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'I was levitating': Rapper Busta Rhymes on his show-stopping Grammys performance

The Grammys honored 50 years of hip-hop on Sunday with a medley from dozens of stars past and present, ranging from Grandmaster Flash to Lil Uzi Vert. But it was a 50-year-old, Brooklyn's Busta Rhymes, who stole the show.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 7, 2023

Lawmakers ready to investigate Chinese spy balloon - Roll Call

Republicans weigh whether to introduce a resolution condemning Chinese spying or the Biden administration’s response to the incursion.

Roll Call · Feb 7, 2023

Los Angeles firefighters to join rescue efforts in Turkey and Syria after massive quake

LOS ANGELES — Dozens of specially trained Los Angeles County firefighters are headed to Turkey and Syria to assist in search-and-rescue operations after Monday's massive magnitude 7.8 earthquake, which devastated the region near the two countries' border.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 7, 2023

LeBron James eyes history as NBA scoring record within reach

Los Angeles Lakers superstar is just 36 points away from surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as league’s all-time top scorer.

Al Jazeera · Feb 7, 2023

Inside Harry Styles 'humble' beginnings as fans baffled by Grammy Awards speech

Harry Styles was the subject of a backlash after he told fans in his acceptance speech that "people like me" don't win Grammys.

Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2023

Colin Kaepernick Is Fact-Checking Police Killings, One Autopsy at a Time

It’s been seven years since he first knelt in protest of police violence—here’s what he’s doing about it.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 7, 2023

Can bighorns, a bullet train and a huge solar farm coexist in the Mojave Desert?

BAKER, Calif. — To most travelers on Interstate 15 between Barstow and Las Vegas, the Mojave Desert’s jagged Soda Mountains rise above a seemingly lifeless wasteland of hellish sand dunes, lava flows and vast flatlands.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 7, 2023

While COVID raged, another deadly threat was on the rise in hospitals

LOS ANGELES — As COVID-19 began to rip through California, hospitals were deluged with sickened patients. Medical staff struggled to manage the onslaught.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 7, 2023

More Beyonce tickets on sale in London: Renaissance World Tour extended

American star announces more shows across Europe after huge demand

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2023

Death? Bill Nighy will worry about that later

LOS ANGELES — Bill Nighy handed me a cassette mixtape many years ago titled "Ooh Baby Ooh," a nod to the chorus of a Lou Reed rocker that was not among the 20 songs on the cassette, though there was plenty of Lou and Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield and…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 7, 2023