LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, in a public letter to the greater USC community, athletic director Jen Cohen made a simple admission about the past football season to legions of supporters: “I know that a 7-6 season at USC is not up to the Trojan standard, and we must work tirelessly and collectively to do…
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President Donald Trump on Friday, Jan. 24, said future federal aid for the recovery of California’s most devastating wildfires will come — only if the state establishes a voter ID law and changes its water management strategies. “I want to see two things in Los Angeles. Voter ID, so that the people have a chance…
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Fresh off a convincing victory over a veteran team, the Ducks will next compete in the rubber match of their three-game homestand, which will pit them against the Nashville Predators. In a 5-1 conquest of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, it was Mason McTavish and Alex Killorn leading the way with a pair of goals…
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A 27-year-old Compton man armed with a long, pointed wooden object last month rushed a Buena Park police officer who fatally shot him, according to dashcam video released by Buena Park police on Friday, Jan. 24. The shooting occurred about 1 p.m. on Dec. 10, on Artesia Boulevard at the 5 Freeway, police said, with…
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In the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires, more than $8 million in federal funding will be coming to the Los Angeles region to bolster emergency shelter operations, provide rental assistance, and other services, officials announced Friday. The funding is coming from the U.S. Department of Housing through its Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing program,…
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After splitting a pair of games on home ice, where they’ve been all but invincible this season, the Kings set out on the road again, where they’ve been decidedly more vulnerable, for a five-game voyage that’ll begin against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. The Kings’ home-and-away disparities have been drastic to date. They have…
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El Pollo Loco has announced it will be treating its rewards members with “exclusive deals and surprises every Friday” throughout 2025. The occasion is the fast food chain’s 50th anniversary. It was founded by Juan Francisco “Pancho” Ochoa, who began selling fire-grilled chicken in Guasave, a city in Sinaloa, Mexico, in 1975. He opened El…
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With the bulk of the Los Angeles wildfires seeing boosted containment, and rebuilding and cleanup efforts underway, restaurants in Orange County and beyond will reconvene to host another daylong fundraiser for fire-relief efforts. So far, nearly 40 restaurants have already agreed to take part in this second round of dine-out fundraising, pledging to donate 20%…
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Jim Alexander: Consider this: Two more completed passes, on that heroic last-ditch drive through the snow last week in Philadelphia, and Matthew Stafford and the Rams would be playing the NFC championship game Sunday in SoFi against Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders. Instead, what turned out to be a pretty darned exciting Rams season…
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The floor exercise routines that Brooklyn Moors has performed throughout her time with UCLA gymnastics have allowed her to embody a character. Now, as a grad student, that character is herself. “This one is more kind of just a journey through my gymnastics career,” Moors told reporters. “So starting out young and kind of happy…
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