Mookie Betts has returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup after a five-week absence due to an oblique injury.

Rappers 50 Cent and Nelly, along with The Chainsmokers, headline a new World Cup concert series by Sports Illustrated.

Ajay Mitchell had career playoff highs of 24 points and 10 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their unbeaten playoff run to the brink of another Western Conference finals with a 131-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the second round.

UCLA slugger Megan Grant has set the single-season home run record for Division I softball.

California will become the first state in the nation to provide infants with hundreds of free diapers before they leave hospitals after birth.

A major federal raid around a park near downtown Los Angeles known for homeless encampments and out-in-the-open drug use came just as voters began selecting their next mayor.

Luka Doncic says he was given platelet-rich plasma injections in Spain in an effort to speed up his eight-week timeline for return from the hamstring injury that has had him sidelined since April 2.

The Justice Department has found UCLA's medical school illegally considered race in admissions.

Television and movie actors have reached a tentative four-year contract agreement with studios and streaming services.

California’s top insurance regulator says the state is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company violated state law while handling claims from the 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires.

The man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was upset that he didn’t have plans for New Year’s Eve and told Uber passengers he was angry at the world hours before the initial blaze was sparked.

Cale Makar scored twice in the third period after returning from an earlier injury and the Colorado Avalanche overcame blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Minnesota Wild 9-6 on Sunday night in a wacky Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

After being forced to check his Academy Award on a trans-Atlantic flight, recent winner Pavel Talankin’s Oscar went missing before an airline tracked it down two days later.

Druski will host the 2026 BET Awards, becoming the youngest emcee in the show’s history.

Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points, Tari Eason added 18 and the Houston Rockets avoided playoff elimination for the second straight game with a 99-93 victory over the Lakers in Game 5.

Austin Reaves returned from a nine-game injury absence Wednesday night when the Los Angeles Lakers attempted to finish their first-round playoff series with the Houston Rockets in Game 5.

Javier Sanoja singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth inning, lifting the Miami Marlins over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2.

Federal health officials said a new analysis of U.S. infant formula found reassuringly low levels of heavy metals, pesticides and other potential contaminants.

A Mexican man in the United States has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Border Patrol agent and following federal immigration officers to divert them while they were out on immigration enforcement missions in Southern California.

Houston’s Kevin Durant is out for Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers with a left ankle sprain.

Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist, Nicolas Roy and Devon Toews scored in the third period, and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche swept the Los Angeles Kings out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 5-1 victory.

Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

A proposal that would require California to verify proof of citizenship when a person registers to vote — and require voters to provide identification at polling places — will appear on the November ballot.

Members of the screenwriters union have ratified a four-year agreement with Hollywood studios.

Austin Reaves has been upgraded to questionable for Game 3 of the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets.

Sandy Koufax has won the sixth Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest.

Lawyers for singer D4vd are pushing prosecutors to reveal their evidence in the case of Celeste Rivas Hernandez's killing.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has completed renovations two decades in the making with a new home for its permanent collection that opens to the public May 4.

LeBron James had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Houston Rockets for a 101-94 victory and a stunning 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.

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Hannah Green won the JM Eagle LA Championship for the third time in first four years and the first at El Caballero, holing a 12-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole.

Luke Kennard scored a career playoff-high 27 points, LeBron James had 19 points and 13 assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers capitalized on Kevin Durant’s injury absence for a 107-98 victory over the Houston Rockets in the opener of their first-round playoff series.

Kevin Durant was ruled out of Houston’s playoff opener against the Los Angeles Lakers with a bruised right knee about 90 minutes before tipoff.

Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud involving a person in a bear costume damaging high-end cars.

The Lakers spent six months building and working toward the opportunity to make some noise in the playoffs.

The Dodgers shattered Major League Baseball’s spending record with a combined $515 million in payroll and luxury tax last year en route to their second straight World Series title, according to final figures compiled by the commissioner’s office, and Los Angeles is projected for the highest total again in 2026.

Shohei Ohtani pitched six strong innings, striking out 10, as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the New York Mets 8-2.

The New York Mets' bats have gone silent during a seven-game losing streak.

Billy Crystal returns to Broadway this fall with an intimate one-man show called "860."

Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves will not return from injury in time to begin the Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets.

A former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist has pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges in connection with the sexual assault of several patients over his career, after an appeals court reversed his conviction earlier this year.

The FBI says rapper Offset was ambushed by a large group outside a Florida casino last week.

The FBI says rapper Offset was ambushed by a large group outside a Florida casino last week.

Oklahoma City is back in the NBA’s final four.

Los Angeles schools avoided a strike as the school district and the union representing support staff reached a tentative deal.

LeBron James probably thought he was done playing this particular role.

Kim Kardashian is adding Broadway producer to her resume.

More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their “unequivocal opposition” to the proposed Paramount merger with Warner Bros.

Britney Spears has entered a substance abuse treatment facility.

