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Israeli basketball star Deni Avdija makes history at the NBA All-Star Game

"It's a dream come true," Avdija said before the tournament, holding his Team World uniform with the Israeli flag and his number 8. 

Kevin Durant #7 of the Houston Rockets and Team USA Stripes shoots against Deni Avdija #8 of the Toronto Raptors and Team World during the 75th NBA All-Star Game at Intuit Dome on February 15, 2026 in Inglewood, California.
Chappell Roan poses at the red carpet during the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, February 1, 2026.

Chappell Roan drops representation over Epstein connections

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer recruits from class 8-25 stand at attention during their graduation ceremony at the Los Angeles Police Academy in Los Angeles, California on February 6, 2026.

LAPD sent officers to train in Israel, review into foreign training activities reveals

Summer Decker, PHD, (left) 3D Imaging Lead for Keck Medicine of USC, and Diane Perlov, PHD, (right), Senior Vice President for special projects at the California Science Center, examine ancient Egyptian mummy Nes-Min before he is scanned, February 6, 2026.

More alike than you think: CT scans of ancient Egyptian mummies reveal back pain, dental issues


2024 was the hottest year on record, scientists say

Scientists claim that the last 10 years were the hottest on record

 Greeland's ice sheet is under pressure from human-induced climate change

When flames consume everything, hope and humanity prevail - comment

As so many people’s lives and livelihoods hang in the balance, all we can continue to do is show up and offer whatever help we can.

 A firefighter battles the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 9, 2025.

Jewish community springs into action as devastating Los Angeles-area fires widen

As wildfires rage across LA, synagogues open doors to evacuees and Jewish groups mobilize aid, while rabbi who lost home vows 'we will rebuild together.'

 The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center smolders after burning in the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, Jan. 8, 2025.

Pasadena synagogue burns down as fires rage across Southern California

Southern California has long been vulnerable to devastating fires, but climate change has altered weather patterns that in the past largely limited fire season to only parts of the year.

 A menorah is surrounded by flames from the Pacific Palisades fire along Sunset Boulevard, near Chabad of Pacific Palisades, on Jan. 7, 2025.

Famed Jewish record producer Richard Perry dies at 82

Colleagues memorialize one of the main movers of the Los Angeles music and film celebrity world in the 1970s.

 RICHARD PERRY and actress Jane Fonda attend an event in 2016 in Beverly Hills.

Los Angeles: Anti-Jewish crimes rise by 90%, anti-Israeli crimes by 450%

Anti-religion-motivated crimes surpassed sexual orientation crimes to become the second greatest motivation, representing 20% of hate-motivated crimes.

 Police officers stand guard, on the day a pro-Palestinian activists' set up an encampment, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Los Angeles, California, US, May 23, 2024.

Holocaust survivor ‘wisdom project’ launched in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Holocaust Museum has already begun this process with partners in Atlanta and New Zealand.

 HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR Erika Fabian.

36th Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles celebrates the Jewish state's cinema

The festival’s opening-night gala will feature the West Coast Premiere of Tom Nesher’s Come Closer at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills.

 TALI SHARON and Idan Amedi in ‘Highway 65.’

In a Jewish neighborhood of Los Angeles, the presidential election is all about Israel

Oct. 7 has changed the lives and feelings of many American Jews — and is shaping how they think about Tuesday’s election in states across the country.

 The Teach Coalition's mobile voting center parked in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles.

How Harlem Globetrotters founder Abe Saperstein shaped basketball as we know it today

A new biography highlights Jewish sports pioneer Abe Saperstein, founder of the Harlem Globetrotters, and his influence on basketball's global rise, including introducing the three-point shot.

 American exhibition basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters with their manager Abe Saperstein (1902 - 1966) during a match against the Boston Whirlwinds at the Empire Pool in Wembley, London, UK, May 1951.