The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended May 22 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. This Time Tomorrow: Emma Straub 2. Sea of Tranquility: Emily St. John Mandel 3. Something Wilder: Christina…
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While the Lakers underachieved this season, LeBron James pushed the limits of what a 37-year-old can do in the NBA. The league named James a third-team All-NBA forward on Tuesday evening, the 18th all-league honor of James’ 19-year career. James spent much of the season neck-and-neck with Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo for the NBA…
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On May 25, 1906, Santa Ana’s leaders called for the burning of its downtown Chinatown. At the time, they said it was a health emergency. But Tuesday, nearly 116 years to the day that Santa Ana deliberately burnt down its Chinatown, elected officials gathered to apologize to Chinese immigrants and their descendants for “acts of…
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Steve Kerr knows there are more important things than NBA championships. Kerr’s Golden State Warriors were playing the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday knowing a victory would earn them a sweep of their Western Conference series and a spot in the NBA Finals. But the usually even-tempered coach first addressed gun violence before taking the court in…
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Whether they have lived through one “El Trafico” or all 14, everyone affiliated with the Los Angeles Football Club has a firm understanding of what’s on the line Wednesday. A unique new chapter to Major League Soccer’s best young rivalry comes to the U.S. Open Cup for the first time when LAFC meets the Galaxy…
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Tim Anderson heard the boos and chants of “Jackie” from the crowd Sunday night at Yankee Stadium. “That didn’t do nothing but motivate me a little bit more,” the Chicago White Sox shortstop said before Tuesday’s game against the Boston Red Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. Anderson silenced the crowd in the eighth inning, hitting…
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By Zeke Miller | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden prepared to address the nation Tuesday night shortly after returning to the White House from a five-day trip to Asia that was bookended by “horrific” mass tragedy. Biden was on Air Force One on Tuesday afternoon when officials said a gunman acting alone killed…
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Caregivers from eight Southern California nursing homes who say they’re underpaid and understaffed rallied Tuesday in Los Angeles, along with community leaders and Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, D-Los Angeles, to bring attention to their concerns. The workers, represented by SEIU 2015, gathered at the Fountain View Subacute and Nursing Center in L.A. They’re calling for the…
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Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert could be out for the entire five-game homestand after being placed on the COVID-19-related injured list Tuesday. “Unfortunately, he is suffering from mild COVID symptoms,” Sox general manager Rick Hahn said. “The good news is he is vaccinated, so hopefully his experience is relatively mild throughout and we…
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ANAHEIM — Taylor Ward’s full return to the Angels is going to have to wait. Ward still isn’t able to throw after suffering a nerve injury in his shoulder when he had a collision with the right field fence on Friday night, but he is available to hit. “The full strength isn’t back yet,” Ward…
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