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s abrupt exit from the race for California governor left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader.

The Chicago Sky have acquired Rickea Jackson from the Los Angeles Sparks for Ariel Atkins.

Shohei Ohtani has surpassed Ichiro Suzuki for the longest on-base streak by a Japanese-born player.

The rapper Offset has been released from the hospital after being shot outside a Florida casino earlier this week, a spokesperson said.

A man who was convicted and then cleared of killing rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC will remain jailed for now.

Nneka Ogwumike is headed back to the Los Angeles Sparks.

Pink has been chosen to host the Tony Awards, set for June 7 at Radio City Music Hall.

Many Iranian soccer fans in the U.S. have conflicting emotions about their homeland's beloved national team as the World Cup comes to North America.

Matt Damon, Will Ferrell and Paul McCartney will help close out the “Saturday Night Live” season, with Olivia Rodrigo hosting and performing on May 2.

A wrongful-death lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Police Department for an officer’s fatal shooting of a 14-year-old in a clothing store is set to begin trial.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has set dates for its final two Oscars on ABC.

Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, and Cheryl Ladd have reunited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of "Charlie's Angels."

A Utah court commissioner says Taylor Frankie Paul, star of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” can't have unsupervised time with her 2-year-old son.

A spokesperson for the rapper Offset says the former member of the hip-hop trio Migos was shot outside a Florida casino and is in stable condition at a hospital.

A judge has allowed Lil Nas X to enter a mental health diversion program that could lead to the dismissal of charges against him.

Pressure is mounting for the American rapper Kanye West to be pulled from his headline role at a London music festival this summer.

Screenwriters and Hollywood studios have reached a tentative deal after a few weeks of negotiation.

Austin Reaves will miss the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers’ regular season with a Grade 2 oblique muscle injury.

Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman — the first four hitters in the Los Angeles lineup — all homered in a 13-6 win over the Washington Nationals.

Authorities have arrested a 12-year-old on suspicion of murder in the death of a Los Angeles middle school student.

Federal officials have arrested eight people they say were involved in various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million in and around Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Rams All-Pro wide receiver Puka Nacua was in rehab before he was sued for assault and battery by a woman who says he made an antisemitic statement and bit her on the shoulder, his attorney said on Wednesday.

Actor and comedian Eugene Mirman suffered serious injuries after crashing his car into a toll plaza and being pulled from the fiery wreckage by a state trooper assigned to protect the governor of New Hampshire.

Shohei Ohtani dominated in his first start on the mound this season as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 in drizzly conditions.

A federal judge has thrown out a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing Colorado and Denver of interfering with the enforcement of immigration laws.

Authorities in Los Angeles deployed tear gas near a federal detention center and made dozens of arrests following a “No Kings” rally this weekend.

The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated a rare back-to-back World Series run by receiving championship rings in a pregame ceremony.

Dual jury verdicts this week have validated longstanding concerns about the dangers of social media for young people.

Tom Brady says he has thought about returning to the NFL, but the league isn't a fan of the idea.

The Oscars are leaving Hollywood.

It’s too soon to tell if this week’s jury decisions will lead to fundamental changes in how social media treats its young users.

A woman has pleaded not guilty to firing shots at Rihanna’s home while the singer and her family were there.

The Grammy-award winning South African composer of the iconic chant that opens “The Lion King” is suing a comedian, saying he's denigrated the “Circle of Life” song with an intentional mistranslation.

Tiger Woods returned to some form of competition in the TGL final.

Miley Cyrus went back to her “Hannah Montana” blond mane and to her roots as Miley Stewart, the tween with a big secret.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki is still struggling with the regular season approaching.

Abnormal heat on the last day of winter continues to set records in the U.S. Southwest.

Iranian Americans are marking Nowruz this year with a mix of somber celebrations and the traditional flowers, music and dancing.

A year after the actor’s death, a generative AI version of Val Kilmer will co-star in an independent film.

Zendaya fuels marriage rumors about Tom Holland with a new ring, but she refuses to confirm anything and says parts of her life stay private.

A military investigation has found that a “one in a million” malfunction during a live fire demonstration over Camp Pendleton last October led to a misfire that rained shrapnel on Interstate 5.

Standout Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl is expected to miss the rest of the NHL regular season because of what the team called a lower-body injury.

Once the Oscar telecast ends, the partying starts.

Self-storage company Public Storage is buying National Storage Affiliates in an all-stock deal worth about $10.5 billion.

Fighting icon Ronda Rousey just arrived in Jacksonville’s home-based wrestling organization All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

Fighting icon Ronda Rousey just arrived in Jacksonville’s home-based wrestling organization All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

A few artists at Hollywood's biggest night protested more than just the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

Jessie Buckley has claimed her first Oscar for her moving, emotional performance in the period drama “Hamnet.”.

Paul Thomas Anderson has won his first Oscar for best director, and it comes for his new film “One Battle After Another.”.

“Sentimental Value” has won the Oscar for best international film.