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EL SEGUNDO — Just one month after saying he didn’t feel like the Lakers’ lineups featuring two big men were a direction they were looking to move forward with, first-year coach JJ Redick appears to be reversing course.Redick said after Thursday’s practice ahead of Friday’s home game against the Brooklyn Nets that the team will get back to using lineups featuring two bigs for “small stretches of games.”“It doesn’t mean we won’t play small ever,” Redick said. “But that’s something that when we can get some practice time, we can really work on those small-ball looks.”The Lakers used a two-big…

By Michelle Chapman | The Associated PressA Toyota division that manufactures trucks will pay more than $1.6 billion and plead guilty to violations related to the submission of false and fraudulent engine emission testing and fuel consumption data to regulators and the illicit smuggling of engines into the United States.Hino Motors, a subsidiary of the Toyota, first acknowledged in 2022 that it has systematically falsified emissions data dating back as far as 2003.That was part of a broader scandal involving emissions tests that ensnared other automakers as well.The Justice Department said that Hino’s unlawful conduct allowed it to improperly secure…

Three dozen people remain missing in the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires, Los Angeles area police agencies said on Thursday, Jan. 16.Thirty-one people are missing in connection with the Eaton fire in Altadena in communities covered by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Lt. Mike Gomez said.Thirty-eight people were reported missing since the Palisades fire began. As of Thursday morning, Los Angeles Police Department’s Chief McDonnell said, 30 were found safe, three were presumed dead and five remain missing. Descriptions and information about the missing persons in the LAPD jurisdiction were not available.Antron Jamal Wallace, 49, was last…

By JENNIFER McDERMOTTPresident-elect Donald Trump tasked a New Jersey congressman and vocal critic of offshore wind with writing an executive order he could issue to halt wind energy projects.Offshore wind is a major part of transitioning to an electric grid powered entirely by sources that don’t emit carbon dioxide when generating electricity. The power sector is responsible for nearly a third of the nation’s planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to end the offshore wind industry as soon as he returned to the White House. He wants to boost production of fossil fuels such as oil,…

A little over 100 days before the Kentucky Derby, buildup to the May 3 classic intensifies this week for horses and horseplayers.The Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds racetrack in New Orleans on Saturday begins a round of Derby steppingstones with stepped-up importance, presenting 1 1/16-mile tests and 42 qualifying points to top-five finishers.The first official Derby future wagering of the year, Friday through Sunday, allows bettors to lock in tantalizing odds on any of 39 individual 3-year-olds. There’s also an “all others” option that’s listed at 5-2 on the morning line.It’s a good time to debut this column’s ranking of 20 horses who, at…

By Ben Christopher | CalMattersIn 1955, the Ventu Park wildfire raged through the canyons above Malibu, burning nearly 14,000 acres and eight homes.The same area saw two large fires burn hillsides and homes over the next three years. There were two in the 1970s, one in the ’80s and three in the ’90s.This century those hills saw the Woolsey fire , one of the most destructive burns in California history. The Franklin fire , which scorched the hills just last month, has now been overshadowed by the firestorm that followed.See also: Latest on wildfiresWith the Palisades Fire still ripping through…

A jury trial in the high-profile wrongful death lawsuit brought by Tyler Skaggs’ family against the Angels has been delayed until the fall, as a contentious legal clash between attorneys about potential evidence continues. An Orange County Superior Court judge late last week agreed to push the start of the civil trial from April 7 to Sept. 22, court records show, in the midst of often-contentious trial preparation among attorneys. Attorneys for the Skaggs family told the judge they wanted a trial date prior to the start of the holidays, records show, while attorneys for the Angels indicated they wanted…

NEW YORK — Donald Trump wants to make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger” and has cast Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as stars of what he is calling his “Special Ambassadors to a great but very troubled place, Hollywood, California.”On Wednesday, the President-elect announced on his social media site that the three actors would be his eyes and ears to the moviemaking town.“It will again be, like The United States of America itself, The Golden Age of Hollywood!” he wrote on Truth Social.FILE – President-elect Donald Trump greets actor Sylvester Stallone during an America First Policy Institute gala…

Austin Jones never backed down from a challenge when he was a player. And he seems willing to tackle them in his new life as a high school football coach.Former USC running back Austin Jones has been selected as the new football coach at Lakeside High School. At 23, he will be among the youngest football coaches in Inland Empire history.(File photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)Jones earlier this week was approved by the Lake Elsinore Unified School District as Lakeside High School’s new football coach. The selection of Jones will surprise some because he turns 24 next month and…

By Laura McMullen, NerdWalletNatural disasters, whether massive wildfires, hurricanes or floods, can upend lives in an instant, but unwinding the financial damage can take many months. Still, those affected have many sources of help.Here’s how you can get help and be strategic with your resources as you begin to rebuild after a disaster.Deal with immediate needs firstFirst things first: Contact the Federal Emergency Management Agency to get help via a disaster recovery center by texting “DRC” and your ZIP code to 43362. Texting “Apple” or “Android” to that same number will give you a download link for a mobile app from…