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LOS ANGELES — The first look at the UCLA football team during its preseason training camp began with the optimism that Coach Bob Chesney said himself is the same positive reaction “every coach in America” has after day one. “You’re …

This story was produced as part of the USC Center for Health Journalism’s California Health Equity Fellowship. Drain fly larvae appear to be the worm-like creatures allegedly contaminating water inside the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, according to local vector experts …

As the Health Alliance for Chicago Comedians launched, Elizabeth Grossman started to hear from other artists — like musicians and actors — seeking solutions for accessing healthcare. This week, the Chicago-based group released its first report detailing their survey of …

In order to convince people to replace solo driving with mass transit, LA Metro is offering cash incentives for people to park at least one of their cars at home and try walking, bike share, carpooling or taking a train …

By KAITLYN HUAMANI Sydney Towle, a social media content creator who projected enduring optimism as she chronicled her life with a rare form of cancer, has died, according to her family. She was 26. Towle was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, an …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial the social …

By MARIA VERZA MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have detained the former governor of the southern state Guerrero for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014 — a case that has grown to become a …

The reimagined Montezooma coaster at Knott’s Berry Farm feels like a familiar old friend and brand new thrill all bundled into one zippy and fun ride that’s just fast enough and over before you know it. I rode Montezooma: The …

By STEPHEN McGRATH and VADIM GHIRDA BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania raced on Thursday to sink four barges laden with rock into the Danube River in an attempt to redirect water downstream toward a nuclear power plant, to buy more …

CHICAGO — He doesn’t have to say it. “I’m not going to sit here and say I’m the big piece,” Tarik Skubal said of fitting into the Dodgers’ championship puzzle. “They’ve been a pretty good baseball team without me. So …

The house was sold fully furnished. (Photo by Gavin Carter) One of the two fully furnished kitchens. (Photo by Gavin Carter) The glass bridge. (Photo by Gavin Carter) The pool terrace and fire pit. (Photo by Gavin Carter) A new …

  DIAMOND BAR — A South Coast Air Quality Management District hearing board on Thursday approved a modified abatement order against Lineage Logistics, requiring the company to implement additional odor-control measures amid an ongoing clean-up of its burned-out cold storage …

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Jessica Skalka, 37, rounded the corner of a homemade bar in her dad’s garage, passing a framed collage of cutout newspaper clips marking …

Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions after 6 p.m. (4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. PDT). After that, the moon moves from Taurus into Gemini. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Discussions about home repairs …

Nothing about Ariel Atkins’ fresh start with the Sparks has gone as planned. Not one thing. Kelsey Plum, the superstar guard she was supposed to pair with in the backcourt? Traded to the Mercury at the deadline. Raegan Pebley, the …

A man has been charged in the 2021 fatal shooting of a man in River North, according to Chicago police. Rashawn Ward, 31, faces a charge of first-degree murder and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a …

BOSTON — Nothing is going right for the White Sox against the Red Sox, on the mound, in the field and at the plate. Sean Burke struggled in the ballpark of his youth, Sam Antonacci made two costly mistakes and …

DiJonai Carrington didn’t want to put too much pressure on herself to instantly return to her old form — after all, it had been nearly a year since she’d played in a game. Maybe that’s partly why her comeback has …

A complex, $15 million plan to re-use water in the Arroyo Seco has closed its public comment review period, setting the stage for the city of Pasadena’s responses to comments in the coming months. The Arroyo Seco Water Reuse plan …

By MARÍA VERZA MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico began sending 1,500 more troops to the western state of Michoacan on Thursday, a day after the U.S. announced the suspension of government operations in that region — including halting avocado inspections …