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A pose on the beach

Tom Keck — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:02:31 GMT

Del Mar city lifeguards pose for their yearly photo in 1971. Kneeling left to right are Tom Cozens, Robert Maurer, Robert Smith, Vernon Rye III and Brad Smith. Standing left to right are Dan Jago, Petey Hoff, Gardner Stevens and Dave Grossman. Joyce Hoffman, the female lifeguard, was a U.S. and world surfing champion.

U.S. Open on Saturday

KEVIN MINGORA / THE MORNING CALL — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Hunter Mahan pumps his fist after sinking a birdie putt on the 10th hole in the third round during the 2013 U.S. Open, 113th National Championship held at at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore Saturday.

LAFF 2013

Angela Weiss / Getty Images — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Actor Elias Washington arrives at the 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival premiere of Hasbro Studios' "My Little Pony Equestria Girls."

Teenage eating disorders

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:47:29 GMT

Gem Lake

Los Angeles Times — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:45:00 GMT

Columnist Chris Erskine hikes eight miles into the wilderness with his son where they experience the joys of assembling a tent and freeze-dried food.

Big Time Rush

Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:08:00 GMT

The members of the boy band Big Time Rush (Logan Henderson, left, James Maslow, Kendall Schmidt and Carlos Pena Jr.) at Center Staging in Burbank.

John Oliver hosting "The Daily Show"

Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Comedy Central — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:01:54 GMT

John Oliver puts on a tin foil hat to foil government surveillance on his first night as temporary host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show."

Maxine Stuart

The Garrett Company — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:34:18 GMT

Maxine Stuart, 94, an actress who appeared on stage, film and television in a long career, died Thursday of natural causes at her Beverly Hills home. She is pictured here in 1989.

Memorial

Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Patty Medina, who graduated from Santa Monica College on Tuesday, comforts Rafael Torres, left, and Gabriel Torres, sons of Margarita Gomez, who was gunned down near the campus library Friday. The fatal shootings have altered the crime picture in Santa Monica.

Southland housing snapshot

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

5 Questions for Carolynn Spence

Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:10:45 GMT

Carolynn Spence is executive chef at Chateau Marmont and Bar Marmont.

'Yellow Face'

Ozum Bobaroglu — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:38:08 GMT

Christopher Gorham and Linda Park in a scene from the new adaptation of David Henry Hwang's "Yellow Face."

Mist Trail deaths

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Tony Awards show

Andrew H. Walker / Getty Images — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Arthur Darvill performs at the 67th Tony Awards.

'Tosca'

Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:28:15 GMT

Parents of members of the Los Angeles Children's Chorus wait backstage while their children perform.

'Tosca'

Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:24:57 GMT

Los Angeles Children's Chorus member Logan Galimi, 10, gets his hair and makeup done by Bia Iftikhar.

Ron Cey, Bill Russell, Davey Lopes, Steve Garvey

Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Former Dodgers infielders, from left, Ron Cey, Bill Russell, Davey Lopes and Steve Garvey pose for a photo.

Home of the Week | Los Feliz

Patricia Ruben — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 02:45:29 GMT

The multilevel house has a three-car garage.

Ranthambore National Park

Chris Bomba — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:39:55 GMT

Culver City resident Chris Bomba and his wife, Robbie, traveled to India in March to visit their daughter, Megan. In Rajasthan, they toured Ranthambore National Park, known for its tiger safaris. The trio, however, was more drawn to the park's fort, which houses a number of Hindu temples and is home to hundreds of Hanuman langur monkeys. Not surprisingly, monkeys outnumber humans at this temple dedicated to the monkey-god Hanuman, also the namesake of these primates. Chris used a Canon PowerShot G12.

What caused San Onofre's shutdown

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:06:06 GMT

Obama and Garcetti

Jewel Samad / AFP/Getty Images — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

President Obama walks with Los Angeles Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti upon his arrival at Santa Monica Airport.

Hug

Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Santa Monica College student Marcel Kahn, 22, center, receives a hug from college personnel along 17th Street after the shootings near the school.

Hug

Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Santa Monica College student Marcel Kahn, 22, right, receives a hug from a college employee.

Michelle Obama confronts rude heckler

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:40:00 GMT

David Horsey / Los Angeles Times

ACCE rally

Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Abdullah Muhammad, who lives in the 30th Senate District of state Sen. Ron Calderon (D-Montebello), said it was time to "eliminate year-round Christmas," as he and other members of the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment called for an end to gift-giving to lawmakers, during a Capitol news conference in Sacramento.