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Revised AP African American Studies class drops controversial topics after criticism

The official curriculum for the new Advanced Placement course released Wednesday removed topics like Black Lives Matter that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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For the first time, students can take African American studies as an AP class

LOS ANGELES — On the opening day of Black History Month, the College Board is making history Wednesday by releasing details of its first Advanced Placement class on African American studies for high school students — a class that drew national attention after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis banned it in…

Los Angeles Times

Scrap school police and add counselors and academic help for Black students, coalition says

LOS ANGELES — Community and student activists on Tuesday relaunched a campaign to eliminate the Los Angeles School Police Department, calling instead for expansion of mental health and academic programs, college and career counseling and job and life-skills training — focusing especially on the needs of Black students.

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Out of touch Rishi Sunak doesn't regularly read newspapers or online news sites

According to his press secretary, the Prime Minister only occasionally looks at the news online, and reading the newspapers is "not something he does every morning"

Daily Mirror

8 Grammys storylines and reasons to watch on Sunday

When the Grammys come to us live Sunday from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the ladies once again are likely to dominate.

Tribune News Service

Kobe Bryant's Mamba Academy dream lives on as last protégé joins teammates in high school

LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry has his mouthguard. Amalia Holguin has her gum.

Los Angeles Times

Biden has bolstered 9th Circuit’s liberal flank, but has yet to match Trump’s impact

LOS ANGELES — President Joe Biden is leaving a distinct mark on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, adding relatively young jurists of color who have bolstered the influential court’s liberal flank.

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How a Lunar New Year celebration became a fight for survival

LOS ANGELES — The four smiling women pose before a festive backdrop, with its outsize clinking champagne glasses and clock about to strike midnight. They wear red, a symbol of good luck.

Los Angeles Times

5 times Pamela Anderson's memoir left us wanting more — a lot more

"Love, Pamela," the new book by bombshell-slash-activist Pamela Anderson, covers a lifetime in 230-odd pages. It works out to about a little more than four pages for each year of her life — the chronological equivalent of a rock skipping over the surface of a deep, glacier-fed lake, like those…

Los Angeles Times

NBA fans on Twitter react to Lakers’ win over the Knicks in New York City

Lakers fans on Twitter were happy their team defeated the Knicks on Tuesday and feel it is headed in the right direction.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Daughter of slain Monterey Park dance hall manager plans to carry on his legacy

LOS ANGELES — Mary Ma holds three lit incense sticks in front of the almost life-size photo of her father displayed outside Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park.

Los Angeles Times

Gaming world finally gets its own Grammy

LOS ANGELES: From "The Legend of Zelda" theme to the infectious "Super Mario Bros" score, sound and music have long been foundational to the gaming experience.

Bangkok Post

Dodgers agree to terms with pitcher Tony Gonsolin to avoid arbitration

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers won't have any arbitration hearings this offseason after all.

Los Angeles Times

Widow’s suit: Mentally ill husband unarmed, shot by police

The widow of a California man fatally shot by police in a Los Angeles suburb last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming he was suffering from a mental health crisis and unarmed when he was shot in the back

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Skeptical family orders independent autopsy of Southern California public defender who died in Mexico

LOS ANGELES — The body of an Orange County lawyer whose death in Mexico is still clouded by questions has been returned to Southern California, where his family has ordered an independent autopsy, according to their attorney.

Axios

House GOP prepares vote to remove Omar from committee after McCarthy finds escape hatch

Republicans added language saying members can appeal their removals from committees.

Los Angeles Times

Andrea Riseborough's Oscar nomination stands despite 'concern' over campaign tactics

LOS ANGELES — Capping a week of debate and hand-wringing in Hollywood over Andrea Riseborough's surprise lead actress Oscar nomination for the little-seen film "To Leslie," the motion picture academy announced on Tuesday that the nomination will stand, even as it vowed to further refine and clarify the rules around…

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LAPD Chief Michel Moore receives second 5-year term

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday reappointed Chief Michel Moore to a second term as head of one of nation’s largest police departments.

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The climate nightmare of "The Deluge"

Stephen Markley explains how he wrote a dystopia that feels a little too real

The Independent UK

Chief: Fatal shooting at LA home was 'targeted assault'

Los Angeles' police chief says a weekend shooting in which three women were shot and killed at a short-term rental home in an upscale neighborhood was a targeted attack

Los Angeles Times

Angels star Shohei Ohtani signs endorsement deal with New Balance

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani has changed teams. No, not that one.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Rams 2023 NFL mock draft: Addressing multiple positions of need

With the 2023 NFL draft a couple of months away, we've conducted a 7-round mock draft for the Rams.

Los Angeles Times

'The soul of LA': 20 years after his death, the stars are aligning for Warren Zevon

LOS ANGELES — Shooter Jennings knew "Carmelita." He knew "Lawyers, Guns and Money." And of course he knew "Werewolves of London," Warren Zevon's 1978 rock hit about a "hairy-handed gent" on the prowl for "a big dish of beef chow mein."

Los Angeles Times

'Honored' Ron Howard salutes 'Happy Days,' 'American Graffiti' co-star Cindy Williams

LOS ANGELES — Director and producer Ron Howard says he's honored to be able to comment on the life of his "American Graffiti" and "Happy Days" co-star Cindy Williams, who died Wednesday at age 75, because "she lived it with a lot of integrity" and he "always respected her."

Los Angeles Times

DC Studios slate unveiled: James Gunn and Peter Safran’s plan to unify the comic book empire

LOS ANGELES — James Gunn and Peter Safran know Warner Bros.’ DC film and television franchise has been a mess.

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