Новости за 29.01.2016

UCLA’s 2016 recruiting class gained momentum Friday, less than a week before signing day on Feb. 3, when receiver Damian Alloway announced his commitment to the Bruins in a video produced by Bleacher Report.

Chase Utley is expected to get his chance to appeal his two-game suspension, probably during spring training.

With the Zika virus spreading quickly across the Americas -- including Brazil where the 2016 Summer Games will be held -- the International Olympic Committee on Friday sent a memo to its member nations with advice on safeguarding against the mosquito-borne outbreak.

In addition to his myriad accomplishments as an artist, Elton John has long maintained a reputation as a tastemaker.

Long-awaited Syria peace talks got off to a rocky start Friday, as officials of President Bashar Assad’s government arrived at United Nations headquarters amid a persistent lack of clarity about who would represent opposition forces.

Several members of the Dodgers sat in the Los Angeles City Council chambers Friday to watch history unfold off the field.

Those looking to understand the roots of San Francisco psychedelic rock need only read one observation from Paul Kantner, who died Thursday at age 74, to connect the microdots. 

The last several storms brought in by El Niño have caused erosion in cliffside neighborhoods and left properties teetering. Here is a look at the damage in the neighborhood of Pacifica. Sources: Times reporting, Google Earth, MapBox, OverstreetMap Lorena Elebee@latimes.com

Just days before Punxsutawney Phil is scheduled to emerge from his groundhog home in Pennsylvania and predict the duration of winter, human forecasters say California will get pummeled by rain and up to three feet of snow this weekend, thanks to an atmospheric river. 

Former Fremont Coach John Washington has been hired as the football coach at L.A. University.

Time elides the complexity of icons. Almost 51 years after his death, Malcolm X has become a T-shirt superhero of African American militancy: Malcolm carrying a rifle, Malcolm "By any means necessary," one hand raised above his bespectacled face.

Emmy-winning actress Anna Gunn of “Breaking Bad” fame has sold her home in Hollywood Hills for $2 million.

A Navy commander who was one of the last holdouts fighting bribery charges in the “Fat Leonard” scandal has pleaded guilty, admitting to exchanging confidential military information for things such as prostitutes and lavish vacations.

Welcome to the Gold Standard, the newsletter from the Los Angeles Times that helps guide you through the ins and outs of the awards season, leading up to the Oscars. I’m Glenn Whipp, The Times’ awards columnist and your newsletter host. "The Big Short" got an early leg up on the major guild honors,...

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ARROWHEAD LEAGUE

La Sierra Academy 60, California Lutheran 54

COASTAL LEAGUE

Rolling Hills Prep 64, Wildwood 34

INLAND VALLEY LEAGUE

Arlington 54, Riverside Poly 47

Riverside North 53, Canyon Springs 42

Rancho Verde 51, Valley View 44

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Hemet 77, San Jacinto...

Two former Los Angeles police officers who fatally shot an unarmed motorist from behind, on live TV, were fired and now are suing to get their jobs back.

The story of an Orange County jail escape took a dramatic turn Thursday with the arrest of a jail ESL teacher on suspicion of helping with the plot.

One ski resort in Reno hopes to lure skiers and snowboarders to the slopes with a 2-for-1 lift ticket offer good this weekend only.

Lakers guards Jordan Clarkson and D'Angelo Russell were selected Wednesday to participate in the NBA's Rising Stars Challenge on Feb. 12  in Toronto during All-Star weekend.

What’s in season: If you’ve been to the market lately, you’ve probably noticed the mounds of cherimoyas. The season for the notoriously difficult-to-grow tropical fruit generally ranges from November through early spring. The cherimoya, known for an irregular shape and leathery green skin marked...

In 2002, a Taiwanese publisher released a book of C.Y. Lee short stories about Chinese American life in the San Gabriel Valley. The book, whose title translates from the Chinese as “Manchu Gown Lady,” consists of humorous stories about a side of California immigrant life that is rarely documented...

The writer C.Y. Lee, dapper at 99 with a leopard-skin printed handkerchief wrapped snugly around his neck, sits in his home office near Los Angeles' Little Ethiopia happily holding court. Surrounding him are piles of typed manuscripts, letters and notes. The walls are crammed with yellowed newspaper...

Young artists from the San Gabriel Valley are increasingly reflecting and sharing their experiences in film, theater, TV and, most actively, new media. "I think there has been an evolution in terms of thinking about what it means to be Asian American and what it means to become Americans. And that...

Looking for some little-known places to visit within a short drive of Waikiki? The man just voted Oahu’s hotel concierge of the year is sharing some of his favorite spots.

Coming off a win in the state Division IA bowl game and a City Section Division I championship, Narbonne is learning that it's still loaded with talent.