Newsletter: Today: Clinton Stakes Her Claim, but... The Bard, Now More Than Ever.

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.

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Clinton Wins California and Stakes Her Claim, but ...

Hillary Clinton called last night “a milestone — the first time in our nation’s history that a woman will be a major party’s nominee.” Hours later, just when some thought Bernie Sanders might concede, he had a message: “Next Tuesday we continue the fight in the last primary in Washington, D.C.” The Associated Press called the California primary for Clinton on Wednesday morning. And Sanders has a Thursday meeting with President Obama. Oh, to be a fly on the wall.

So Much for Trump’s Victory Lap

In the end, Donald Trump did give a victory speech — off a teleprompter, no less — and asked Sanders’ supporters to join his cause. But mostly it was a day of damage control for him. House Speaker Paul Ryan called Trump’s remarks about a judge of Mexican descent a “textbook definition of a racist comment,” and plenty more GOP leaders piled on. How chaotic was it? Read on.

More About the Election

-- Two Democrats will face off for U.S. Senate in November.

-- Analysis: The general election will be focused on gender.

-- The race to 270 electoral votes: See how battleground states affect the presidential election with our interactive map.

-- All the results from the California primary.

-- More insights from our Essential Politics newsletter.

The Bard: Now, More Than Ever

To some, Shakespeare is the ultimate Dead White Male Author. To others, there is no better time to revisit the works of the Bard, 400 years after his death. “Issues of race, immigration, economic inequality and political polarization challenge Shakespeare’s characters just as they continue to test us today,” writes Times theater critic Charles McNulty. Here’s why Shakespeare is more relevant than ever.

Don’t Forget It, Jake. It’s Koreatown.

When a police officer asks, “You didn’t do it?” and the answer back is “Yes, I didn’t do it” or “No, I did do it,” it helps to know some Korean. That’s why more than 1,300 LAPD officers have received a crash course in Korean culture since 2008. Reporter Victoria Kim sat in on a session where officers ate bibimbap and learned about the importance of using last names.

CALIFORNIA

-- The judge who sentenced a former Stanford swimmer to just six months for sexual assault faces a recall effort, but legal experts say it’s an uphill fight.

-- The drought is leading to larger and more aggressive wildfires throughout the state.

-- California sees a surge in Chinese illegally crossing the border from Mexico.

-- Theresa Saldana, an actress who became a victims’ advocate after surviving a knife attack in 1982, has died at age 61.

NATION-WORLD

-- President Obama pushes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on climate change.

-- How a cop and his wife found peace after the Sandy Hook massacre.

-- Is debtor’s prison a thing of the past? Some places in America still lock up the poor.

-- Major election losses could threaten the ruling party’s grip on the Mexican presidency.

-- In U.S., 38% of adults and 17% of kids are obese, a CDC study says.

HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTS

-- Kelly Rowland gained fame in Destiny’s Child. Now, she has a new girl group, handpicked via a reality show.

-- The short “Lights Out” became a viral horror hit online. Here’s how it became a movie.

-- Video: Felicity Huffman talks about how her series “American Crime” taps into the zeitgeist.

-- Hulu does a delicate dance with product placement in “The Mindy Project.”

BUSINESS

-- Michael Hiltzik: Social Security’s finances can be improved without cutting benefits by even a penny.

-- How many lawyers does it take to debate Sumner Redstone’s state of mind? In this small-town courtroom: 22.

SPORTS

-- The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James says tonight’s Game 3 against the Golden State Warriors is “a do-or-die game for us.”

-- Being a GM is starting to be more of a young man’s game.

OPINION

-- Bernie Sanders supporters must face the facts: Hillary Clinton has won.

-- GOP leaders made a deal with the devil, and now they are feeling the heat.

WHAT OUR EDITORS ARE READING

-- The colleagues of NPR photographer David Gilkey, who was killed alongside interpreter Zabihullah “Zabi” Tamanna in Afghanistan, remember his work. (NPR)

-- Listen: The Wall Street Journal breaks down the rhymes of “Hamilton,” syllable by syllable, in an interactive graphic.

-- Harnarayan Singh does play-by-play in Punjabi for “Hockey Night in Canada,” and one of his Stanley Cup calls recently went viral.

ONLY IN L.A.

The green tea powder known as matcha has finally met its match: It’s being used all around L.A. to flavor doughnuts, tiramisu, chicken liver mousse (!) and a cocktail known as the Macho Matcha Man. Take a look at where you can get your matcha on.

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