On This Day, Nov. 2: Spruce Goose makes lone flight
1 of 6 | On November 2, 1947, Howard Hughes built and piloted the world's largest airplane, the 200-ton flying boat Spruce Goose, on its…
Girls’ high school volleyball: City Section playoff results
CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS Thursday’s ResultsDIVISION IQuarterfinalsEagle Rock d. Verdugo Hills, 25-16, 25-20, 25-21#5 LACES at #4 Sylmar, Friday at 4 p.m.University d. Birmingham, 25-20, 14-25,…
On This Day, Nov. 1: Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ debuts in England
1 of 4 | On November 1, 1604, William Shakespeare's Othello -- characters from which are depicted in this painting by Théodore Chassériau -- made…
Los Angeles food and drink deals for voters in 2024 presidential election
Tuesday, Nov. 5 marks the end of the highly unpredictable 2024 election season. And after months of political ads and funding campaigns, election day itself…
Santa Margarita changes how it celebrates college-bound athletes
National letters of intent have gone the way of typewriters, rotary telephones and dinosaurs. They are being replaced by a document known as a grant…
The week’s bestselling books, Nov. 3
Hardcover fiction1. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $29) Two grieving brothers come to terms with their history and the people they love.…
High school girls volleyball: City Section playoff results and updated pairings
CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS Monday’s Results First RoundDIVISION I Eagle Rock, byeVerdugo Hills d. GALA, 25-21, 10-25, 25-21, 25-15LACES d. Bell, 3-2Sylmar, byeBirmingham, byeUniversity d. Carson,…
High school volleyball: Southern Section playoff results and updated pairings
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFSSATURDAY’S RESULTS Second RoundDIVISION 2Saugus d. Aliso Niguel, 25-20, 25-23, 25-18Santa Margarita d. Ontario Christian, 22-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-18Palos Verdes Verdes d. Newport…
Southern Section high school volleyball playoff scores, schedules
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALLSouthern Section playoffsThursday’s ResultsFirst Round DIVISION 3Royal d. Rosary Academy, 16-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-22, 16-14Torrance d. Downey, 3-1DIVISION 4 Dos Pueblos d.…
Southern Section high school volleyball playoff scores and schedule
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALLSouthern Section playoffsWednesday’s ResultsDIVISION 1 Pool A — First RoundSierra Canyon d. Temecula Valley, 25-16, 25-13, 25-23Marymount d. Mira Costa, 23-25, 25-23,…
Former felons can vote in Nebraska. Ruling could help tip election balance
OMAHA — Nebraska’s top election official had no authority to strip voting rights from people convicted of a felony, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in…