"I respect Frank (Vogel) as a coach, as a man," @KingJames said Monday before the #Lakers dismissed their head coach. "Our partnership that we’ve had over a few years here has been nothing but just candid, great conversations."
"And this guy who gives everything to the game, prepared us every single night along with his coaching staff as well, I give those guys a lot of credit too. ... I’ve got nothing but respect for him."
“What happened?” one late-season opposing player wondered after beating the Lakers. “They stink.”
The Times talked to 20 coaches, players, scouts and executives with the Lakers and some rivals to recount the most disappointing season in franchise history. latimes.com/sports/lakers/…
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Over the last decade, there’s been a growing threat to wild white sage propelled by those who probably consider themselves allies of the natural world and likely have no idea that their actions are endangering the plant they revere: sage stick smudgers. 🧵 latimes.com/lifestyle/stor…
You’ve seen them on social media, television and film: actors, influencers and celebrities waving thick, smoldering bundles of dried white sage leaves to smudge away negative energy or evil spirits, or just purify the air. latimes.com/lifestyle/stor…
This mania for white sage has become a global phenomenon, with websites all over the world selling fat bundles of dried sage for purification or cleansing. latimes.com/lifestyle/stor…
The Times has filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles that seeks to force Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office and the Fire Department to release numerous internal records in the case of a high-ranking fire official who was reported to be drunk on duty.
Filed late Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the suit alleges that the city violated the California Public Records Act by denying the newspaper’s requests for an investigative report and other documents regarding former Chief Deputy Fred Mathis. latimes.com/california/sto…
Today, that’s cheaper than most bottled water, 20-ounce sodas, iced teas and canned coffees on the market. If you could fill your car up with cans of AriZona Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey, it would be cheaper than L.A. gas by nearly 40 cents a gallon.
Lucius say they think they were unfairly denied a feature credit on Harry Styles’ song “Treat People with Kindness.” latimes.com/entertainment-…
According to Lucius, they’d been in the studio with Styles working on a different song they didn’t end up completing when he asked them to sing on what would become “Treat People with Kindness.” latimes.com/entertainment-…
“Two weeks later, they sent us the track. And it was literally us. We start the song, we sing every chorus, just us. We trade off the bridge. It is us and Harry Styles." latimes.com/entertainment-…
A gunman filled a rush-hour subway train with smoke and shot multiple people Tuesday, leaving wounded commuters bleeding on a Brooklyn platform as others ran screaming, authorities said.
A full body burial at sea is a bit more complicated than simply heaving a corpse overboard. But it is possible, and legal, as long as certain protocols are followed.
Full body burials at sea are not new, but they are rare.
In 2020, 162 Californians were buried at sea, according to data collected by the Environmental Protection Agency.