Imagine a seed that sprouts in your garden without invitation, and within a few years, it reaches a height of 10 feet and produces 30 pounds of edible fruit. The fruit is yellow-orange with the texture of an apricot. Its taste is sweet to tart but always unpredictable. After all, fruit from a seedling tree…
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By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — Elena Rybakina finally won her second Grand Slam title with a victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open on Saturday (late Friday night PT), and it was something of a testament to quiet achievers. Outwardly showing no signs of nerves or distress, Rybakina closed…
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For decades, California schools have been an awful place for children to learn how to read. The product of it all is adults who are set up for failure – they’ll struggle to secure livable wages, be likelier to delve into crime, and generally live lives without the means to form as rich of an…
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California rightly prides itself on standing up for victims of abuse and holding wrongdoers accountable. But a troubling trend threatens to undermine those goals, turning deeply personal trauma into a tradeable commodity and profit opportunity for hedge funds and Wall Street investors. A recent investigation from the Los Angeles Times revealed how third-party litigation financiers…
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Commercial real estate work has a quiet but brutal statistic attached to it. Roughly 80% of new commercial real estate agents will leave the business within two years. Eight out of ten will not make it. The number surprises newcomers, but it should not. When compared with new business startups, the attrition rate is nearly…
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Traveling outside the U.S., it used to be enough to disassociate yourself from the danger to the world posed by Donald Trump by saying you’re from California. Now, as he sows chaos that will upset generations of international order, the American embarrassment is too profound for that. You can proudly claim your home state, but…
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UCLA gymnast Ciena Alipio, left, celebrates with teammate Jordan Chiles after completing a balance beam routine during a Big Ten meet against Washington on “Pride Night” on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, at Pauley Pavilion. Alipio and Chiles both earned 9.950 scores. (Photo by Jesus Ramirez / Courtesy of UCLA Athletics) UCLA gymnast Jordan Chiles competes…
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Jaden Bailes made the game-winning shot for JSerra as time expired to beat Mater Dei 67-66 in a Trinity League game Friday at Mater Dei High. JSerra (17-11, 3-2) clinched the No. 3 seed in the Trinity League tournament next week that will take place over three days at Concordia University and Hope International University.…
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Christian Collins #11 of St. John Bosco’s drives to the basket against Servite during the first half of a prep boys basketball game at St. John Bosco High School on Friday, January 30, 2026. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer) Christian Collins #11 of St. John Bosco’s drives past Jake Schutt #21 of Servite…
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Cypress’ Ethan Mai (4) gestures after scoring during the second half of a Crestview League boys basketball game against the Canyon, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Cypress, Calif. (Photo by William Liang, Contributing Photographer) Cypress’ Brennen DeLa Cruz (15) shoots while under pressure from Canyon’s Bryson Taiulu-Allen (5) during the first half of a Crestview…
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