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A list of early winners Sunday in the top categories at the 64th annual Grammy Awards: Pop solo performance: “Drivers License,” Olivia Rodrigo Rock album: “Medicine at Midnight,” Foo Fighters Rock song: “Waiting On a War,” Foo Fighters Rock performance: “Making a Fire,” Foo Fighters Rap song: “Jail,” Kanye West featuring Jay-Z Rap album: “Call…
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Foo Fighters won three Grammys a week after the death of their drummer, Taylor Hawkins. The group won kudos for best rock performance for “Making a Fire,” best rock song for “Waiting on a War” and Best Rock Album for “Medicine at Midnight” — all three categories for which the band was nominated this year.…
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By ANNE M. PETERSON PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored twice and the LA Galaxy defeated the Portland Timbers 3-1 Sunday in a testy match that saw a pair of players sent off because of red cards. Chicharito’s early strike and an own goal put the Galaxy up 2-0 in the first 16…
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It’s music’s biggest night! The 64th Annual Grammy Awards is tonight and to kick it all off, the premiere ceremony announced major wins for several artists. East L.A.’s very own rock band, Los Lobos included. Their 18th career album ‘Native Sons’ won the Grammy award for best Americana album at the 2022 premiere ceremony and…
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By DOUG FERGUSON AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A comeback unlike any other for Tiger Woods might start at the Masters. Just over 13 months since Woods damaged his right leg so badly he said doctors considered amputation, he tweeted he was headed to Augusta National on Sunday without yet deciding whether to play. “I will…
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Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro unveiled four new, life-sized inflatable whales on Saturday, April 2, as part of the aquarium’s L.A. Family Night. Included were a life-sized, 100-foot-long blue whale, a 43-foot humpback whale, a 56-foot gray whale and a 16-foot gray whale calf. The project was funded by the office of Los Angeles…
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LOS ANGELES — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hasn’t fallen behind the times. Just read his newsletter, which hits e-mail inboxes a few times a week. In recent days, the 74-year-old has written about Grammy nominations, the Will Smith slap incident at the Oscars, the founding of Angel City FC and, naturally, the Lakers. A mind as curious…
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By The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine —Ukraine’s prosecutor-general says the bodies of 410 civilians have been removed from Kyiv-area towns that were recently retaken from Russian troops. Iryna Venediktova says on Facebook that the bodies were recovered Friday, Saturday and Sunday. She says 140 of them have undergone examination by prosecutors and other specialists. Ukrainian…
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Like it or not, gardening involves a lot of killing things. Responsible gardeners want to accomplish this in the safest way possible by minimizing their pesticide and herbicide use and targeting it toward the specific problem. This is especially important when children and/or pets are present. The internet is full of recipes for homemade weed…
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By Jamie Johnson Correspondent As a youngster, Lorraine Chambers wanted to run away with the circus. Now she’s fulfilling that dream: She’s a student in the Clown College put on by the Laguna Woods Senior Clown Alley. “Being a clown is a bucket list item,” Chambers said. “When I was 14 years old, I wrote…
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