Fiesta Bowl: Trevor Lawrence leads Clemson past Ohio State, into national title game
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Needing four yards on fourth down for a chance to put defending national champion Clemson away, Ohio State coach Ryan Day decided to punt the ball back to a golden-locked quarterback who has never lost a college football game. Trevor Lawrence needed to go 94 yards in three minutes to keep his remarkable…
Racing! What a day for Mike Smith (and Omaha Beach)
Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as Santa Anita pulls off a terrific opening day. OK, this newsletter is almost as long as “The Irishman,” so let’s give you what you want to read. But, should you want even more, we take a look at the broader…
Apartment fire in Hemet that claimed three lives originated from Christmas tree, authorities say
An apartment fire in Hemet this week that killed a father and two of his children originated from a Christmas tree, authorities said. The fire broke out shortly after 1 a.m. Friday in a second-story apartment unit in the 100 block of North Alessandro Street, police and fire officials said. The three killed were identified…
Volunteers are the real stars of the Rose Parade
1/13 Under the watchful eye of a scuba diver, Toni Solano works on Honda’s “Our Hope for the Future” float Saturday. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) 2/13 Amber Bach, 11, of Brea, left, and her grandmother Liz Wassink, 67, of Coupeville, Wash., cut flowers together for a Rose Parade float. (Francine Orr / Los…
Downey man arrested in death of 6-year-old South L.A. boy
On Christmas Day, David Nicholson Jr. dropped off presents for his son and daughter at the South L.A. apartment where they lived with their mother. For D’Vine, 4, he brought a doll set; for Dayvon, 6, a skateboard, walkie-talkies, a Nerf gun and a playsuit of body armor. His daughter was there, Nicholson said, but…
For those who fall out of housing, a steep climb back
Living in their encampment on Main Street, Niecy and Dion find themselves back where they started. As fortunate as they had been to be housed, previous habits and old behaviors undermined their ability to hold on to their apartments. Experts place them in a small minority: About 5% of homeless people fail to make it…
Essential Arts: An exclusive backstage view of Matthew Bourne's smash 'Swan Lake'
Swans and “Cats” and assemblages that resemble birds. I’m Los Angeles Times staff writer Carolina A. Miranda with your animal-themed year-end arts newsletter — and essential guide to everything doing for New Year’s: Oh, those swans In 1995, choreographer Matthew Bourne made history when he remade “Swan Lake” with an all-male corps de ballet. The…
L.A. Rebellion classic ‘Bless Their Little Hearts' is now on video
Director Billy Woodberry is understated when asked how it feels to have his 1984 film, “Bless Their Little Hearts” — a National Film Registry selection — available for the first time on home video from Milestone Film & Video. “It took a long time,” he said in a recent phone interview from Lisbon, where he…
Review: Welcome to 'Psycho Salon.' John Boskovich dives deep into the pain of a misfit
“John Boskovich: Psycho Salon” at O-Town House in L.A.’s Westlake neighborhood is two exhibitions in one. The first is a survey of more than 50 works that Boskovich (1956-2006) made between 1987 and 1997. It includes sculptures, photographs (silver prints and Polaroids), paintings that look like bumper-stickers, assemblages that function as lamps and a menorah,…
Bald eagle festival in Squamish, Canada, celebrates America's symbol
After 40 years, the winter count of bald eagles in the San Bernardino National Forest is coming to an end. Although local bird-watchers may be disappointed, it’s good news because the number of white-headed raptors has stabilized there. The San Bernardino total was usually a dozen or so eagles, but for a chance to see…