Shaking off a Northwestern rally in which the Wildcats erased a 13-point deficit, second-seeded @UCLAMBB held off the No. 7 seed for a 68-63 win in the second round of the #NCAATournament.
Adem Bona, who missed the Bruins' first-round game, threw down a dunk in the second half but immediately clutched the left shoulder he had hurt during the Pac-12 tournament. latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…
The Bruins are now one of just 3 teams that have reached the Sweet 16 in each of the last three years, the others being Arkansas and Houston. Gonzaga can be No. 4, by defeating Texas Christian on Sunday.
They might have lost Jaylen Clark, who best personified their defensive philosophy, but they still have their spiritual leader on the sidelines: Mick Cronin. The players have adopted Cronin’s demeanor. They play with an intensity that borders on anger. latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…
The Bruins couldn’t score in the second half. #Northwestern outrebounded and attempted 15 more field goals than UCLA. Adem Bona was limited.
According to a 2017 poll, 6 out of 10 mothers of young kids say they’ve been criticized about parenting, with more than half of those complaints centered around what they feed their children. latimes.com/lifestyle/stor…
On social media, moms express how fellow parents make unsolicited comments about their use of jarred baby food. Some endure side-eye if they dare offer their child a chicken nugget. latimes.com/lifestyle/stor…
One mother received a note from her child’s teacher telling her to choose more “healthy snacks.”
“I had people say I should have my kid taken away because she regularly ate Nutella sandwiches with approval from her nutritionist,” another said on Reddit. latimes.com/lifestyle/stor…
With the help of a plagiarism detection program called iThenticate, The Times found more than 120 passages in Dr. David Agus’ three published books that bear a striking resemblance to earlier works.
The Times reviewed Agus’ three books — “The End of Illness,” “A Short Guide to a Long Life” and “The Lucky Years” — and found more than 120 passages that are virtually identical to the language and structure of previously published material. latimes.com/science/story/…
Sources include newspaper and magazine stories, scientific journal articles, popular science books, Wikipedia and blogs.
New: The Times has reviewed Dr. David Agus’ three previous books and found more than 120 passages that are virtually identical to the language and structure of previously published material.
Sources include newspaper and magazine stories, scientific journal articles, popular science books, Wikipedia and blogs. latimes.com/science/story/…
Some of the passages go on for multiple pages. Scores of paragraphs are near-exact copies of other people’s work. Few of those original authors are credited in Agus’ books, which were published by Simon & Schuster. latimes.com/science/story/…
Three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an initiative to pardon LGBTQ Californians who were prosecuted for being gay, only one living person has benefited from the program.
The governor launched the LGBTQ California Clemency Initiative in February 2020 and vowed to eradicate “historic homophobia” in the criminal justice system by offering pardons to people “subjected to discriminatory arrest and prosecution.” latimes.com/california/sto…
The program focuses on charges such as vagrancy, loitering and sodomy that were used to target LGBTQ people and may remain on their criminal records decades later. latimes.com/california/sto…
Though California may be ending its winter with quenched reservoirs and near record snowpack, meteorologists are warning that the state will face increased flooding risk in the coming months as Sierra Nevada snowmelt fills rivers and streams.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s spring flood outlook reported that drought conditions will continue to improve in much of the state, but the potential for flooding will worsen in the face of heavy snowpack and elevated soil moisture. latimes.com/environment/st…
The severity of that flooding remains to be seen, however, and depends on a variety of weather factors, experts say.
“It’s going to happen, and the question is whether it happens quickly versus slowly,” UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said. latimes.com/environment/st…
Gov. Gavin Newsom is giving up his high-profile call for the California Legislature to set a cap on oil company profits and instead will ask lawmakers to increase transparency and oversight of the industry.
The governor’s amended proposal would give the California Energy Commission more authority to investigate gasoline price spikes and the option, through a public hearing process, to place a cap on profits and penalize oil companies, Newsom’s aides said.
He called for passage of a penalty on oil companies when he announced his intent to convene a special session to rein in the oil industry’s excessive profits. He accused oil companies of price gouging at the pump after gasoline prices topped $6 a gallon. latimes.com/california/sto…