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Commentary: Forty years ago, the 1984 L.A. Games proved host cities can win at the Olympics
By the time Gina Hemphill approached Rafer Johnson with a burning Olympic torch in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on that never-to-be-forgotten Saturday night July 28, 1984, so much already had happened. The International Olympic Committee was struggling. The murders of Israeli athletes at the ’72 Games in Munich were...
Hazmat cleanup of fiery wreck with ion batteries closes the 15 to Las Vegas, jamming area freeways
The northbound side of the heavily traveled 15 Freeway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas has been closed since early Friday morning, when a big rig carrying lithium batteries overturned, caught fire and created a chemical hazard — and a traffic nightmare stretching for miles in the desert heat.
Brad Pitt let his elderly neighbor live on his property rent-free, reveals Elvira
Editor's note: This article was originally published on April 7, 2023. It has since been updated. Brad Pitt's sprawling Los Angeles estate once had a unique resident. The 59-year-old Academy Award winner bought the 1.9-acre property in 1994 from "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" star Cassandra Peterson for $1.7 million. After owning it for 30 years, he sold it for around $40 million in March 2022. Peterson recently shared stories about selling her home to Pitt, becoming his neighbor, and the unexpected tenant who lived on the property.
USC Athletes Dominate Women’s Water Polo & Men’s Volleyball @ Paris Olympics
Trojans excelled on day two of the Paris Olympics, with wins in women's water polo and men's indoor volleyball, alongside notable performances in swimming. USA women's water polo defeated Greece 15-6, with Emily Ausmus scoring her first Olympic goal, and Kaleigh Gilchrist contributing to the victory. In men's indoor volleyball,...
Celtics Legend Paul Pierce Puts Lakers Player On Blast For Bronny James Criticism
An anonymous Los Angeles Lakers player threw teammate Bronny James under the bus for the alleged “star treatment” he received during the NBA Summer League, which didn’t sit right with Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce. During a recent appearance on FS1’s “Undisputed,” Pierce sounded off of the...
Takeaways from AP's story on inefficient tech slowing efforts to get homeless people off the streets
LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Los Angeles is the nation’s epicenter of homelessness, where more than 45,000 people live in weather-beaten tent encampments and rusting RVs. But even in the state that is home to Silicon Valley, technology has not kept up with the long-running crisis. Billions...
Firefighters helped by cooler weather battle blaze that has scorched area larger than Los Angeles
Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in northern California are getting some help from the weather just hours after the blaze exploded in size, scorching an area larger than Los Angeles
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