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L.A. weather: Chance of mountain thunderstorms, gusty winds, downpours

An unstable air mass moving across the Los Angeles region could bring a chance of thunderstorms to local mountains and the Antelope Valley on Friday afternoon, forecasters warned. The fast-moving weather system could cause gusty winds, lightning,...

Coachella 2014: Chance the Rapper hospitalized, cancels show

Chance the Rapper was forced to cancel his Weekend 2 appearance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival after he was admitted to a hospital Sunday, his management said. A little more than an hour before the Chicago emcee was to hit the main...

South Korea ferry: Divers recover bodies, transcript shows confusion

SEOUL -- Divers reached the hull of the sunken Sewol ferry Sunday, recovering 16 bodies and bringing the confirmed death toll to 50. With more than 250 people still missing since the ship went down Wednesday, hope of finding survivors has all but...

Lakers can spend up to $28.2 million in new salary-cap projections

The NBA has raised its salary-cap projection for the 2014-15 season from $62.9 million to $63.2 million. The current salary cap for the 2013-14 season is $58.7 million. The new cap number, which won't officially be set until the NBA completes its annual...

Josh Beckett, relievers strike out 14 in 4-1 win over Diamondbacks

KEY MOMENT: The Dodgers had a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning, with a man on third base and first base open. The Diamondbacks intentionally walked the left-handed Adrian Gonzalez, so right-hander Josh Collmenter could face the right-handed Yasiel Puig. "I...

Grand finale: NASA spacecraft LADEE crashes on dark side of moon

NASA’s LADEE mission ended with a bang when the spacecraft crashed into the lunar surface Thursday. The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer smashed into the dark side of the moon between 9:30 and 10:22 p.m., according to NASA officials....

Stowaway survives flight from San Jose to Maui in jet's wheel well

A 16-year-old boy survived a harrowing trip halfway across the Pacific Ocean Sunday after climbing into the wheel well of a Hawaiian Airlines jet flying from San Jose to Maui, emerging unharmed despite freezing temperatures and a lack of oxygen on a...

Sub scanning ocean floor for Flight 370 nears midpoint of search

BEIJING — Authorities using a robotic submarine to look for wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 said Saturday they expect to complete the search of the “focused underwater area” in five to seven days. Shortly after officials...

Yasiel Puig puts on a show as Dodgers beat Diamondbacks again, 4-1

For the fans at Dodger Stadium, and for the producers of highlight reels everywhere, Yasiel Puig put on the best show on Sunday. For the Dodgers themselves, Clayton Kershaw put on the best show. The stadium gates were not yet open when Kershaw completed...