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By JOHN SEEWER Another week of blistering heat will bring even more health risks in the coming days, as overnight temperatures won’t provide much relief. The National Weather Service is predicting that more than 90 temperature records across the U.S. …

Protesters gathered outside John Muir High School Monday, July 13, as local advocates and the Pasadena Unified School District continue to clash on the controversial plan to remediate contaminated soil, which includes removing trees. After meeting in a special closed …

By PATRICK WHITTLE, LEAH WILLINGHAM and JACK BROOK BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — A federal immigration officer fatally shot a motorist in Maine on Monday, the second time in a week that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have used deadly force. Immigrant …

Hot Dog on a Stick has 44 locations, which may not be a large number when it comes to fast food chains. But it’s instantly the biggest chain in its new owner’s portfolio. The 80-year-old corn dog chain has been …

WESTWOOD — Walt Hazzard, the anchoring 6-foot-2 shooting guard of the legendary UCLA John Wooden era, will have his legacy memorialized as one of the all-time great college players. UCLA announced Monday that Hazzard will be enshrined posthumously into the …

The most successful academy and homegrown player in Los Angeles Football Club history is moving to Washington, D.C. LAFC on Monday announced that 22-year-old forward Nathan Ordaz, an international for El Salvador and native of Encino, was traded to D.C. …

5 Freeway north of LA is included in a fire weather watch released by the National Weather Service on Monday at 1:13 p.m. The watch is valid from Wednesday 3 p.m. until Thursday July 16, at 9 a.m. Expect winds …

Restricted free agency doesn’t appear to be the most thrilling proposition on the outset, Walker Kessler admitted Monday morning in Las Vegas. But in order to switch teams without an offer sheet being matched – only two contracts since the …

By MELISSA GOLDIN Sen. Lindsey Graham’s unexpected death on Saturday night fueled baseless speculation on social media that his passing was the result of a criminal action. Among the onslaught were posts that falsely accused foreign powers, including Russia, Iran, …

By FATMA KHALED CAIRO (AP) — The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they launched missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport on Monday in response to airstrikes they blamed on Saudi Arabia that struck Sanaa International Airport …

Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (17) reacts as Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno throws during the third inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani swings and misses for a strikeout during …

SAN MARINO — They are lovably stinky. They are an attraction every time. And they are now, ahem, opening for business – at least for a moment: Two rare Titan Arums, commonly known as Corpse Flowers, began blooming Sunday afternoon …

Jude Bellingham, left, and Harry Kane celebrates England’s victory over Norway in a World Cup quarterfinal soccer match in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Argentina’s Lionel Messi reacts after his team’s victory over Switzerland in …

The Angels completed the MLB draft on Sunday, filling out their 20 selections with 12 position players and eight pitchers. They didn’t take a pitcher until the sixth round. The Angels’ farm system is considered much deeper in pitching, but …

An off-duty Long Beach police officer fired at two people accused of holding him at gunpoint and robbing him in Long Beach Sunday afternoon, July 12, authorities said. A male suspect approached the officer in the area of Bixby Road …

A 41-year-old murderer from Los Angeles County was killed in a fight with another inmate at Kern Valley State Prison, officials said Sunday, July 12. Sergio Villalobos, who came to the Kern County facility on Aug. 18, 2014, after he …

LOS ANGELES – Maybe this should be the message to Dodger fans at the All-Star break: “Just don’t look for a while. Take a break. If necessary for your sanity, take the rest of July and most of August off …

Miami Mayhem’s Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft celebrate their win against Maddie Anderson and Alaina Chacon, with L.A. Launch, during the AVP League beach volleyball tournament in Long Beach on Sunday July 12, 2026. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) …

LAS VEGAS — Rookie guard Keaton Wagler scored 23 points, and the Clippers used a dominant third quarter to pull away from the the Utah Jazz, 104-82, in an NBA Summer League game on Sunday night at the Thomas & …

By MARK KENNEDY and CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in “Jurassic Park” and played Holly Hunter’s husband in …

It’s a name synonymous with treachery. A certain generation of Americans may even have heard, as youngsters, the phrase, “You’re such a Benedict Arnold.” That was an insult and an accusation all in one, it meant the target of the …

By Noam N. Levey, KFF Health News WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Some issues, like immigration or student loans, are too divisive to unite Trinity Moravian Church. “We’ve got quite a spread of political beliefs,” said the Rev. John Jackman, who leads …

The top two vote-getters in the June primary for insurance commissioner are democrats Jane Kim and Ben Allen — a first for candidates going against each other from the same political party since the office became an elected position. The …

As the FIFA World Cup enters its dramatic closing, thousands of fans flocked to Venice Beach, not simply to watch soccer, but to witness something many community leaders believe is far bigger than the tournament itself. For three days, the …

By WAFAA SHURAFA and NATALIE MELZER DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli fire in Gaza on Sunday killed at least five Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl, and wounded others, according to local health officials. A drone strike on a …

By SAMYA KULLAB KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stepped down on Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced fresh changes to Ukraine’s government, saying he had offered a new and important position to the former premier. Zelenskyy, …

By GEIR MOULSON NATO allies, Ukraine and Israel paid tribute to U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham as a friend, partner and advocate of trans-Atlantic ties on Sunday, praising a politician who was a high-profile figure in global foreign policy before and …

By WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — After the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, Sen. Lindsey Graham said he had finally had enough of the man who was championed by the mob that stormed the pillar of American democracy: President …

MINNEAPOLIS — As he watched Zach Neto’s evolution this season, Kurt Suzuki made a joke to his shortstop the other day. “You keep doing this, you might be a pretty good player,” Suzuki, and Angels manager, quipped. Neto has been …

Forward progress of a large brush fire in the Antelope Valley was stopped at 2,690 acres as containment grew to 15% and an evacuation order was lifted, but firefighters warned on Sunday that the area was still not out of …

England’s Jude Bellingham, right, scores his side’s first goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Norway and England in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) England’s Jude Bellingham celebrates after scoring his side’s first …

LOS ANGELES – A lot of things had to tumble into place for Justin Wrobleski to become an All-Star. But they finally did. Reds right-hander Chase Burns felt some discomfort in a groin muscle while covering home plate on a …

Maiara Niehues scored for the fourth straight match and Ary Borges added a goal as Angel City (6-1-6) downed the league-leading Wave at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium. After goalkeeper Luisa Agudelo failed to corral the ball, Niehues beat defender Perle …

Daulton Rushing of the Dodgers lines out and breaks his bat against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the seventh inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 11, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ …

Argentina’s Julian Alvarez (9) is congratulated by teammates after scoring his team’s second goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Argentina’s Julian Alvarez (9) …

Conor McGregor reacts after losing to Max Holloway in a welterweight fight at the UFC 329 mixed martial arts event Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Conor McGregor reacts after losing to Max Holloway in a …

Miami Mayhem’s Andy Benesh hits over the block of L.A. Launch’s Logan Webber during the AVP League beach volleyball tournament in Long Beach on Saturday July 11, 2026. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Miami Mayhem’s Andy Benesh blocks against …

LAS VEGAS — Adou Thiero loves to fish. Although the Lakers wing says he is still searching for the best spots in Los Angeles to cast a line, he and former Lakers center Jaxson Hayes would chat – not nearly …

By SEUNG MIN KIM and CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress and a longtime advocate of direct confrontation with Iran, died Saturday evening after a “brief and …

CARSON —  The last few weeks have seemed like preseason for the Galaxy. Major League Soccer paused its 2026 calendar in late May for the FIFA World Cup. The first set of regular-season games resumes next Thursday, with the Galaxy …