Kelsey Plum is headed to Los Angeles as part of a three-way trade that will send Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces, according to a person familiar with the deal. The Sparks traded the No. 2 pick in the draft and Li Yueru to Seattle. Los Angeles also received the No. 9 pick. The…
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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Amari Cooper (18) is tackled by Kansas City Chiefs safety Bryan Cook (6) after catching a pass during the first half of the AFC Championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt (29) struggles for yardage during…
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2024 ended on a high note for the Laguna Woods Camera Club with the presentation of members’ top photos of the year. Many of the winners are by now known names, having won top honors in previous years. But in 2024, newcomer Adriana Greisman won big, with her color photo “Spectacular Waterlily” judged best in…
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts scores against the Washington Commanders during the second half of the NFC Championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley rushes for a gain against the Washington Commanders during the first half of the NFC Championship NFL football game,…
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In the eyes of a Washington, D.C. jury, Derek Kinnison is a criminal who took part in an insurrection. But at 412 Church Temecula Valley, Kinnison is a true Christian. The 43-year-old Lake Elsinore man and his family received an embrace from Pastor Tim Thompson, a standing ovation and cheers at the church Sunday, Jan.…
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SAN FRANCISCO — It was just a week ago, after the Lakers’ 116-102 loss to the Clippers on Jan. 19 at Intuit Dome, that JJ Redick and LeBron James acknowledged the team’s slim margin for error. But their 118-108 road win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday showed what happens when those margins are…
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California’s Proposition 36 is a compelling story about how Californians respond when feeling unsafe and ignored by their elected representatives. It is also a near-perfect example of how Californians have repeatedly responded to crime via initiative. This started with the strict Three Strikes initiative passed in 1994, was followed by the more lenient Proposition 47…
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The vast urban fires that destroyed Los Angeles’s Palisades and Altadena areas have been blazing for more than two weeks now. Coming out of this epic disaster are, of course, stories of tragedy, but also tales of heroism. However awful these days of fire have been, however many lives and homes have been lost and…
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LOS ANGELES — Early on the evening of Jan. 7, a resident of a neighborhood of homes backed up against the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California saw what he described as a bright white light and then a small fire at the base of an electrical tower up in Eaton Canyon. Another neighbor reported…
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Lauren Betts scored a career-high 33 points, Kiki Rice added 19, and No. 1 UCLA defeated No. 8 Maryland 82-67 in a Big Ten Conference women’s basketball game on Sunday. The Bruins (20-0, 8-0 Big Ten) have won their last 19 games by double figures. Maryland struggled to contain Betts, who…
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