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How Jack in the Box's struggles sparked a clash for control
18+ min ago (1262+ words) Jack in the Box has lost its spring. The San Diego-based fast-food chain is losing customers, its shares have nosedived, and some investors think it needs new leadership. The 75-year-old restaurant is trying to find its footing while everyday consumers…...
Monday Southern California high school baseball and softball scores
2+ hour ago (839+ words) Monday Southern California high school baseball and softball scores'Los Angeles Times...
Prep talk: Junior Abbigail Gomez helps Granada Hills Kennedy girls basketball return to relevancy
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (133+ words) Kennedy won a City Division II title in 2023, but the Golden Cougars are trying to return to relevancy this season having advanced to the City Section Division I final on Saturday against El Camino Real at 4 p.m. at Pasadena City College....
'The Secret Agent's' unforgettable faces reflect the 'panorama' of Brazil
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (475+ words) For casting director Gabriel Domingues, putting together the ensemble of "The Secret Agent" meant materializing characters inspired by director Kleber Mendon'a Filho's recollections. And there are no throwaway roles in "The Secret Agent": "Even the small characters represent ideas about…...
Oscars flashback: 20 years ago, 'Crash' shocked Jack Nicholson — and the world
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (317+ words) Once Nicholson stepped aside, co-producer Cathy Schulman (on her first Oscar nomination and win) took to the stage with Haggis. Schulman did most of the talking, thanking the usual suspects and the academy "for embracing our film about love and…...
As Frieze Los Angeles returns, the most compelling works of art might not be inside the tent
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (1006+ words) If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don't see." James Baldwin's quote about the artist's role in society is emblazoned on billboards across Los Angeles this winter. Created by artist Patrick Martinez, the…...
Newport Harbor girls' soccer into first CIF final after blanking Westlake
7+ hour, 57+ min ago (735+ words) The Newport Harbor High girls" soccer team came into Saturday night"s CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoff semifinal against Westlake with a rush of adrenaline. Not only were the Sailors in the program"s first CIF semifinal, but they had…...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao announce rematch more than decade after 'Fight of the Century"
10+ hour, 54+ min ago (504+ words) Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao made boxing history in 2015. More than a decade later, the two boxing legends are hoping to do it again. The two will fight in a professional rematch Sept. 19. The event, which will be streamed…...
Compton comedian Jared Snow turns sickle cell struggle into powerful documentary
11+ hour, 17+ min ago (559+ words) When Jared Snow goes to the hospital, he's usually in serious pain, which he hopes will be assuaged soon. But living with sickle cell disease as a Black man in America often tests this hope. The Compton born stand-up comedian…...
The stories behind all 5 Oscar-nominated original songs
11+ hour, 59+ min ago (920+ words) Music and lyrics by Diane Warren When 17-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren agreed to be in a documentary about her life, she found herself back in her childhood home in Van Nuys " specifically the bathroom where she wrote songs as…...