Birmingham boys' soccer advances to City Section Open Division final
<p>Birmingham boys' soccer defeats Venice 6-0 to advance to play El Camino Real on Saturday for the City Open Division title.</p>
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'Just go out and pitch.' Dodgers' Tyler Glasnow is efficient in his first spring start
<p>Tyler Glasnow pitched two-plus innings, retiring the first six batters he faced before coming out of the game after allowing a leadoff single to start the third inning.</p>
Coming soon: L.A. Metro stops that connect downtown to Beverly Hills, Miracle Mile
<p>The Metro D line, also known as the Purple Line, is unveiling the first phase of a rail expansion project beneath Wilshire Boulevard.</p>
Chabria: The Pentagon is demanding to use Claude AI as it pleases. Claude told me that's 'dangerous'
<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened Anthropic, the maker of Claude AI, that if it doesn't turn over full use of the powerful tool by Friday, the company will face severe repercussions.</p>
UCLA gymnastics uses key Big Ten meet as postseason primer
<p>The UCLA gymnastics coaching staff is working to keep the Bruins focused ahead of a meet Friday during which they could win a Big Ten regular-season championship.</p>
Block to cut more than 4,000 jobs amid AI disruption of the workplace
<p>The company plans to off thousands of people as AI changes the way people work.</p>
Hilary Knight won't let Trump's 'distasteful joke' overshadow U.S. women's Olympic success
<p>U.S. women's hockey star Hilary Knight wasn't a fan of a comment that President Trump made about her team days after it claimed Olympic gold at the Milan-Cortina Games. </p>
Diablo Canyon clears last California permit hurdle to keep running
<p>On Thursday, the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant moved one step closer to full permission to keep running.</p>
CHRB dashes hopes of Northern California horse racing
<p>The California Horse Racing Board votes not to license races at the Tehama District Fair and the Humboldt County Fair, a $2-million win for tracks in the south.</p>
EV maker Lucid to lay off more than 300 employees
<p>Lucid, an electric vehicle company that has seen its shares fall more than 50% over the past year, is laying off more than 300 workers at its Newark, Calif. headquarters.</p>
Manny Pacquiao lawsuit delivers counterpunch to firms he says made 'knowingly false allegations' against him
<p>While preparing for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao is suing a restaurant server and his lawyers for "inflicting reputational damage and coercing payment."</p>
Commentary: In support of snitches exposing cheaters in high school sports
<p>There's parents, players and coaches breaking rules, and the only way to expose them is for others to step forward.</p>
Instagram to alert parents if their teens search for suicide or self harm terms
<p>The alerts from Instagram, which is owned by Facebook parent company Meta, comes as tech companies face more scrutiny over teen safety.</p>
Alysa Liu inspires mural that's 'a little rough around the edges, but beautiful at the same time'
<p>Artist Gustavo Zermeño Jr. created a mural in Gardena honoring U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu, inspired not only by her Olympic gold medals but her personal journey of self-discovery.</p>
Amid the multibillion-dollar battle for Warner Bros., the company loses $252 million
<p>Warner's HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming division notched growth — but not nearly enough to keep pace with the continued contraction of its traditional cable channels.</p>
Prep talk: Early season look at City Section's top baseball teams
<p>Birmingham and El Camino Real start out as the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the City Section this high school baseball season.</p>
Tesla pushes back against California's regulators
<p>Tesla has sued the California Department of Motor Vehicles in response to accusations of false advertising.</p>
Hiltzik: AI isn't ready to be your doctor yet — but will it ever be?
<p>AI is increasingly used by physicians, but beware of the AI health apps being heavily promoted to consumers</p>
Battle of the AI brands: What's behind the bad blood between OpenAI and Anthropic
<p>The two companies have been publicly taking jabs at each other as they contend in the race to dominate AI.</p>
High school baseball and softball: Wednesday's scores
<p>Check out Tuesday's high school baseball and softball scores.</p>