Paula Hart Rodas

NBA superstar Luke Dončić made his debut as an LA Laker this week after a bombshell trade from the Dallas Mavericks. Could he lead the team to the playoffs?

The diversity of UCLA’s student body is growing after the U.S. Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling.

The U.S. says Israel was behind this week’s remote detonations of Hezbollah’s communication devices. How was the operation pulled off?

What do young people think of the American Dream? Not much, says a new UCLA study, but many of them want to disrupt the status quo like Trump.

Should the U.S. worry about post-Assad Syria? What’s behind the support for the man who fatally shot UHC’s CEO? Plus, KCRW discusses how sports fandom crossed into politics.

After decades of ups and downs, the Long Beach Grand Prix is hoping to capture a record number of fans for its 50th anniversary.

Ippei Mizuhara, former translator for LA Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, was sentenced to 57 months in prison and $18.1 million payout in restitution today.

The Santa Ana Unified School District is being accused of antisemitism for how it characterizes Israel in its ethnic studies course, which students must take to graduate.

Four years after protesters called to defund the police, voters worried about crime are poised to toss out a reformer D.A. and pass a tough-on-crime bill.