Pregnant woman, baby die after Russian bombing in Mariupol

By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A wounded pregnant woman who was taken on a stretcher from a maternity hospital that was bombed by Russia last week has died, along with her baby, The Associated Press has learned. Images of the woman, whom the AP has not been able to identify, were seen around…

Miguel Ortega, John McFadden, Mark Reichner are CIF boys basketball players of the year

John McFadden and Mark Reichner of San Juan Hills and Miguel Ortega of Garden Grove are CIF Southern Section boys basketball players of the year, the CIF-SS office announced Monday. McFadden and Reichner, seniors, were named CIF-SS Division 2A Co-Players of the Year. They led San Juan Hills to the 2A championship. Jason Efstathiou of…

As he chases records, LeBron James’ belief in the Lakers seems to be waning

Editor’s note: This is the Monday March 14 edition of the Purple & Bold Lakers newsletter from reporter Kyle Goon. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. Hello from the road, which has been a sad place to be for the Lakers lately: WEEK IN REVIEW Monday, L, San Antonio Spurs 117,…

US warns Chinese on support for Russia in Ukraine war

By AAMER MADHANI, JOSH BOAK and MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — Face to face, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser warned a top Chinese official on Monday about China’s support for Russia in the Ukrainian invasion, even as the Kremlin denied reports it had requested Chinese military equipment to use in the war. U.S. adviser…