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Judge rules homeowner can probe State Farm claims practices

<p>Policyholders critical of State Farm General's response to January's firestorms have won a court victory when a judge ruled a Pacific Palisades homeowner can probe the insurer's claims handling during a rate hearing.</p>

State legislators heed L.A. mayor and council, spurn McCourt on gondola legislation

<p>Frank McCourt will have to pursue his proposed Dodger Stadium gondola without legislation that would have limited potential legal challenges to the project.</p>

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and Swift's big ol' engagement ring go to a football game together

<p>Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and Swift's hunkin' engagement ring — we have details — catch a football game while VP JD Vance warns the NFL's romantic deep state.</p>

Longtime Crenshaw football coach Robert Garrett misses his second game

<p>Crenshaw is 2-0 without head coach Robert Garrett, who for an unknown reason has not been in charge of the team to start the season.</p>

Why the Micah Parsons trade may be a blessing for the NFL

<p>Carmen Policy, the architect behind the San Francisco 49ers dynasty in the 1980s and 90s, sees the Packers trading for Micah Parsons as evidence of NFL parity.</p>

Coco Gauff credits Simone Biles with inspiring her second-round U.S. Open win

<p>Coco Gauff said the presence of one of her idols, gymnast Simone Biles, inspired her second-round victory at the U.S. Open. The two met afterward.</p>

Newsom, California lawmakers strike deal that would allow Uber, Lyft drivers to unionize

<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers on Friday announced a deal with Uber and Lyft on a bill that would allow hundreds of thousands of rideshare drivers to form unions and bargain collectively while still being classified as independent contractors.</p>

South Korea president charmed Trump. Is it too early to declare a win?

<p>South Korean president avoided a 'Zelensky moment,' but unresolved issues with the U.S. still loom large.</p>

High school flag football: Wednesday's and Thursday's scores

<p>High school girls' flag football results for Wednesday and Thursday.</p>

Kyle Schwarber's 4-homer game was historic, but his harmless pop-up averted controversy

<p>Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber had a chance to become the first MLB player to hit five homers in a game. But he would have done so against a position player lobbing pitches.</p>

Crespi continues its steady progress to improve in football

<p>Sophomore quarterback Chase Curren opened with 236 yards passing and three touchdowns in season-opening defeat of Gardena.</p>

Can DeShaun Foster continue to grow? Five things to watch when UCLA faces Utah

<p>Tennessee transfer quarterback Nico Iamaleava is among the five things to watch during the UCLA football team's season opener against Utah on Saturday.</p>

Kobe Bryant and John Williams' unlikely friendship transcended sports and film

<p>An except from Tim Greiving's new biography on John Williams examines the composer's impact on NBA star Kobe Bryant.</p>

70 new food items each week? South Korea is the convenience store capital of the world

<p>TVs, gold bars, cocktails and up to 70 new food items each week: South Korea's convenience stores are not like ours.</p>

High school football: Thursday's scores

<p>High school football scores from across the Southland on Thursday, Aug. 28.</p>

Santa Margarita rebounds from season-opening loss to defeat Corona Centennial

<p>The Eagles, who gave up 13 points in the fourth quarter to the Huskies, get a touchdown in overtime after forcing Centennial to turn over the ball on downs.</p>

Demare Dezeurn has four scoring catches in Palisades' narrow win over Harvard-Westlake

<p>One of California's top sprinters has a career-high 202 yards receiving as the Dolphins' Jack Thomas has five TD passes in intersectional victory.</p>

How the Southland's top 25 high school football teams fared

<p>A look at how the top 25 high school football teams in the Southland fared during Week 1.</p>

Gardena Serra rolls to shutout victory over L.A. Hamilton

<p>Khary Wilder and DeVohn Moutra Jr., along with an exceptional secondary, lead the Cavaliers to a second consecutive victory without giving up a point.</p>

These California eggs are linked to a salmonella outbreak that's infected nearly 100 people

<p>Products from Country Eggs LLC in Lucerne Valley were found to be contaminated with salmonella, authorities said.</p>