By LORNE COOK and TARA COPP, Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said NATO membership for Ukraine was unrealistic and in sweeping remarks suggested that the way forward for Ukraine was for the country to abandon hopes of a return to its pre-2014 borders and prepare for a negotiated settlement with…
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LA CRESCENTA — “You can’t put this in the paper,” Shawn Zargarian said. “But I’m an –” – absolute taskmaster, terror on the sideline, thorn in the sides of generations of La Crescenta basketball players. A guy you would absolutely have loved your son to play for. Ask the men who suited up for Crescenta…
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UCLA’s Tyler Bilodeau shoots as Illinois’ Tomislav Ivisic defends during their Big Ten game on Tuesday night in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Craig Pessman) Illinois’ Kasparas Jakucionis advances the ball as Dylan Andrews defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against UCLA, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Craig Pessman)…
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LOS ANGELES — Blood spurted angrily from Wesley Yates III’s nose, for four minutes of game clock, marooned in the caverns of the Galen Center. On Tuesday morning, USC men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman left his house convinced his program would play against Penn State without two of its three top scorers. He had told…
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A self-described “order-at-the-counter seafood stand” in South L.A. made it to the top of Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat for 2025. Holbox is located near the entrance of a food hall called Mercado La Paloma in the Figueroa Corridor of Los Angeles. Customers wait for more than an hour to order “some of the…
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LAFC forward Denis Bouanga, top, vies for the ball with Club América goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota during the first half of their preseason finale on Tuesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer) LAFC forward David Martínez, left, looks to pass the ball as Club América midfielder Richard Sánchez (20) defends during…
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INGLEWOOD — There was an Instagram photo of his bags packed at the airport. Another picture showed Ben Simmons checking into the Intuit Dome practice facility, and still another of the newly acquired wing standing in the locker room, his name lit up above a locker. Excited to be here? “Very excited to get started…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Evan Phillips had a front row seat for the Dodgers’ World Series victory over the New York Yankees last October. He never left that seat. “Man, those feelings that run through your body when you think it should have been you (going into the game) are really hard to deal with,” said…
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Comedian Dave Chappelle will be honored with the NAACP President’s Award at the 56th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena this month, organizers announced today. The President’s Award honors individuals for special achievement and distinguished public service. Past recipients include Usher, Gabrielle Union-Wade, Dwyane Wade, Rihanna, LeBron James, Spike Lee and Lauryn Hill. “The President’s Award…
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In-N-Out Burger will be departing its Orange County headquarters to return to its roots in the San Gabriel Valley and build a new future in Tennessee. The fast food chain will leave its Irvine offices at 4199 Campus Drive and consolidate in Baldwin Park by the end of 2029, according to a news release dated…
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