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Eastern Washington Coach Jim Hayford has officially put Georgetown on upset alert. - LAT

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Until a week ago, Isaac Hamilton had shown little reason why he had been named a McDonald’s All-American in high school. For UCLA, he was the fifth man in the starting rotation, a player who had a habit of disappearing. - LAT

Target Corp. has agreed to pay $10 million in a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit stemming from a 2013 data breach, according to court documents. - LAT

Beer me. April brings two beer festivals to Las Vegas with craft brews from the smaller breweries nationwide. - LAT

Last month, Lark Cake Shop opened a second location — the first opened in 2007 in Silver Lake — on Hill Street just north of Washington Boulevard, across from a Rite Aid and next door to Ray’s Electronics Repair, in an area whose Bohemian cred is growing by the day. (Other... - LAT

More than four decades after "Soul Train" debuted on TV, the beat continues on the Soul Train Cruise 2016. Cabins are now on sale for the cruise to the Bahamas and Caribbean from Jan. 30 to Feb. 6. - LAT

A skydiver who died parachute training in Perris on Wednesday was a Navy SEAL, according to media reports. - LAT

Traveling with a large party? MGM Resorts International has a new service for groups that might help you save time. MGM Resorts Connections, a free one-stop-shop for groups, was set up to make it easier to book vacations including hotel rooms, restaurant reservations, VIP... - LAT

This was at the other end of the spectrum from Monday’s often-boring contest against Arizona. A few takeaways from a game on Wednesday night at Honda Center, one certainly with the playoff vibe going from the start. - LAT

Every fighter needs a signature moment. - LAT

A South African intelligence officer attempting to sabotage the anti-apartheid movement in Washington succumbs to a fiery death in “Divestment,” Episode 308 of “The Americans” on FX. - LAT

Comedian Jim Jefferies became an overnight success after a fan attacked him on stage during a show at the Manchester Comedy Store in England in 2008. That probably won’t happen when he takes the stage at the 4,000-seat The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel on Saturday, Oct. 3. - LAT

The images of higher education seared themselves into the consciences of several generations: bad boys acting out, drinking too much, using too much profanity, torturing pledges, besmirching women and insulting racial groups. In recent weeks and months, fraternities in Pennsylvania and Texas,... - LAT

Wednesday night, ABC News' Diane Sawyer blew the lid off the seething cauldron of secrets known as "The Sound of Music" and shined the cleansing light of truth into its darkest recesses. To witness star Julie Andrews squirm under Sawyer's relentless questioning was second only to Andrew... - LAT

No evidence links accused killer Robert Durst to a woman’s disappearance in Oakland in 1997, but police are looking for connections between him and a Northern California teen who vanished the same year, authorities said. - LAT

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The season finale of "Empire" was jampacked with drama and scandal for the entire Lyon family. Around every commercial break, I clutched my pearls, heart palpitating, stunned at what was happening on my television screen. - LAT

Toyota’s youth-oriented Scion brand will double down on luring in new customers with the introduction of two new models. - LAT

One of the gunmen who killed tourists and others at a prominent Tunisian museum was known to intelligence services, but no formal links to a particular extremist group have been established, the prime minister said Thursday. - LAT

Don't tell architects Rebecca Rudolph and Catherine Johnson that their spaces are minimalist. And don't even think about using the phrase "urban chic." The two Los Angeles women behind Design, Bitches, the firm that designed Superba Snack Bar and Superba Food + Bread in Venice, the Coolhaus... - LAT

This much is obvious: Wearing a bicycle helmet is safer than not wearing one. But so far, the evidence is mixed on how much safer it is. A bill in the Legislature to mandate helmets for all bicyclists is based less on evidence of significant benefit than on the mantra that it's worthwhile if... - LAT

Otila Bell settles into a chair on the front porch of her house, swaddled in coats, sweaters and blankets to ward off the bitter chill. A box of felt-tip markers sits on a table beside her, and steam rises temptingly from a large thermos filled with hot chocolate. - LAT

The nation buzzed about the Sunday finale of the HBO documentary series "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst" as if it was the shocking twist of a Shonda Rhimes drama series or a marriage proposal gone wrong on "The Bachelor." - LAT

The head of the Secret Service will use his second appearance before Congress this week to try to assure lawmakers he is committed to doing "what is necessary" to put the embattled agency back on track, while seeking to correct reports about a recent embarrassment that provided an early... - LAT

Pakistani officials said Thursday that they had issued a temporary reprieve to a man who was due to be executed for a crime allegedly committed when he was 14, in a case that has drawn worldwide attention. - LAT

The anointed difference maker between the Ducks who lost to the eventual-champion Kings in the playoffs last season and this year's version is Anaheim center Ryan Kesler. - LAT