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Review: 'Illinoise,' based on Sufjan Stevens' concept album, clears a fresh Broadway path

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Choreographer and director Justin Peck brings an athletic grace to a new, category-defying Broadway musical spun from a Sufjan Stevens' album. The singing? It's gorgeous

Opinion: The Supreme Court just showed us that Trump is not incompetent. He's a master of corruption

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Don't laugh off the former president just because he is unhinged. He controls the Republican Party from the MAGA trenches to the halls of Congress and the high court.

Granderson: Arizona's indictment of Trump allies follows a sordid, racist history

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Trying to overturn the 2020 election wasn't the first or last racist power grab in this complicated state.

Cold storm brings high winds, showers to California on Friday, but weekend to clear up

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A cold but mostly dry storm is blasting California with winds and some showers Friday, but forecasters say the weather should mostly clear up by the weekend.

Emma Stone would like to be called by her real name, if you don't mind

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'Emma Stone' is not Emma Stone's real name. Now the two-time Oscar winner has decided she prefers to be called by her given moniker: 'I would like to be Emily'

Caleb Williams breaks Caitlin Clark's draft-night record for jersey sales

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Former USC quarterback Caleb Williams broke Caitlin Clark's Fanatics record for most draft-night jersey sales after being selected No. 1 overall by the Chicago Bears in the 2024 NFL draft.

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'Deeply disturbing': Jeezy denies Jeannie Mai's child neglect, domestic violence accusations

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Jeezy reassured fans on social media, 'Yall know me,' after Jeannie Mai accused him of domestic violence and neglectful behavior toward their 2-year-old child.

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'He's gonna be a Blue Jay.' Inside the day Shohei Ohtani did not fly to Toronto

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The Dodgers feared they had lost Shohei Ohtani to the Blue Jays when rumors spread that he was flying to Toronto. Ohtani was sitting at home wondering what to make of all of it.

Why Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2003 tabloid deal came up at Trump's hush-money trial

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The former publisher of the National Enquirer brought up a deal he had made with then-gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger during former President Trump's trial.

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Photos: Tensions grow as pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses continue

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Pro-Palestinian protests grew Thursday at California colleges and universities, including a new encampment at UCLA that drew a crowd of counterprotesters.

CNN journalist and host Poppy Harlow exits after 16-year run

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Harlow has been off the air since CNN revamped its morning line-up in February.

Ricky Martin to headline LA Pride in the Park festival

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June 8's concert, held in in Chinatown's L.A. State Historic Park, will be the first Pride festival performance from the Latin pop superstar, who will also be the first out gay Latino to headline the event.

Mel Opotowsky, newspaper editor and 1st Amendment advocate, dies at 92

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Opotowsky was a top editor at the Riverside Press-Enterprise when the paper brought two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court that resulted in landmark rulings.

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Lakers takeaways: Another bad shooting night, Darvin Ham hears it from the fans

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Five takeaways from the Lakers' 112-105 loss in Game 3 of their first-round series with the Nuggets that put L.A. on the verge of elimination.

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Thursday's high school baseball and softball scores

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High school baseball and softball scores from across the Southland for April 25.

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L.A. Affairs: I'm a divorced woman. Was I ready to be naked with a new guy?

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After my divorce, my self-esteem was low. The idea of dating in Los Angeles terrified me. Then I met a saucy Italian chef who managed to fire up my burners.

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Chargers drafting Joe Alt fits Jim Harbaugh's gritty philosophy: 'Competitors welcome'

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Jim Harbaugh explains why Chargers drafted Notre Dame's Joe Alt: "When we talk ... about attacking on offense, offensive line is the tip of the spear."

Henry Cervantes, Mexican American farmworker turned WWII bomber pilot, dies at 100

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Cervantes persisted against racism to join the military as a pilot, surviving a tour with the 'Bloody 100th' Bomb Group during World War II.

Opinion: Is planting trees on Arbor Day one way we can all fight climate change? Not so much

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In California and beyond, responsibly managing and conserving mature forests is far more important to reducing atmospheric levels of carbon.

USC's Caleb Williams, UCLA's Laiatu Latu are top pick and top defender taken in draft

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USC produced the top pick of the NFL draft in Caleb Williams, and UCLA produced the first defensive player selected in Laiatu Latu, taken 15th.

You're gonna need a bigger number: Scientists consider a Category 6 for mega-hurricane era

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As climate change intensifies hurricanes, some scientists want a Category 6 for the biggest storms

Darvin Ham is on the hot seat as Lakers are pushed to the brink of elimination

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The Lakers may struggle to contend for a title if they keep making quick coaching changes, but that might not be enough to save Darvin Ham's job.

Art Deco and dignity inspire multi-hyphenate comedian Katie Cazorla's new club, the Kookaburra Lounge

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Opening at the Ovation Hollywood complex on May 2 as part of the Netflix Is a Joke festival, Kookaburra aims to give its comedians the respect they deserve

How a migrant farmworker built generational wealth, penny by penny

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My grandfather kept ledgers logging every day he worked in the U.S. The dry entries — "18 boxes of cherries, $4 per box" — tell a story of success against the odds.

Opinion: Does social media rewire kids' brains? Here's what the science really says

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Jonathan Haidt's "The Anxious Generation" feeds the latest technology panic. But the research says something different.

Letters to the Editor: Opposing views on the Grants Pass homelessness case at the Supreme Court

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Some readers say it's wrong to criminalize homelessness to please the housed. Others say public spaces should be preserved for public use.

Six California House races that could help determine control of Congress

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From the farm towns of the Central Valley to the beaches of Orange County, California is a battleground for control of the House of Representatives.

Letters to the Editor: I'm a maternal-fetal doctor. Here's why Idaho's abortion ban is extremely dangerous

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A maternal-fetal specialist says women who have delayed medically necessary abortions have died, and Idaho's strict ban poses extreme risk.

Food recalls reach highest level since the pandemic. Undeclared allergens are the biggest reason for the rise

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recorded a total of 313 food recalls and public health alerts in 2023, according to a report by Public Interest Research Group.

More migrant families with children sleeping in tents on Skid Row test official response

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Just over a month after several migrant families living with their children on the streets of Skid Row were moved into a motel, a more extensive encampment has formed with at least seven new families living in an array of large tents, pup…