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USC gets commitment for 2021 class from Playa del Rey St. Bernard guard Reese Dixon-Waters

Reese Dixon-Waters, one of the nation's top guard prospects, commits to USC. Dixon-Waters, who will be a senior next season, plays at Playa del Rey St. Bernard.




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USC basketball program receives commitment from Damien guard Malik Thomas

Malik Thomas of La Verne Damien committed to USC on Friday as the Trojans' 2021 class landed another highly rated shooting guard within the same week.




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Op-Ed: Good Friday challenges us to confront our epidemic of misery and misplaced priorities

May we find the grace to discern hope and meaning in this season of faith and crisis.




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Column: Another day, another coronavirus flip-flop from Trump — the emperor of inconsistency

Trump cedes power to the states when it suits him, and claims it for the federal government when it suits.




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Column: The shaming of Anthony Fauci at Trump's news conference from hell

Anthony Fauci, our national truth-teller, spoke plainly before he was forced to make a retraction by a president more comfortable with lies.




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Column: How a science magazine from Charles Darwin's era found new life online amid the coronavirus

Popular Science Editor Corinne Iozzio talks about how to make the tricky science of coronavirus understandable to an online audience.




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Op-Ed: Surprised that black people have a higher risk of death from COVID-19? I'm not

Being born black in America means facing the likelihood of poorer health outcomes over a lifetime.




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Column: What it would take to keep L.A. traffic from returning to soul-crushing levels

Angelenos spend an average of 103 hours a year stuck in traffic. Is it possible to keep our roads the way they are now?




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Op-Ed: Yes, businesses have been hurt by coronavirus closures, but they won't get relief from the courts

The Supreme Court has made clear repeatedly that governments can regulate businesses to protect the public interest.




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Take a break from spring training in Arizona on these 7 great side trips

If you're headed to watch the Dodgers and the Angels warm up for the 2020 MLB season and need a break, try one or all of these fun detours for a taste of the Old West.




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Angels manager Joe Maddon gets warm welcome from Chicago Cubs players and fans

The Chicago Cubs greeted Angels manager Joe Maddon with hugs before Monday's Cactus League game. Maddon, of course, led the Cubs to the 2016 World Series title.




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Steve Martin On His Years As A Comic — And Walking Away From Stand-Up

At the height of his fame, Martin shifted his focus from stand-up to acting and writing. He called his memoir, Born Standing Up, a biography of "someone I used to know." Originally broadcast in 2008.




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Steve Martin On His Years As A Comic — And Walking Away From Stand-Up

At the height of his fame, Martin shifted his focus from stand-up to acting and writing. He called his memoir, Born Standing Up, a biography of "someone I used to know." Originally broadcast in 2008.




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Grocery stores seeking masks for 'essential' workers confront shortages, federal interference

Weeks after the CDC said people should use masks to curb the coronavirus, grocery stores struggle to buy them for staff, partly due to U.S. actions.




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Steve Martin On His Years As A Comic — And Walking Away From Stand-Up

At the height of his fame, Martin shifted his focus from stand-up to acting and writing. He called his memoir, Born Standing Up, a biography of "someone I used to know." Originally broadcast in 2008.




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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Full Frontal' Host Samantha Bee On Backsides

Bee will answer three questions about the people who stand in for actors when a posterior shot is required — and the star is either unwilling or unqualified to do it.




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Small, Private Colleges Get Boost From Coronavirus Relief Funds

Congress set aside $350 million to help colleges with "significant unmet needs" related to the pandemic. Most of that money has gone to small schools that serve just a fraction of U.S. students.




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Top 5 Moments From The Supreme Court's 1st Week Of Livestreaming Arguments

From a mysterious toilet flush to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaking from the hospital, here are the highlights — including audio clips — from a historic week for the high court.




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9/11: Not forgotten, but not on the front page

It's Sept. 11: our generation's date that will live in infamy.




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U.S. ambassador killed: Why editors put photo on front page

Reader reaction was strong to Thursday's front-page photo of a mortally wounded J.




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'Wyatt Earp' gets an assist from reporter, photographer

Times staff writer Bob Pool's profile of "Wyatt Earp" actor Hugh O'Brian appeared on the cover of Tuesday's LATExtra section.




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'Despicable human being’: NYC nurse arrested for gassing up car with credit card stolen from dying coronavirus patient — cops

Danielle Conti, 43, used the pandemic as her personal piggy bank after allegedly stealing the charge card from 70-year-old widower Anthony Catapano while making her daily rounds at hard-hit Staten Island University Hospital North sometime in early April, authorities charge.




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GRIDLOCK SAM: Now, our health is at risk from a marked increase in speeding drivers on the roads

C’mon folks. You’re getting to your destinations faster than ever with less than half the traffic on the road so why speed? Yet many of you (not my readers, of course, so pass this onto your friends and acquaintances) are doing so putting all of us at risk.




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HOMETOWN HELPERS: Brooklyn port providing free fruit to community grappling with economic fallout from coronavirus

Red Hook Container Terminal and Fifth Avenue Committee teamed up to donate tens of thousands of pieces of fruit to local families.




