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Shohei Ohtani's hard-hit blast adds to torrid start in 1st season with Dodgers

Apr. 24, 2024 18:32 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s 450-foot home run on Tuesday night at Nationals Park was the hardest hit of his career. The Los Angeles Dodgers star's ninth-inning shot to the second deck in right field off Washington Nationals reliever Matt Barnes in the Dodgers 4-1 win left...

Los Angeles marches mark Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

Apr. 24, 2024 17:20 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The red, blue and orange of Armenia's flag flew on the streets of Los Angeles on Wednesday as marchers remembered the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in what is regarded as the first genocide of the 20th century. A crowd rallied in LA's Little Armenia district...

John Lithgow takes on the role of the new kid in school for a PBS special celebrating arts education

Apr. 24, 2024 11:50 AM EDT

At 78, John Lithgow's acting career is not slowing down. He appeared in the best picture nominee “Killers of the Flower Moon” and starred with Jeff Bridges in the FX series “The Old Man." Recently, the two-time Academy Award nominee and multiple Emmy, Tony and Golden Globes-winning actor...

Suspect was 'targeting' Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in home break-in, district attorney says

Apr. 23, 2024 22:42 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 29-year-old suspect in a break-in at the home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass last weekend was charged Tuesday with burglary and vandalism, and authorities said they believe he was “targeting” the mayor but did not know why. Ephraim Matthew Hunter, a Los...

Photographer alleges he was forced to watch Megan Thee Stallion have sex and was unfairly fired

Apr. 23, 2024 20:21 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A photographer who worked for Megan Thee Stallion said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that he was forced to watch her have sex, was unfairly fired soon after and was abused as her employee. In the suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Emilio Garcia said that...

Ex-gang leader's account of Tupac Shakur killing is fiction, defense lawyer in Vegas says

Apr. 23, 2024 17:03 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The defense attorney representing a former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas said Tuesday his client's accounts of the killing are fiction and prosecutors lack key evidence to obtain a murder conviction. ...

Hanmi Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 23, 2024 17:00 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hanmi Financial Corp. (HAFC) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $15.2 million. The Los Angeles-based bank said it had earnings of 50 cents per share. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average...

Preferred Bank: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 23, 2024 08:17 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Preferred Bank (PFBC) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $33.5 million. The bank, based in Los Angeles, said it had earnings of $2.44 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four...

Banc of California: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 23, 2024 06:11 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Banc of California Inc. (BANC) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $38.1 million. The bank, based in Los Angeles, said it had earnings of 17 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 19 cents per share. ...

LeBron James rants at NBA's replay center for calls, Lakers lose on buzzer-beater, trail Denver 2-0

Apr. 23, 2024 03:06 AM EDT

DENVER (AP) — LeBron James was seeing red after the Los Angeles Lakers watched a golden opportunity slip away. His frustration wasn't so much centered on blowing a 20-point lead. Or his late missed 3-pointer that rimmed out with the game tied. Or Jamal Murray’s fadeaway...