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Two people and a dog rescued from rain-swollen Los Angeles River

The dog’s owner initially refused to be rescued by the Los Angeles firefighters and instead held onto her pet

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022

LA Mayor Garcetti's confirmation vote as ambassador to India delayed

WASHINGTON — A key Senate Republican said it will be at least another month before he finishes an investigation into whether Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was aware at the time of a top aide’s alleged sexual harassment of others in the mayor’s office, likely further delaying any Senate action…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2022

California serves warrant on South LA oil drilling facility for overdue site inspection

LOS ANGELES — California regulators said they had been trying to arrange a site inspection of a problem-plagued oil drilling site in South Los Angeles for months, to no avail.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2022

Lakers vs. Mavericks: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Tuesday

Here's all you need to know ahead of Tuesday's Lakers vs Mavericks game.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 29, 2022

Q&A: Daryl Hall on the ups and downs of duo-dom, his secrets to aging well and hating Jann Wenner

LOS ANGELES — The five solo albums Daryl Hall has released, starting with “Sacred Songs” in 1980, include two singles that landed in the Top 40. By comparison, Hall and John Oates have had 29 hit songs, making them the bestselling duo of all time — a fact Hall disputes,…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2022

Inside the $140k goody bags given to Will Smith and all the Oscar nominees

This year's extravagant gift bags even contained a plot of land in Scotland

Wales Online · Mar 29, 2022

UCLA announces ambitious ‘Hip Hop Initiative’ with Chuck D as artist in residence

LOS ANGELES — Two years ago at the California African American Museum in downtown Los Angeles, three titans of East Coast rap converged for a roundtable: influential “Paid in Full” rapper Rakim; Public Enemy’s cofounder Chuck D; and indie rap royalty Talib Kweli.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2022

Pilot shares worst time to fly for nervous travellers - and where to sit on plane

Jerry Johnson, an airline pilot from Los Angeles, in the US, has revealed the worst time to fly if you're a nervous traveller as it's likely they'd expect more "bumpier air"

Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2022

Laura Tobin says she 'loves' Richard Madeley presenting GMB because he 'has no filter'

Laura Tobin thinks Richard, 65, has been a great replacement for Piers Morgan as he doesn't hold back what he is thinking

Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2022

Her sister nearly died from COVID. Now, she dances to convince Latinos to get the jab

LOS ANGELES -- Every week, Socorro Juarez takes to the streets of Santa Ana and shimmies to cumbia, quebradita or whatever loud music is on her old iPod to capture the attention of Spanish-speaking passersby.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2022