UCLA guard Japreece Dean was hoping a strong NCAA tournament would boost her chances of being drafted in the WNBA. She hopes her body of work is enough to convince a team.

UCLA coach Mick Cronin believes the Bruins will be playing basketball next fall, but he says the coronavirus could keep fans from attending games.

Owen Bieber, who shepherded the UAW through a recession, the Reagan era, industry downsizing and rapidly expanding global competition, dies at 90.

Chance the Rapper, Nicki Minaj, 50 Cent and other rappers took to social media to honor Pop Smoke, a rising New York artist who was fatally shot Wednesday.

The actress played the legendary Maria Callas at the Mark Taper Forum in L.A. before moving on to Broadway and winning her final Tony for the role.

Rita Walters advocated fiercely for equality through school integration and hiring practices, first as a member of the L.A. school board and then on the L.A. City Council

Former Xerox researcher Larry Tesler made computers more user-friendly for generations of people with editing commands also including 'find and replace.'

Hosni Mubarak for decades kept a cold peace with Israel and crushed political dissent at home until a 2011 protest movement drove him from power.

Alleged to be a prolific killer, Franzese was finally released from prison when he was 100

The Communist government kept Thich Quang Do in prison or under house arrest for more than 20 years.

David Roback, best known as the co-founder of influential L.A. alternative rock bands Mazzy Star and Rain Parade, has died at age 61.

After he retired, Tidwell pleaded guilty to taking hundreds of guns from evidence lockers

With Trader Joe's, Joe Coulombe targeted well-educated, well-traveled consumers who were not affluent but who had sophisticated tastes.

James Lipton, the Emmy-winning drama dean who hosted revealing conversations about the acting craft on "Inside the Actors Studio," has died at age 93.

Ernesto Cardenal, the poet and cleric who became a symbol of revolutionary verse throughout Latin America, died Sunday at a Managua hospital at 95.

Battista, the original host of CNN's "TalkBack Live," has died after a four-year battle with cervical cancer.

Longtime partner of I.M. Pei also designed Boston's John Hancock Tower

Swedish actor Max von Sydow, the stately import whose theater roots laid the groundwork for a vast onscreen career in nearly a dozen Ingmar Bergman productions, has died.

Tonie Marshall addressed the issue of sexism in her film work and was a #MeToo crusader.

Known for his rugged roles and handsome charm, Whitman had more than 180 film and TV credits

Waggoner, who was battling cancer, died peacefully Tuesday at his Los Angeles-area home with his wife of 60 years, Sharon, at his side, according to a family statement.

Airickca Gordon-Taylor spent her life educating others about the black teenage lynching victim's legacy.

His character Asterix captured the spirit of the French of the 1960s and grew into a worldwide phenomenon.

Holocaust survivor Rachmil 'Ralph' Hakman spent three years at Auschwitz-Birkenau as a teen. He then spent decades teaching others about the atrocities.

Berger, a curator and writer who organized exhibitions that explored whiteness and civil rights, has died in upstate New York after COVID-19 illness.

Stuart Gordon, the theater and film director who died Tuesday at age 72, was known for cult horror films and his support of up-and-coming filmmakers.

Dr. Murray led the Pulmonary and Critical Care Division at UC San Francisco for 23 years and helped set up the study of lung disease as its own field.

Mark Blum, who was in several recent episodes of 'You' and was known for his role in 'Crocodile Dundee,' died from coronavirus-related complications.

"E.T." and "Empire of the Sun" cinematographer Allen Daviau, jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz and music producer Hal Willner have all died from COVID-19.

His fight to enroll his son in a largely white school sparked the use of busing as a means of desegregation

All-Star hitter helped the Dodgers reach the World Series in 1974.

Joseph E. Lowery, civil rights leader who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr., has died. He was 98.

Joe Diffie, a country music star who enjoyed a career high in the 1990s, died Sunday of complications from COVID-19.

Veteran Broadway actor, best known for playing Roy Biggins on "Wings," has died in New York at 73.

The Mexican immigrant, who arrived in the 1950s, was 'possibly one of the best organizers that I have ever known, male or female,' an activist noted.

Adam Schlesinger, cofounder of "Stacy's Mom" rock band Fountains of Wayne and songwriter for film and television, died from complications related to COVID-19. He was 52.

Jeff Grosso, a skateboarder from Arcadia who rose to the greatness in the 1980s before falling to the depths of despair and making a comeback, died Tuesday at 51.

Bill Withers, known for acoustic soul hits "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine," died Monday of heart complications, his family said Friday.

Hal Willner, Grammy-winning record producer and longtime "Saturday Night Live" sketch music producer, has died from complications from COVID-19. He was 64.

John Prine, who survived cancer and heart issues, died from COVID-19 complications. The Grammy winner was known for his keen observations and mordant humor.

Allen Garfield was a well-known character actor of the 1970s who starred in films including 'Nashville,' 'Conversation, 'Bananas' and 'The Candidate.'

Mort Drucker's illustrations of politicians and celebrities for Mad magazine inspired generations of artists

Phyllis Lyon and her longtime partner were among the first same-sex couples to marry in California.

Ring announcer Howard Finkel, the first employee hired by WWE in 1980, has died at 69. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004.

Alby Kass, a victim of a coronavirus-related infection, was lead singer of a Yiddish folk group, Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble, and a theater performer.

Steve Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander whose minor league career inspired the creation of Nuke LaLoosh in 'Bull Durham,' died. He was 80.

Bobby Lee Verdugo, one of the leaders of the 1968 East Los Angeles high school walkout against discrimination that fueled a wave of Chicano student activism, has died.

John Lafia, who co-wrote the 1988 horror movie "Child's Play" and its 1990 sequel, died on April 29. He was 63.

Pae White's art installations at the Beverly Center have taken over the walls along the five-story escalators.

Garden-related events include workshops in soil building and