Former First Lady Michelle Obama, who was told by her high school counselor that she wasn’t Ivy League material but went on to Princeton and Harvard anyway, urged thousands of students to follow her lead on Wednesday during a high-energy appearance at UCLA. It marked the first time that Obama chose…
The family of a Chinese student admitted to Stanford paid $6.5 million to the man at the heart of the college admissions scandal, whom they met through a Morgan Stanley financial advisor, sources familiar with the case told The Times. Yusi Zhao, who also goes by Molly, was admitted to Stanford…
The back-and-forth legal drama over an Impressionist masterpiece that hangs in a Spanish museum has seemingly come to the end of the road for a San Diego family, which is left with nothing to show for their decade-long battle to reclaim the artwork they say was seized from them by Nazis 80 years…
He was rugged, rangy and relentless in his pursuit of quarterbacks. For 13 years during their heyday, the Baltimore Colts were defined by a slab of a man known simply as Gino. Few NFL players epitomized a club — or a city — better than Gino Marchetti, the Hall of Fame defensive end who died…
A Northern California couple who secured their daughters’ spots at UCLA and USC with bribes and rigged tests pleaded guilty Wednesday to fraud and money laundering offenses, the first parents to admit their guilt before a judge in an investigation that has sent shivers through circles of Silicon…
The Queen Mary became a musical hot spot last year when concert giant Goldenvoice hopped on board to bring mini music festivals to the ship. And it’s been smooth sailing ever since with yet another sold out festival coming this weekend. The alternative and indie rock-filled Just Like Heaven festival will bring Phoenix, the Yeah,…
An analysis of more than 200 cases of domestic violence at eight military installations, including Camp Pendleton, has determined that commanders and law enforcement personnel are not following their own rules when investigating and handling these cases and their victims. The report, released April 19, reviewed military law enforcement practices when responding to domestic violence…
As the Orange County League of Conservation Voters gears up for its 20th annual Environmental Leadership Awards Dinner on May 10, its list of honorees offers a stark reminder of the increasingly partisan divide on environmental advocacy and regulation. The league is non-partisan as are the groups represented by its three honorees. But both the…
An armed man was shot and killed by police after he opened fire at officers in Watts late Tuesday, authorities said. Officers responded about 11 p.m. to the area of 113th Street and Wilmington Avenue in response to a report of a man with a gun, said Officer Rosario Cervantes, a spokeswoman for…
By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller expressed frustration to Attorney General William Barr last month about how the findings of his Russia investigation were being portrayed, saying he worried that a letter summarizing the main conclusions of the probe lacked the necessary context and was creating public confusion about his team’s work,…
