Новости за 02.07.2016

After two years of decline, the number of violent crimes in California rose by 10% in 2015, although the overall crime rate remained among the lowest in decades. 

The Clippers have made their pitch to Kevin Durant. Now the waiting begins.

Darryl Polk of Long Beach Poly delivered a game-winning three-pointer at the top of the key as time was expiring to help the Jackrabbits defeat Corona Centennial, 59-57, in a semifinal game of the Fairfax tournament on Friday night.

Unbeaten Cuban heavyweight Luis Ortiz is close to agreeing on a deal to become an attractive addition to the card for the Canelo Alvarez-Liam Smith junior-middleweight title fight Sept. 17, officials familiar with the talks said Friday.

After weeks in limbo, the November field is set in the race to replace retiring Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, with a political neophyte facing off against the incumbent’s chief of staff.

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A Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who was accused — and acquitted — of unlawfully videotaping partly nude patients lost his medical license Friday after state officials said he was a threat to public safety.

What to watch this Fourth of July weekend? There are, of course, those obvious holiday-title perennials, “Born on the Fourth of July” and “Independence Day” (the misbegotten “Independence Day: Resurgence,” not so much).

Manager Dave Roberts has spent so much time addressing so many rotation injuries that he said it felt strange to announce that a starting pitcher was actually returning from the disabled list.

The Internet exploded several weeks ago when Brock Turner, the Stanford rape case assailant, received only a six-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman; the typical sentence for a first-time offender is two years in prison. This week, public outrage surrounding the case...

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Mike Trout has not heard from Major League Baseball about this month’s home run derby, and neither has he made a decision about whether he will participate if invited. If he is to take part, the choice must be made in the next few days.

Greg Biffle, NASCAR’s oldest active full-time driver, admits he has contemplated retirement.

The “coyotecide” happened on a cool June morning on Fernwood Avenue.

Mike Parson was putting on his shoes to go for a walk with his dog in their Silver Lake neighborhood, just a few miles from Griffith Park, when he heard a loud thump.

Minutes later, he saw a coyote lying in the street in front...

While many of the top NBA free agents not named Kevin Durant have already agreed to contracts that will keep them in their home markets, center Joakim Noah is set to join the Chicago Bulls East, otherwise known as the New York Knicks, according to multiple reports.

A Los Angeles County supervisor Friday proposed a parcel tax to pay for efforts to reduce homelessness, two days after Los Angeles city officials voted to place a bond measure on the November ballot to build more housing for the homeless.

Updates on California politics: Gov. Jerry Brown signs landmark gun violence bills into law, 17 propositions earn a spot on November ball July 1, 2016, 3:45 p.m. Welcome to Essential Politics, our daily feed on California government and politics news. Here's what we're watching: Gov. Jerry Brown...

Sixteen years in the NBA still hasn’t stopped Jamal Crawford from trying to settle his emotions while he traverses through this free-agency period.

A District Court judge won’t rule on a proposed settlement that could reach $100 million in a class-action case between Uber and drivers for the ride-hailing company until both sides provide more information. 

Just off the top of my head, I can think of 64 million reasons why it is time for Jim Buss to step down from running the Lakers.

A former Ohio seminarian was sentenced Friday to nearly 16 years in prison for trying to adopt or purchase infants from Mexico to sexually molest them. 

Eric Garcetti has recruited 32 other mayors across the country to join him in urging college admissions companies to stop asking applicants about their criminal histories. 

Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed six gun-control bills into law, including new restrictions on semiautomatic rifles and a requirement that ammunition purchasers undergo background checks, saying they will help “enhance public safety” in California. 

The election of a former investment banker to the presidency of Peru last month marked a sharp turn from the left to the right in national politics there — and could presage a wider shift in Latin America.

Staff members at a Bay Area animal shelter said they mistakenly euthanized a pit bull in June after the dog had been selected for adoption by an area pet rescue organization.