Новости за 04.03.2016

Lakers Coach Byron Scott said both Kobe Bryant (sore right shoulder) and Jordan Clarkson (strained tendon in left knee) remain “questionable” for Friday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks at Staples Center.

The Los Angeles police officer who didn't turn in a knife reportedly found at a property once owned by O.J. Simpson did something worse than break the law when he decided to keep it as a souvenir. He violated the trust between the public and those sworn to uphold the laws that protect them.

Mortality is hot. Although the act of dying has largely been moved from our homes and daily lives into the sequestered, antiseptic realm of hospitals and hospices, memoirs grappling with impending death have proliferated, bringing mortal knowledge home in a new way.

Conservative attacks on the Affordable Care Act long ago took on the qualities of reflexive, empty rhetoric, of the "say it enough and people will believe it" variety.

Thursday night’s Republican debate played not so much as a cage fight as an episode of “The Real Housewives.” Which may be an insult to all those women involved in the Bravo franchise — they are, after all, paid to provide the public with the petty squabbles and diva moments that so many viewers...

An NCAA tournament at-large bid is no longer on the table for the UCLA basketball team. Neither is movement in the Pac-12 Conference standings.

The three men who launched a daring escape from the Men's Central Jail in Orange County were formally charged Friday with kidnapping a cab driver at gunpoint and dragging him along on their wild weeklong flight from justice, prosecutors said.

Cookbook of the week: "Eat Your Drink," by Matthew Biancaniello (Dey Street Books, $22.99.)

Revelations that police are now testing a knife that was reportedly recovered on the Brentwood property once owned by O.J. Simpson met with skepticism from members of his legal "dream team."

The voice mail message went unanswered overnight. J.P. Howell did not recognize the number, but he felt awkward once he realized who it was.

Super-featherweight champion Francisco Vargas won his belt in November with a fight-of-the-year victory, and his June 4 opponent at StubHub Center in Carson should ensure there will be a repeat entry for the honor.

An Egyptian student at a Southern California flight school who was facing deportation for a Facebook threat against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will be allowed to leave the country voluntarily, an immigration agency spokeswoman said.

If you love both coffee and Vietnamese food, then you probably spend a lot of time drinking café sua dá, the fantastically addictive Vietnamese drink of iced coffee and sweetened condensed milk. (If you don't have the inexpensive little metal strainer used to make this at home, maybe go buy one...

Students could soon get kicked out of school for sexting.

A new state Assembly bill, AB 2536, would give schools the right to expel or suspend students for what it calls sexting -- sending nude or sexually explicit photos and images electronically, “with the purpose or effect of humiliating or...

In another twist in the long-running O.J. Simpson saga, Los Angeles police are investigating and testing a knife that was reportedly recovered on the Brentwood property once owned by the former football star. 

This is the story of a young couple who wanted to open a restaurant but didn't have the money. So they bought a "really old" truck, covered it with chalkboard paint, and started serving Chinese-Mexican-fusion-ish food from the side window.

SUNDAY

Those not already suffering election-year fatigue might enjoy the historically minded series "Race for the White House" narrated by "House of Cards'" Kevin Spacey. 7 p.m. CNN

The fantasy drama "Once Upon a Time" offers a magical midseason premiere. 8 p.m. ABC

Cousin Matthew returning to...

Foraging, it must be said, is dangerous work. This is mostly because of the inherent dangers of getting poisoned: The wrong weeds can kill you. For Pascal Baudar, the 54-year-old Belgian who is a prominent forager in Los Angeles, this aspect of his profession has been less a danger than what else...

Many Angelenos woke up Friday with one thing on their minds: Get to the surprise new Kendrick Lamar album. Released Thursday night after it suddenly appeared on Spotify earlier in the evening, Lamar's new record is called "untitled unmastered" and features eight tracks, each only identified by...

Right now, a red-hot Crespi team, 28-4 overall and winner of the Southern Section Open Division consolation title, is expected to be the No. 1 seed in Division I for the Southern California Regionals when state playoff pairings are announced on Sunday.

SOCCER

SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS

Friday at Warren

Boys' Division 5: Garden Grove vs. #1 Garden Grove Santiago, 5 p.m.

Girls' Division 4: #2 Moorpark vs. #1 La Mirada, 7:30 p.m.

Friday at Corona

Girls' Division 6: #2 Bloomington vs. Grand Terrace, 5 p.m.

Boys' Division 3: #1 Cathedral vs....

SOUTHERN SECTION BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Friday at Azusa Pacific U.

Girls' Division 4AA: #4 Duarte vs. #3 St. Paul, 5 p.m.

Boys' Division 4AA: #4 Gardena Serra vs. #3 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, 6:45 p.m.

Boys' Division 3A: #13 Chaminade vs. #2 Diamond Ranch, 8:30 p.m.

Friday at Godinez

Girls'...

CITY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Friday at Roybal

Girls' Division II: #6 Venice vs. #1 North Hollywood, 6 p.m.

Boys' Division II: #3 Bernstein vs. #1 Venice, 8 p.m.

Saturday at Cal State Dominguez Hills

Girls' Division III: #11 Sotomayor vs. #1 South Gate, 9 a.m.

Boys' Division III: #2 Los Angeles...

"No TVs or phones in the rooms," the reservations clerk gently reminded me. "And guests must dress for dinner." Yup, got it. Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort in the Santa Ynez Valley (1054 S. Alisal Road, Solvang; [805] 688-6411, www.alisal.com) is deliberately old-fashioned, promoting its outdoorsy...

Former Japanese pro wrestling star Hayabusa (real name Eiji Ezaki) died Thursday from a brain hemorrhage. He was 47.