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Arrest made in San Francisco killing of Cash App founder

Police arrested a suspect early Thursday in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee this month in San Francisco, according to a county supervisor.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 13, 2023

Tom Sandoval claims 'I still love Ariana,' but says romance ran cold before scandal

Tom Sandoval says he still has feelings for ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix, a month after allegedly cheating on her with their "Vanderpump Rules" co-star Raquel Leviss.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 13, 2023

Brooke Shields ignored 'Blue Lagoon' director's call after saying film exploited her 'sexual awakening'

When "The Blue Lagoon" director Randal Kleiser reached out to Brooke Shields after the release of her explosive new documentary, she sent his call to voicemail.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 13, 2023

Abortion’s new battleground: Mifepristone’s effect on women’s mental health

At the heart of the latest battle over abortion access is a federal judge’s ruling that cites concern about the mental health of women who choose to end their pregnancies.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 13, 2023

LA schools pitched students an expensive experiment to get higher grades. Most turned it down

LOS ANGELES — Despite failing every class — or because of it — Rebbeca Avelino, a 14-year-old eighth grader, wanted time off from school during spring break. But history teacher Lorraine Escalante pressed her to attend two "acceleration days" in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 13, 2023

With war in next-door Ukraine, tiny Moldova fears it's in Russia's crosshairs too

CHISINAU, Moldova — At its heart, the plan was simple: Dispatch military-trained saboteurs, embed them among protesters and have them attack government buildings, perhaps even take hostages. That would light the spark for a full-on insurrection that, with the help of Kremlin-aligned opposition figures, would topple Moldova's Western-leaning president, Maia…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 13, 2023

What’s on TV this week: 'Barry,' 'The Diplomat,' 'Mrs. Davis,' 'Dead Ringers' and more

Sunday, April 16

Los Angeles Times · Apr 13, 2023

Amy Kaufman: No, Emily Ratajkowski won't just shut up and look pretty

Emily Ratajkowski knows that everyone is looking at her. Or maybe she doesn't, because she's never not being looked at. On Instagram, walking down the street or here, backstage at a New York Fashion Week show. All those eyes, desiring, judging, calculating.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 13, 2023

Commentary: A rapidly spreading deadly fungus is a warning about climate change

Last month, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change charted global temperatures to be 1.1 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and on a destructive trajectory to surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming by the early 2030s. This intersects surprisingly with another piece of news: the Centers for Disease Control…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 13, 2023

Editorial: It’s time to scrap California’s ineffective travel ban to anti-LGBTQ states

Almost from the moment that California’s lawmakers passed a law prohibiting state-sponsored travel to states that adopt anti-LGBTQ laws, it was clear that the ban was more problematic than productive.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 13, 2023