Minor league baseball could be returning to Long Beach
Could the fourth time be the charm for minor league baseball in Long Beach?On Tuesday, the Long Beach City Council is scheduled to consider whether…
Justin Bieber is a chill, God-fearing bro on the messy yet beautiful ‘Swag’
Every half-decade or so, Justin Bieber sloughs off the callused skin of the pop superstar he became at age 15 to reveal the tender and…
‘Superman’ rescues DC at the box office with a $122-million debut
James Gunn’s “Superman” soared to the top of the box office this weekend, giving Warner Bros.’s DC Studios much-needed momentum in the superhero genre after…
How U.S. views of immigration have changed since Trump took office, according to Gallup polling
WASHINGTON — Just months after President Trump returned to office amid a wave of anti-immigration sentiment, the share of U.S. adults saying immigration is a “good thing”…
Column: Thoughts and prayers? Sure, but hold the Trump administration accountable
“I’m going to give you everything you want,” President Trump told disaster-stricken residents and local officials. “I’m going to give you more than any president…
China extends visa-free entry to more than 70 countries to draw tourists
WASHINGTON — Foreign tourists are trickling back to China after the country loosened its visa policy to unprecedented levels. Citizens from 74 countries can now enter China…
Trump administration revokes terrorism designation of new Syrian leader’s group
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is revoking the terrorism designation of a group led by Syria’s new president as part of a broader U.S. engagement with the…
Kenyans set two track world records at Prefontaine Classic
EUGENE, Ore. — Kenyans Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet set world records and American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won a star-studded women’s 100 meters Saturday as the Prefontaine Classic…
Defending Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova loses to Emma Navarro
LONDON — Defending Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova lost to No. 10 seed Emma Navarro 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the third round on Saturday, extending a recent run…
What’s wrong with the Galaxy, who went from champs to the cellar?
The Galaxy continued to stumble through their terrible, horrible, no good, very bad season last week, taking just a point from two games against teams…
Coco Gauff is just 21 but already thinking about what to do after tennis
LONDON — To be clear, Coco Gauff didn’t bring up the word “star” during a recent interview with the Associated Press; the reporter did. So as Gauff…
NBA draft has international flair after American Flagg
There’s no Victor Wembanyama in the class headed to the NBA draft this week. There’s no Zaccharie Risacher, either. For the first time since 2022,…
FIFA Club World Cup casting some doubts over European dominance
Heimo Schirgi’s first big job in soccer was as head of operations for UEFA, the largest and most influential of the global game’s six geographic…
Hollywood is in bad shape. You wouldn’t know it from CEO pay
Warner Bros. Discovery is in poor shape — so much so that Chief Executive David Zaslav has decided to unwind the 2022 merger he orchestrated…
Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates pushed up due to rising health care costs, new SSA law
WASHINGTON — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits…
History shows mass deportations don’t work. So why does Trump want them?
Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to wage war on illegal immigration the likes of which the United States has never seen. His first big…
Why Hollywood studios are still downsizing
Hollywood’s workforce just needed to “survive ’til ’25.” That was last year’s hopeful mantra for entertainment industry pros battered by layoffs and limited film and…
Commentary: Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is always the calm center during the storm
SAN DIEGO — Dave Roberts wasn’t pretending to be calm. He was calm.None of this was new to him, the depleted starting rotation, the fatigued bullpen, the…
Commentary: Why this overheated invasion of L.A. looks so ugly and feels so personal
I was driving while listening to the news Sunday when I heard House Speaker Mike Johnson justify President Trump’s move to send National Guard troops…
Will Dodgers’ pitching ever get healthy? Why team remains confident
The Dodgers’ biggest question this season is an eerily familiar one.Will their pitching ever get back to full (or at least, significantly improved) health? And…