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latimes.com > world-nation > story > 2026-04-04 > iran-calls-on-public-to-find-enemy-pilot-as-u-s-continues-search

Iran calls on public to find 'enemy pilot' as U.S. continues frantic search

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (947+ words) TEL AVIV'The U.S. military pressed ahead Saturday in a frantic search for a missing airman over a remote area in Iran, a day after the Islamic Republic shot down a U.S. warplane and promised a reward for whoever turns in the crew…...

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latimes.com > california > story > 2026-04-04 > california-kids-are-going-without-vision-care-its-getting-worse

California kids are going without vision care, and the problem is getting worse

2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (1498+ words) When Kekoa Gittens was 3, his preschool teacher told his mother he was a problem. He couldn't sit still. He didn't participate. When other kids learned the alphabet, he didn't pay attention. The next year, Kekoa's classroom problems worsened. His mother,…...

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latimes.com > opinion > letters-to-the-editor > story > 2026-04-04 > e-bike-safety-enforcement

Letters to the Editor: We need stricter enforcement to curb reckless e-bike riding

4+ hour, 32+ min ago  (151+ words) Letters to the Editor: We need stricter enforcement to curb reckless e-bike riding'Los Angeles Times To the editor: I ride Class 1 e-bikes on the beach bike path most weekends (Electric bikes can be fast and dangerous. Here's how to stay…...

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latimes.com > entertainment-arts > books > newsletter > 2026-04-04 > book-club-daniela-gerson-wanderers

What this author learned tracing her grandparents across Europe after World War II

3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (688+ words) This is what Gerson set out to discover in a five-year journey that took her to Poland, Austria, Uzbekistan and Ukraine, sifting for clues that would culminate in the writing of her new book "The Wanderers." I chatted with Gerson…...

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latimes.com > california > newsletter > 2026-04-04 > saturday-essential-california-28-olympic-ticket-prices

You could pay more than $5,000 for a single ticket to the 2028 L.A. Olympics

52+ min ago  (634+ words) The budget for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles anticipates $2.5 billion in revenue from ticket and hospitality sales. It became clearer with the opening of ticket sales this week that a hefty chunk of that revenue is coming from the…...

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latimes.com > opinion > letters-to-the-editor > story > 2026-04-04 > pam-bondi-attorney-general-trump

Letters to the Editor: Pam Bondi learned the hard way that loyalty to Trump isn’t enough

1+ hour, 8+ min ago  (292+ words) Letters to the Editor: Pam Bondi learned the hard way that loyalty to Trump isn't enough'Los Angeles Times To the editor: Sadly, when Pam Bondi chose to become President Trump's attorney general as his second choice, she, like other attorneys…...

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latimes.com > sports > ucla > story > 2026-04-04 > ucla-defies-expectations-with-final-four-tko-of-texas

Commentary: UCLA defies expectations with a TKO of Texas and isn't backing down from title fight

7+ hour, 1+ min ago  (868+ words) It was a messy rock fight. It was Bruin ballet. The UCLA women's basketball team defeats Texas behind a stellar defensive effort to advance to the NCAA national championship game against South Carolina. In front of a stunned crowd at…...

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latimes.com > sports > story > 2026-04-04 > santa-anita-kentucky-derby-contender-intrepido

How a $500 bid to become 'horse parents' led to a Kentucky Derby contender

8+ hour, 32+ min ago  (889+ words) A charity golf tournament seems an unlikely avenue into horse racing, but without such an event, Michele Arthur and Ruben Islas wouldn't be dreaming of the Kentucky Derby " a dream that could be fulfilled after Saturday's Santa Anita Derby. Not…...

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latimes.com > sports > highschool > story > 2026-04-04 > cleveland-high-baseball-team-surging-with-nine-game-winning-streak

Prep talk: Cleveland baseball team is surging with nine-game winning streak

2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (178+ words) Prep talk: Cleveland baseball team is surging with nine-game winning streak'Los Angeles Times Don't look now but Cleveland High in Reseda is surging in high school baseball with a nine-game winning streak, going from 1-8 to 10-8 on the season The Cavaliers…...

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latimes.com > sports > ucla > story > 2026-04-04 > ucla-inspired-by-south-carolina-ncaa-womens-basketball-championship

Commentary: Becoming the next South Carolina was always UCLA's goal. Now it must beat its inspiration

3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (934+ words) PHOENIX'I must confess, I didn't believe them. Four years ago, I listened to then-freshman Kiki Rice and coach Cori Close tell me that their UCLA women's basketball program would someday be like South Carolina's. I didn't buy it, but I…...