L.A. Times Book Prize winners named in a ceremony filled with support for USC valedictorian Asna Tabassum
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Smoke fills street as London bus catches fire
Firefighters tackled huge flames from the blazing bus on Saturday as people looked on.BBC News - Top stories -
Ohtani Day to be annual celebration in L.A.
The city of Los Angeles has declared May 17 Shohei Ohtani Day, with the city council passing a resolution to make this an annual observance for the duration of Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers career.ESPN - Sports -
Boxing announcer Dan Hennessey retires after naming wrong winner: 'No longer the world's punching bag'
ESPN's Joe Tessitore described the incident as an “absolute clown show garbage amateur hour."Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Ohtani bobblehead day in L.A. stirs stadium traffic
The first Shohei Ohtani bobblehead giveaway of the season caused cars to snake the roadways around Chavez Ravine and stadium parking lots to fill up two hours before the Dodgers hosted Cincinnati on Thursday.ESPN - Sports -
Life-size family photos win top prize
Lebohang Kganye has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize for her exhibition Haufi nyana? I've come to take you homeBBC News - Top stories -
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Morehouse president will cease ceremonies if protesters shout down Biden
The president of Morehouse College has said he will cease ceremonies during the school’s Sunday graduation if there are major disruptions during President Biden’s scheduled commencement address. “What we won’t allow is disruptive behavior that ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
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2027 Women's World Cup: Brazil named host, bringing the tournament to South America for the first time
Brazil's bid beat out a joint effort from Belgium, Germany and the NetherlandsCBS Sports - Sports -
USC paid nearly $20 million in Lincoln Riley's first season after poaching coach from Oklahoma, per report
The Trojans paid a king's ransom for the splash hireCBS Sports - Sports -
‘Realities of apartheid’: South African artist wins Deutsche Börse photography prize
Lebohang Kganye blends oral traditions, family photos and theatre in a ‘new and fresh way’ to trace personal history of apartheid era. The South African artist Lebohang Kganye has won the prestigious Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation prize for ...The Guardian - World -
L.A. County investigating reported hepatitis A case at Beverly Hills Whole Foods
Los Angeles County public health officials are investigating a reported case of hepatitis A in an employee at a Whole Foods supermarket in Beverly Hills.NBC News - Top stories -
Is Agnolotti del Plin Italy’s Most Prized Stuffed Pasta?
Each region could well argue for its own, but one may have the strongest case.The New York Times - Top stories -
Preakness Stakes 2024 predictions, picks, time, horses, odds: Best bets from expert who hit last year's winner
Gene Menez, who called National Treasure to win last year's Run for the Back-Eyed Susans, has made his picks and bets for the 149th Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race CourseCBS Sports - Sports -
Ben Gibbard on his love-hate relationship with L.A. and life after the Postal Service
Ahead of dual performances at Saturday's Just Like Heaven festival, Ben Gibbard talks about his overlapping careers with the Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Why some conservative Vietnamese Americans are angry about L.A. County's new 'Jane Fonda Day'
Some Republican lawmakers in California, including a number of Vietnamese Americans, have come together in opposition to Jane Fonda Day.NBC News - Top stories -
10 Years After Winning the Boston Marathon, She Finally Received Her Prize Money
Buzunesh Deba never got her $100,000 from the Boston Athletic Association. Instead, a Philadelphia businessman paid her.The New York Times - Sports -
Sean 'Diddy' Combs seen on video chasing, kicking, dragging then-girlfriend Cassie at L.A. hotel
Surveillance video of Sean 'Diddy' Combs confirms singer Cassie's allegations that he brutally assaulted her as she tried to leave a hotel in Los Angeles.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Trump Has Long Prized Certain Tactics. His Trial Has Highlighted Them.
The former president’s criminal trial has underscored what he values: loyalty, beauty, press coverage and using allies as bullies.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump -
2024 PGA Championship prize money, purse: Payouts from record $18.5 million pool at Valhalla Golf Club
This year's purse represents the largest in PGA Championship historyCBS Sports - Sports -
'The Winner' Review: Lessons in Ambition
In Teddy Wayne’s novel, a young man’s summer teaching tennis to the rich on Cape Cod puts him in deeper waters than he bargained for.The Wall Street Journal - World -
The Race to Buy TikTok Is On—but There Might Not Be a Winner
Investors are interested in buying TikTok so that it can avoid a US ban. But even if ByteDance accepts, a takeover will be far from simple.Wired - Tech - Tiktok -
Queen of the Book Club
Sitting down for lunch with Reese Witherspoon, whose book picks have become a force in the publishing industry.The New York Times - Top stories - United Kingdom