Food
Chef Jordan Kahn of Vespertine, Meteora and Destroyer makes Cubano sandwiches with crispy-skin pork belly, mojo rub, pickles, mustard and Swiss cheese.
Letters to the Editor
The man who choked Jordan Neely was acquitted. “After all,” says a reader, Neely “was mentally ill and homeless, and he used synthetic marijuana.”
UCLA Sports
Jordan Chiles, competing at Pauley Pavilion for the first time since the Olympics, scores a 9.950 in floor exercise to lead UCLA gymnastics past Illinois.
World & Nation
Powerful Arab nations have rejected President Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring Egypt and Jordan.
Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles records her second perfect 10 of the season and her 10th as a Bruin to lift No. 6 UCLA over No. 5 Michigan State.
Politics
King Abdullah II dodges questions about President Trump’s plan to relocate Gazans to Jordan.
Brooklyn Moors puts in strong performances on the balance beam and floor exercise for UCLA and Jordan Chiles earns strong marks on bars and vault.
Trump also said he’s ended his predecessor’s hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, which Biden had implemented out of concern for civilian casualties in Gaza.
Italy has released an Iranian citizen wanted by the U.S. over a drone attack in Jordan that killed three Americans after his arrest was revoked.
Lakers
LeBron James finishes with 30 points, breaking Michael Jordan’s record for most career 30-point games in the Lakers’ 119-102 win over the Atlanta Hawks.