply from abroad rather than adjust their status domestically. However, the new rule, announced Friday, may not be evenly applied to all immigrants, according … Read more