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Compton business owners said their parking lot was overrun by cars and chaos the day Kendrick Lamar filmed his music video for “Not Like Us,” forcing them to shut operations and lose money.

Accusations from the past have resurfaced as Democrats Michelle Chambers and Laura Richardson run for state Senate District 35 on the November ballot.

As part of his work to champion Latino inclusion in Hollywood, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) has recommended that the crime dramas “Blood In Blood Out” and “American Me” be entered into the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry for 2024.“Both movies were able to show the humanity in the …

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Months after a leak hinted at a collaboration between Epic Games and Karol G, the Colombian singer-songwriter has taken to social media to confirm she will star in her spin-off game of “Fortnite Festival.”The Aug. 16 debut will feature the reggaeton and urban pop act who teased the Epic Games …

Like many high school chemistry teachers, Angie Hackman said she instructs students on atoms, matter and how they “influence the world around us.”But Hackman also has another responsibility: developing students’ literacy skills. She closely reads passages from their textbooks, breaks apart prefixes and suffixes and identifies root words. She dissected …

California lawmakers are considering a bill to make a statue memorializing the Mexican repatriation of the 1930s, an operation that involved deporting about a million people.

Anitta, Rauw Alejandro and Bad Bunny lead the list of Latin acts nominated for the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.In his VMA debut, Alejandro is tied with the most nominations among Latino artists as his music video “Touching the Sky” is listed in the best Latin, best cinematography and best …

Bianca Oblivion, a rising Mexican American DJ and Los Angeles native, understands the importance of her upcoming appearance at Hard Summer, one of the largest electronic music festivals in Southern California.“Obviously you’re going to get these headliners that are from all over the world,” Oblivion said. “There’s this representation now, …

The number of working-age people in the United States is on pace to shrink by 2060, though not all racial and ethnic groups are aging at the same rate.On Tuesday, the Census Bureau published a report that used population projections under various immigration scenarios — ranging from zero immigration to …

Council members lauded the copper wire task force for its efforts to curtail thefts that have left neighborhoods without street lighting or internet service.

Danny Ocean was between shows in Australia and New Zealand, but the main thing running through his mind was the upcoming Venezuelan elections.“We’re all very tense, waiting to see what’s going to happen,” he told The Times.A week before the July 28 vote in his home country, the “Me Rehúso” …

Jesús Morales, a.k.a. Juixxe on TikTok with millions of followers, has showered day laborers and street vendors with donations of cash and trips to Disneyland. Those viral outings and social media acclaim ended up giving him unique access to the systemic barriers immigrant entrepreneurs face.“We never really take things seriously, …

The previous owners of bakery chain Sweet Lady Jane settled a wage theft lawsuit earlier in July, bringing about the apparent end of a yearlong legal saga.

Johnny Dominguez and his wife, Celinda, couldn’t believe they were tasting a tamarindo-infused coffee slushie from the Salvadoran Cipota Coffee booth.“You can taste your identity here,” said the husband, who celebrated his Salvadoran heritage with his family on a recent Sunday. “I just feel seen.”Dominguez is from Los Angeles but …

After El Segundo gave up a four-run lead on a Curacao grand slam, it was 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning. It was still anyone’s game. Except this game was on the biggest stage in amateur baseball: the Little League Baseball World Series championship.“No pressure, just get on …

When Clippers owner Steve Ballmer received the first renderings for the Halo Board at Intuit Dome, his first words to Gillian Zucker, the CEO of Halo Sports and Entertainment, were “make it bigger!”That they did, creating a massive video board that will leave any Intuit Dome guest wide-eyed and awestruck. …

The 2024 Emmy nominations rolled out early Wednesday with several Latino actors breaking personal and industrywide barriers.Selena Gomez locked in two Emmy nominations for her work in the Hulu series “Only Murders in the Building.”She received her first acting nomination as lead actress in a comedy series for her performance …

As a UCLA student in the 1940s, Meyer Luskin decided he could not make a living with a history degree. This week, the economics graduate pledged $25 million to the history department in hopes of inspiring current students to choose the path he did not.This gift, announced Tuesday, is the …

Relatives and elected officials identified retired firefighter Corey Comperatore as the spectator killed during an assassination attempt on former President Trump in Pennsylvania.

FBI officials said they believe the shooter — who wounded two others and left one dead — acted alone. They said they are investigating the shooting as an assassination attempt, and they are also looking at it as a “potential domestic terrorism act.”

When the Sparks’ 10-point lead started to drift away in the fourth quarter Friday night, it seemed like deja vu of Tuesday’s loss. What were once deafening cheers from the stands became a quiet lull as the 13,840 fans at Crypto.com Arena watched the Las Vegas Aces come barreling back.But …

Naloxone has long been hailed as a life-saving drug in the face of the opioid epidemic. But its capacity to save someone from an overdose can be limited by the potency of the opioid — a person revived by naloxone can still overdose once it wears off. Stanford researchers have …

‘The Umbrella Academy’ showrunner Steve Blackman denies accusations that he created a toxic work environment and made offensive remarks about actor Elliot Page.

Kinky Friedman, a musician known for satire and a wild run for Texas governor, has died. Friedman, whom a friend called the ‘last free person on earth,’ was 79.

Kinky Friedman, a musician known for satire and a wild run for Texas governor, has died. Friedman, whom a friend called the ‘last free person on earth,’ was 79.

Rapper Julio Foolio, real name Charles Jones, was shot and killed in a hotel parking lot in Tampa, Fla., after a weekend spent celebrating his 26th birthday.

“'Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water,' traces the history of the sport with the precision and grace of an Esther Williams tableau."

A USC student whom police accuse of fatally stabbing a man who had broken into a car on Greek Row will not be charged in the killing, prosecutors announced Thursday.

Los Angeles County prosecutors are determining whether to file criminal charges in the fatal stabbing of Xavier Cerf on USC’s fraternity row.