Entertainment & Arts
Aug. 20, 2016
World & Nation
The University of Washington biochemist co-discovered the mechanism that causes cells to grow, change, divide and die. It launched an explosion of knowledge about diseases, medicines and metabolics.
Sept. 16, 2014
California
Ridley-Thomas was sentenced to 3½ years in prison and is due to surrender in November. But he’s hoping to remain free on bail pending his appeal.
Oct. 3, 2023
Dr. Edwin G. Krebs dies at 91; Nobel laureate co-discovered fundamental cell processes
Dec. 28, 2009
Sports
Senetha Thomas and Traci Fischer hit home runs Thursday night to rally Cal State Fullerton to a 6-2 victory over Hawaii in the second game of a Big West Conference softball doubleheader.
April 28, 1995
A judge has sentenced Mark Ridley-Thomas, once a towering figure in L.A. politics, to 42 months in prison, marking a shameful final chapter in his career.
Aug. 28, 2023
The decision is a major legal setback for Ridley-Thomas and sets the stage for him to be sentenced later this summer. He faces the prospect of years in prison.
June 30, 2023
A judge sentenced the longtime L.A. politician to 3½ years as a deterrent to government corruption. Some still argue he shouldn’t have been charged.
Aug. 29, 2023
Movies
This splendid 1993 release is set in the world of chess, but it wouldn’t be a fraction of the film it is if chess were all it is about.
Dec. 11, 1994
A Soyuz space capsule blasted off Thursday for the International Space Station, carrying an American astronaut making his first space flight and a veteran Russian cosmonaut.
April 20, 2017