39+ min ago   (380+ words) Carl Sbarounis was flying his plane over the ocean, scouting for fish as a commercial fisherman, when a friend called him with news of a rare sighting: A giant whale shark cruising through the blue Pacific waters. It took him…...

39+ min ago   (1670+ words) DELANO, Calif. — The rows of candies and nuts at the Guadalajara Meat Market — tamarindo con chile, seasoned pistachios, spicy paletas — sat mostly untouched as customers filtered through this carniceria in the late afternoon heat. “You see a lot of people…...

39+ min ago   (1695+ words) California prison towns made a grim bargain decades ago. They built their economies around an industry that relied on an ever-growing prison population, mostly from California’s major metropolitan areas. Then, about 15 years ago, legislators changed sentencing laws in ways that…...

39+ min ago   (1410+ words) Gavin Newsom, the California governor who loves to heckle Donald Trump and talk about the “big swings” he’s taken at policy while in office, is now a lame duck. Within a few short months, he will be termed out of…...

39+ min ago   (1392+ words) More than 300,000 Los Angeles voters who cast ballots for losing candidates in the mayoral primary are up for grabs in the Nov. 3 runoff between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman, and their decisions could determine who will lead the city for…...

39+ min ago   (668+ words) In a little more than a week on “Monday Night Football,” the Rams will don their new “Fearsome White” uniforms, which honor the era of the team’s legendary Fearsome Foursome defensive line of the late 1960s and ‘70s. After a season-opening performance…...

5+ hour, 33+ min ago   (353+ words) The Galaxy have been hanging on the edge of the MLS playoff chase for most of the summer, losing as often as they’ve won the past four weeks. They were less than 10 minutes from taking a big step forward Saturday…...

12+ hour, 13+ min ago   (534+ words) PHOENIX — A judge who ruled 13 years ago that Latinos were racially profiled in then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdown in Arizona has rejected a bid to end the court’s supervision of the Sheriff’s Office. Maricopa County failed to show that the…...

5+ hour, 5+ min ago   (829+ words) Short-term memory. Coaches stress it — and UCLA needed it Saturday in its home opener against San Diego State. After his team reached the red zone only once in the first half — on a drive that culminated with an interception near…...

16+ hour ago   (863+ words) A look at the top performers from high school football games across the Southland this week. • Rocky Martinez, Redondo Union: Rushed for 218 yards and one touchdown in loss to Huntington Beach. • Hayden Koo, Tustin: The receiver turned quarterback rushed for…...