USC’s JuJu Watkins has to prove it against Notre Dame’s guards in first great game of women’s college basketball season

The No. 6 Notre Dame women’s basketball team (4-0) has breezed through the first 2 ½ weeks of the season, annihilating opponents by an average of 47.5 points. It’s hard to know what’s more impressive about the Fighting Irish. Is it their offensive dominance? Or perhaps their stifling defense that’s kept opposing teams to 31.2% … Read more

Cowboys not interested in Daniel Jones after Giants release

Despite the rumor mills churning, the Cowboys aren’t interested in Daniel Jones.  During a radio hit on San Antonio’s Sports Star on Friday, Dallas executive vice president Stephen Jones said he doesn’t anticipate the team bringing in the former Giants signal-caller, who was released by Big Blue on Friday.  “No, I think we’re in good … Read more

LAUSD students approach pre-pandemic achievement levels, outpacing state

L.A. Unified Supt. Alberto Carvalho visit families earlier this year in an effort to improve school attendance. On Friday, he announced improved district performance in newly released state data. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times) The Los Angeles Unified School District showed strong gains in newly released state metrics and reached a record graduation rate, but overall … Read more

Magnitude 3.8 earthquake shakes Malibu, L.A.’s Westside

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake brought weak shaking to Malibu and Los Angeles’ Westside early Friday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. (Quakebot) A magnitude 3.8 earthquake brought weak shaking to Malibu and Los Angeles’ Westside Friday. The epicenter was about 4.6 miles north of Point Dume, in the mountains above Malibu’s city limits. It’s … Read more

California overdose death linked to opioid three times stronger than fentanyl, federal prosecutors say

The Drug Enforcement Agency warns about dangerous counterfeit pills being manufactured by Mexican drug cartels. (Drug Enforcement Administration) A Santa Clarita man was charged this week in what federal prosecutors believe is the country’s first death due to a synthetic opioid three times stronger than fentanyl. Benjamin Anthony Collins, 21, is being held without bond … Read more

Majority of Americans approve of Trump’s plans and policies for the future: poll

More than half of Americans support President-elect Donald Trump’s general agenda as he prepares for his second term in the White House, according to a poll released Friday.  The Pew Research Center survey found 53% of Americans “somewhat” or “strongly” approve of the president-elect’s agenda, while 46% disapprove.  Support for Trump’s second-term plans broke along … Read more

Ancient meets modern as a new subway in Greece showcases archaeological treasures

An ancient site at the newly built Agias Sofias metro station ahead of its Nov. 30 official opening, in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Friday, part of the city’s long-delayed subway system showcasing archaeological finds from decades of construction. (Giannis Papanikos / Associated Press) Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, is getting a brand new subway system … Read more

Cher blasts ‘arrogant’ director after he said she was most difficult actor to work with: ‘He was a pig’

Cher wasn’t very fond of late director Peter Bogdanovich, whom she worked with on the 1985 film “The Mask.” The singer, 78, called out “arrogant” Bogdanovich — who once labeled her as the most difficult actor to work with — during her interview with The Times while promoting her eponymous memoir. The singer recalled Bogdanovich … Read more

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