Lakers
Stanley Johnson signs a second 10-day contract with the Lakers
Stanley Johnson, who attended Mater Dei, signed a second 10-day contract with the Lakers on the heels of an impressive stint with the team.
Movies
Dwayne Johnson rejects Vin Diesel’s plea, calling it ‘an example of his manipulation’
Dwayne Johnson says there’s ‘no chance’ that he’ll return to the ‘Fast & Furious’ film franchise, despite co-star Vin Diesel’s public plea that he do so.
Politics
News Analysis: ‘There is no Plan B’: Biden trading one challenge for another with voting rights push
After failing to push through his social spending bill, President Biden turns to voting rights legislation, a pivot advocates say is long overdue.
Lakers sign guard Darren Collison and forward Stanley Johnson
The Lakers signed Darren Collison and Stanley Johnson to 10-day hardship exemption contracts with 5 players in COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Obituaries
Ramsey Clark, attorney general under President Lyndon B. Johnson, dies at 93
After serving in Johnson’s Cabinet, Clark set up a private law practice in New York in which he championed civil rights and fought the death penalty.
World & Nation
Pressure mounts on U.K.'s Boris Johnson after his party suffers huge election defeat
The loss of a seat held by the Conservative Party for about 200 years is being seen by many as a referendum on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
California
LA Times Today: Discovering twenty two desert mirages
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L.A. Times Today: What you need to know about California’s new composting law
LA Times Today: Freeway bridge for cougars
LA Times Today: The toll of one man’s mental illness