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The death of Philip Baker Hall, who starred in Seinfeld and Modern Family, was announced on social media by his friend and neighbour, Los Angeles Times sports writer, Sam Farmer

It looks like the Lakers will have a good chance once again of finding an undrafted rookie who will contribute.

The Lakers continue to signal - at least for now with three months to go until training camp opens - that they do not want to force a Russell Westbrook trade that costs them additional assets. Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com What's the ...

She was an Asian American candidate in a predominantly white rural county who was called “a carpetbagger” in election mailers from her detractors.

LOS ANGELES — Moviemaking was 29-year-old cinematographer Peng Wang's dream. He grew up in a small town in northern Sichuan province, where his family ran a small convenience store and scrimped and saved everything to support their son's filmmaking career.

LOS ANGELES — To pull off his improbable win in 2018, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva convinced liberal Democratic voters he was one of their own.

Bass built a reputation as a progressive but her views on divisive issues have led to protests from organizers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Voters will likely stick with their partisan preferences in two of California’s most consequential state primary races, giving Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta an easy leg up in the June 7 election, according to a UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored…

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers have hired Darvin Ham to be their next head coach, sources have told the Los Angeles Times.

LOS ANGELES — Former Portland head coach Terry Stotts became the first candidate to meet with the Lakers in person Tuesday as the organization ramps up its search to replace Frank Vogel, sources confirmed to the Los Angeles Times.