Auto Racing Dec 22, 2021
NASCAR starts building temporary track in Los Angeles stadium
by Rory Carroll
Southern California racing fans will get to see NASCAR's Next Gen car models, which will be used in Cup Series competitions next year.
Business / Corporate Nov 15, 2021
Zipair to become first budget airline to link Asia with North America
The firm said it will launch a flight service next month linking Narita Airport with Los Angeles.
Commentary / World Oct 28, 2021
At one point recently, about 200,000 containers were stranded aboard anchored vessels outside the Port of Los Angeles. Experts expect the crunch to last for months.
Summer Olympics Sep 17, 2021
New Los Angeles Games CEO promises 2028 Olympics will be 'on time and on budget'
CEO Kathy Carter said the "no build" Games will utilize the city's wide array of existing sports facilities and will cost about $6.9 billion.
Baseball / MLB Apr 26, 2021
Shohei Ohtani helps lift Angels to win with eighth-inning home run
Shohei Ohtani delivered a clutch eighth-inning home run on Sunday to spur the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros. The two-way star led off the eighth against right-hander Luis Garcia (0-2) with a shot that flew 440 feet (134 meters) ...
Golf Feb 24, 2021
Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car wreck
by Rory Carroll and Dan Whitcomb
Golfing champion Tiger Woods was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Tuesday with severe leg injuries suffered when his car swerved off a road and rolled down a steep hillside, requiring rescue crews to pry him from the wreckage.
World May 13, 2020
America’s air is cleaner as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown, and that’s likely to reduce the number of premature deaths caused by pollution, according to a new study. The number of such deaths is set to drop by about 360 per month while current ...
National Apr 9, 2020
Irene Hirano, head of U.S.-Japan Council and widow of Sen. Inouye, dies
Irene Hirano, head of the U.S.-Japan Council and widow of the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, died Tuesday in Los Angeles following an extended illness, the council said Wednesday. She was 71. Born in Los Angeles, she was also president and founding CEO of the ...
Basketball / NBA Feb 25, 2020
'He was my everything': NBA's Kobe Bryant mourned at emotional Los Angeles arena tribute
A gallery of basketball legends joined thousands of Kobe Bryant fans in Los Angeles on Monday to pay tribute to the transcendent NBA star, his daughter and seven others who died in a helicopter crash last month that shocked the world of sports and ...
Basketball / NBA Feb 7, 2020
Memorial service for Kobe Bryant, others killed in helicopter crash to be held Feb. 24: source
A public memorial service for Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others killed in a helicopter crash is planned for Feb. 24 at Staples Center, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on Thursday. The arena is where Bryant starred for ...
Entertainment News Jan 7, 2020
Los Angeles prosecutors indicted Harvey Weinstein on Monday on sex crime charges just hours after the former film producer appeared in a New York court for the start of his rape trial, which has become a focal point for the #MeToo movement. Weinstein had been ...
National Nov 11, 2019
Exhibition about Japanese American A-bomb victims opens at Los Angeles museum
An exhibition featuring the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki opened Saturday in Los Angeles, telling the stories of Japanese Americans who were in the two cities when the bombs were dropped in August 1945. Marking the 75th anniversary of the bombings, the Japanese ...