Newsletter: Today: The Mystery of Flight 804. O.J. Simpson: The Movie and TV Show.

I’m Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don’t want you to miss today.

TOP STORIES

The Mystery of Flight 804

One passenger was a geologist traveling to Cairo on business. One was heading to Chad to mourn his mother. One was returning home after medical treatment in France. As details emerged about the passengers aboard EgyptAir Flight 804, its disappearance remained a mystery. The Egyptian navy has found wreckage, a military spokesman said Friday. Investigators suggested that terrorism was more likely than a technical failure. Here is the latest.

Who You Gonna Call? Sen. Warren

You probably know her for the anti-Trump tweets, or for proposing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Now, some Democrats see Sen. Elizabeth Warren as a potential bridge to bring together Sen. Bernie Sanders’ supporters and Hillary Clinton’s. Here’s why she could unite them, but not without a price.

Free Speech, Hate Speech and the City Council

If you go to an L.A. City Council meeting, be forewarned: You could hear racial slurs, anti-gay epithets and F-bombs from the audience. Is it protected speech? Federal courts have ruled that members of the public can’t be removed simply for uttering curse words or hateful invective. But does the following cross the line? A card, directed at the council’s black president, featuring a racial epithet and drawings of a burning cross, a figure resembling a Ku Klux Klansman and a man hanging from a tree.

The Not-So-Fast Track to Santa Monica

Starting today, the Expo Line will take passengers from Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles — in 50 minutes. Faster than some rush-hour commutes, yes, but that’s also how long it took the Pacific Electric streetcars that stopped running six decades ago. Could that time be improved?

O.J. Simpson: The Movie and TV Show

At more than seven hours, ESPN’s documentary “O.J.: Made in America” delves into the history and the hype surrounding the defendant in “the trial of the century.” Film critic Kenneth Turan calls it “so perceptive, empathetic and compelling you never want it to end,” while TV critic Mary McNamara says it’s “a masterwork of scholarship, journalism and cinematic art.” Are an Oscar and an Emmy in sight? Look for more stories about the blurring of genre lines, coming Sunday.

Farewell to a Gentleman Journalist

Morley Safer had an eye for the offbeat, as well as a formidable record as a war correspondent and a journalist whose reporting helped free a wrongfully convicted man. Just last week, amid his retirement after 52 years with CBS and having filed 919 news stories for “60 Minutes,” he had a confession: “I really don’t like being on television.” Take a look at how Safer, who died Thursday, helped shape the face of TV journalism over six decades.

CALIFORNIA

-- Thousands have left the American Independent Party in the last month after a Times investigation.

-- The state Senate has approved sweeping new gun control laws.

-- San Francisco’s police chief steps down at the request of the mayor after a fatal officer-involved shooting.

-- What are the odds of dying in an earthquake? About the same for being shot by a toddler.

NATION-WORLD

-- Stop Trump? Here’s why a third-party effort will probably fizzle.

-- Even as a fire in Alberta grows, evacuees may get to go home.

-- Oklahoma lawmakers pass a bill effectively banning abortions.

-- After her Oscar-winning film on “honor killings,” a Pakistani director finds a happier note: jazz.

-- Nearly 8 in 10 public swimming pools in a CDC study failed routine safety inspections.

HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTS

-- Couch potato alert: The full fall TV lineup is here, plus notes about the new shows.

-- Dr. Luke will allow Kesha’s voice to be heard at the Billboard Music Awards.

-- The latest from the Cannes Film Festival.

-- When Norman Lear gets with Chuck Lorre, the laughs are king.

BUSINESS

-- The tipping point: Why restaurant patrons don’t want to stop leaving gratuities.

-- Google’s new smart products might force it to rethink its ad business.

-- Use LinkedIn? You might want to change that password.

SPORTS

-- The Angels’ tribute to Vin Scully was behind the scenes.

-- Does Uncle Lino have a chance at the Preakness? These two old friends hope so.

OPINION

-- Professors are overwhelmingly liberal. Do universities need to change hiring practices?

-- Bike Month: If L.A. wants to recruit more bicycle riders, it should make the roads safe for them.

WHAT OUR EDITORS ARE READING

-- Word nirvana: An online project catalogues foreign terms for happiness that have no direct English translation. (The New Yorker)

-- Our brains don’t work the way computers do. Deal with it. (Aeon)

-- Are we on the verge of an antibiotic apocalypse? (BBC)

ONLY IN L.A.

Video game arcades are a dying breed, but L.A. just went 1-up. A few blocks from Dodger Stadium, Button Mash features Golden Age games like “Frogger” and food from the husband-and-wife team that put Starry Kitchen on the map. Times restaurant critic Jonathan Gold tried out the vegetarian hoagies, tofu balls and more from “a mash-up of Asian favorites and American junk food.” See why they’re much tastier than Mr. Gold’s “Food Fight” skills.

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