California
James Youngblom, longtime Central Valley professor and researcher, found dead in Yosemite National Park
James Jerome Youngblom, 64, was hiking alone through Yosemite National Park when his body was found by park officials on June 25.
Sports
Ed O’Bannon: LeBron James helped me find closure in my battle with NCAA
Ed O’Bannon Jr. spearheaded the NCAA’s name, image and likeness movement but says in a first-person piece for the Los Angeles Times that ‘the baton has been passed.’
Movies
James Franco will pay $2.2 million to settle suit alleging sexual exploitation, fraud
A court still has to OK the proposed $2,235,000 settlement in a class-action suit filed against James Franco and others by two former acting students.
Television
James Corden protesters aren’t satisfied with him changing ‘Spill Your Guts’ segment
Protesters still want an apology and donation after James Corden said he will remove Asian foods from ‘Spill Your Guts’ game accused of cultural insensitivity.
Music
‘Better than the Beatles’: James Taylor, Elton John, Haim and more break down Joni’s ‘Blue’
We asked 10 of our favorite artists to each choose one track from Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ and describe what makes the song and artist so indelible.
Commentary: LeBron James on mounting NBA injuries: I told you so
Kawhi Leonard becomes the eighth All-Star to miss a playoff game while Chris Paul is in COVID-19 protocols. LeBron James blames a compressed schedule.
Food
Appreciation: Mark Peel, ‘the LeBron James of the grill,’ an intellectually curious chef’s chef
Mark Peel was Wolfgang Puck’s opening chef at Spago, but he was less a celebrity chef than an intellectually curious chef’s chef.
‘Friends’ actor James Michael Tyler reveals he ‘nearly died’ of prostate cancer
Actor James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther on ‘Friends,’ urges men to get tested for prostate cancer after going public with his own diagnosis.
Mother charged with murder in deaths of three children in East L.A.
The children — a 3-year-old girl and two boys, ages 2 and 1 month — were all found dead at their home Monday.
Lakers
It’s official: Lakers’ LeBron James will switch to No. 6
LeBron James will continue to chase down Michael Jordan’s legacy next season, but he’ll do it after switching to jersey No. 6, not the iconic No. 23.