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Father trying to protect daughter from fight with another woman in Brooklyn shot dead by woman’s accomplice: sources

Rondell Russell, 22, was taken into custody soon after he shot 48-year-old Otis Adams during a confrontation at Russell’s building on Powell St. near Pitkin Ave. in Brownsville, part of NYCHA’s Seth Low Houses, about 10:10 p.m. Thursday.




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Armed robbers stealing e-bikes from Manhattan deliverymen strike again, this time slicing one victim’s hand with a knife

The 36-year-old Domino’s Pizza deliveryman was dropping off a pie to a building on Fort George Hill near Fairview Ave on Sunday about 9 p.m. when the crew of crooks took his $1400 bike at knifepoint and cut the man’s hand. He refused medical attention, cops said.




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Elliott: Kings vs. Ducks virtual showdown will feature fan favorites from the past

As the Kings and Ducks wait out the NHL's coronavirus shutdown, the teams will renew their rivalry with an EA SPORTS NHL 20 simulated game.




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MLB draft cut from 40 rounds to five in absurd cash grab by owners

Teams are going to be able to get talented, desperate players for $20K signing bonuses.




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DC Comics superhero Hershey bars are coming but sent to frontline coronavirus workers first

Talk about a sweet gesture. A line of DC Comics superhero chocolate bars is coming, but before you can get your hands on them, Hershey’s is first giving them out to workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Dodgers are hopeful and optimistic as they move on from Astros cheating scandal

The Dodgers are tired of talking about what the Houston Astros did in 2017. They're excited about what lies ahead for the team this season.




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Zach McKinstry goes from slap-hitting afterthought to Dodgers prospect with pop

The Dodgers drafted Zach McKinstry in the 33rd round in 2016 after he never homered in college. He hit 19 homers in the high minors in 2019 and is on the radar.




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Dodgers and Angels restrict scouts from air travel because of coronavirus

The Dodgers and Angels curtail travel of scouts in what typically is a busy time of year evaluating college and high school prospects.




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Dodgers, Angels allowed to go home from Arizona in response to the coronavirus

The Dodgers, Angels and other teams are permitting players to go home after Major League Baseball suspended spring training and postponed opening day.




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Stadium workers who have gotten no financial aid from Dodgers or Angels cry for help

The Dodgers and Angels haven't said how they will distribute the $1 million each MLB team pledged to pay stadium workers during the coronavirus shutdown.




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Dodgers broadcasting legend Vin Scully is released from hospital after fall

Vin Scully, 92, has been released from Los Robles Hospital following a fall Tuesday at his home, according to a Dodgers team statement Saturday.




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DC Comics superhero Hershey bars are coming but sent to frontline coronavirus workers first

Talk about a sweet gesture. A line of DC Comics superhero chocolate bars is coming, but before you can get your hands on them, Hershey’s is first giving them out to workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.




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After 10 years of marriage, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actress Caterina Scorsone splits from Rob Giles

Scorsone and Giles were wed in Toronto in June 2009 and share three children together -- daughters Eliza, 7, Paloma "Pippa" Michaela, 3, and Arwen, who was born in December.




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Ex-con televangelist Jim Bakker recovering from stroke

Convicted televangelist Jim Bakker is recovering from a stroke, says his wife, Lori.




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DC Comics superhero Hershey bars are coming but sent to frontline coronavirus workers first

Talk about a sweet gesture. A line of DC Comics superhero chocolate bars is coming, but before you can get your hands on them, Hershey’s is first giving them out to workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.




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DC Comics superhero Hershey bars are coming but sent to frontline coronavirus workers first

Talk about a sweet gesture. A line of DC Comics superhero chocolate bars is coming, but before you can get your hands on them, Hershey’s is first giving them out to workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.




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UK rapper Ty dies from coronavirus at age 47

He was first admitted to a hospital back in April after being diagnosed with COVID-19.




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Florida man who stole gator meat from store identified by Florida Gators license plate: cops

He’ll need a better defense than the one his favorite team managed against LSU last year.




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‘I learned a lot from Richard Nixon,’ Trump during interview on Fox & Friends

During a rambling interview on FOX & Friends, President Trump did a victory lap following DOJ's decision to drop charges against Michae Flynn and how he learned from Nixon as not firing people during an investigation.




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Vanessa Bryant files legal claim over images from Kobe Bryant chopper crash: report

The claim seeks damages in connection with the release of cellphone pictures taken by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies at the scene of the Jan. 26 tragedy in Calabasas.




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Travel the world from your easy chair with these video sites

Even though we're confined to home, we can still travel the world in virtual and regular reality. You'll find sumptuous videos on these sites, most of them free.




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Why you're getting your money back from Airbnb and why you may not with Vrbo

Do you want your money back for the Airbnb or Vrbo you didn't to use? Of course you do. But in many cases, you may be disappointed.




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Tired of working from home? Luxury SoCal hotels offer day use from $69

Southern California hotels' Zen Office space might be the break you need.




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Your Earth Day 2020 guide: Take this Earth Quiz. Download NASA posters. See Zac Efron.

Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. You don't have to miss out just because you're stuck at home.




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Carnival to restart cruises from Florida and Texas in August

Carnival plans to sail Caribbean itineraries from Florida and Texas ports where most passengers arrive by car rather than by airplane.




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Korean soccer league prohibiting players from spitting, talking on field

Korea's top soccer league will be banning players from talking and excessive spitting on the pitch.