Royal upgrade: Trump will stay at the Dutch king’s palace during his NATO visit
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — President Trump has a sleepover this week in the Netherlands that is, quite literally, fit for a king.Trump is visiting The Hague for…
The Sports Report: Shohei Ohtani’s return to pitching remains a gradual process
From Jack Harris: For so long, the biggest question surrounding Shohei Ohtani’s future as a pitcher was simple.When, after a second career Tommy John surgery,…
The Sports Report: Max Muncy is back
From Jack Harris: Upstaging Shohei Ohtani, especially on a day he pitches, is no easy feat.But at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon, teammate Max Muncy…
Senegal women’s basketball team members denied U.S. visas, prime minister says
The Senegalese women’s basketball team has scrapped plans to train in the U.S. for the upcoming AfroBasket tournament in the Ivory Coast next month after…
The Sports Report: Dodgers-Padres series reaches contentious conclusion
From Jack Harris: Seven times in the last 10 days, the Dodgers and San Diego Padres have renewed their steadily intensifying divisional rivalry.And in the…
The Sports Report: It is the right time for the Buss family to sell the Lakers
From Bill Plaschke: For 46 years it’s been a wonderful ride, the sweetest of sagas, the Buss family treating the Lakers like their precocious child,…
The Sports Report: Dave Roberts gets mad, Andy Pages gets even and Dodgers beat Padres
From Jack Harris: Dave Roberts had made it only three steps out of the dugout when he got ejected Tuesday night.So, before he went back,…
Brad Lander, NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate, is arrested outside immigration court
NEW YORK — New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents at an immigration court Tuesday as he was trying…
The Sports Report: Shohei Ohtani starts it, Dodgers finish it with a win
From Jack Harris: Roughly four hours before first pitch Monday night, Shohei Ohtani sat at his locker in the Dodger Stadium clubhouse and prepared for…
The Sports Report: Shohei Ohtani will pitch tonight against Padres
From Benjamin Royer: The long-anticipated wait is over — Shohei Ohtani is ready to pitch.The Dodgers announced after Sunday’s 5-4 win over the Giants that…
Prep Rally: Pitcher Seth Hernandez of Corona is The Times’ baseball player of the year… again
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. It’s awards time for high school baseball and softball.All-star teams Quentin Young of Oaks Christian sends…
RFK’s CDC panel includes members who’ve spread vaccine misinformation
NEW YORK — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier…
The Sports Report: UCLA has an advantage at the Men’s College World Series
From Brady Oltmans: An NCAA communications official apologized to UCLA baseball coach John Savage before he could join two of his players on the stage…
A letter demanding data on Cuban medical missions roils Caribbean, the Americas
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An unusual request from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights about Cuban medical brigades that operate worldwide and provide much needed help…
Chris Kreider waives no-trade clause to accept trade to Ducks
Chris Kreider has agreed to move his no-trade clause to accept a trade from the New York Rangers to the Ducks, according to a person…
The Sports Report: Teoscar Hernández helps Dodgers win finale against Padres
From Jack Harris: There was a one-handed finish. A slow stroll out of the batter’s box. And a leisurely, long-awaited trip around the bases.It’d been…
The Sports Report: Dodgers are routed by Padres
From Jack Harris: Major League Baseball does not have a mercy rule for ending games early.On Tuesday night at Petco Park, the Dodgers could have…
The Sports Report: Dodgers outlast Padres in extra innings
From Jack Harris: Rivalries in baseball can sometimes be difficult to define.There are the obvious ones. Like the Yankees and Red Sox. The Cardinals and…
The Sports Report: Bill Plaschke shares a personal story
From Bill Plaschke: They pull giant boxing gloves over aging, sometimes shaking hands.They approach a black punching bag on weary, sometimes wobbly feet.Then they wail.They…
Prep Rally: The best high school tournaments to watch this summer
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. The summer season has begun. Let’s examine what to look for.Summer fun Mater Dei tight end…