California makes girls flag football official high school sport

Good morning, I hope you’re able to get a good start to your week. Here are the five USC, Los Angeles and California stories you need to know for today.

California approved a plan to make girls flag football an official high school sport across the state, building on a similar decision by the Southern Section of the California Interscholastic Federation late last year. The move adds the nation’s most populous state to a growing roster of states offering flag football.

Amy Taxin / Associated Press

Experts say lakes Mead and Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes as water use increases with growing populations and rising temperatures dry out the Colorado River. The biggest risk might be Lake Mead hitting “dead pool” level, where the waterline becomes so low that water can’t pass through the Hoover Dam.

Rong-Gong Lin II and Ian James / Los Angeles Times

Beyoncé has now won more Grammys than any other artist in history after the 65th Grammy Awards in LA on Sunday. Still, the evening’s biggest prizes went to other artists: Bonnie Raitt won song of the year for “Just Like That”; Lizzo took record of the year for “About Damn Time”; and Harry Styles won album of the year for “Harry’s House.”

Anastasia Tsioulcas and Hazel Cills / NPR

Two weeks after the deadly Monterey Park massacre, authorities are still struggling to piece together 72-year-old Huu Can Tran’s motive — and even how he acquired the firearms he used in the shooting. Details about Tran’s troubled life have slowly trickled out, but most have only led to speculation.

Scott Schwebke / The Orange County Register

Martin Truex Jr. won an accident-filled NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum this weekend. Austin Dillon and Kyle Busch came in second and third, respectively. NASCAR hasn’t yet confirmed whether the Coliseum will host the Clash again in the future.

Nick Charles Currie / Annenberg Media

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