Mikaela Shiffrin finishes outside top 10 in giant slalom as her Olympic woes continue
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympic woes continued Sunday, with the American skier finishing 11th in the women’s giant slalom at...
This district is key to control of the House. That’s about all people agree on
CAREFREE, Ariz. — Elizabeth H. paused recently outside the post office in this small, high-desert community, not far from where Easy Street...
Gaza remains a crisis of children’s mental health
As a psychologist in the occupied West Bank, I have spent my career sitting across from children carrying burdens no...
The two separate lives of Gavin Newsom detailed in new memoir
SACRAMENTO — Gavin Newsom writes in his upcoming memoir about San Francisco’s highborn Getty family fitting him in Brioni suits “appropriate to...
Airbags, blue lines and good underwear: 6 features of Olympic skiing you should know
1 p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Freezing cold speed suits, sleek airbags and cut-resistent underwear. There’s more to Olympic...
Southern California sky is lit up by Valentine’s Day SpaceX launch
Southern Californians out on Saturday night for Valentine’s Day took a break from staring longingly into each other’s eyes to...
Damian Lillard, not even playing this season, makes history in NBA three-point contest
On a holiday celebrating love and affection, thousands of enthusiastic basketball fans showed up at Intuit Dome to cheer for...
Cuba postpones annual cigar fair as U.S. oil embargo causes fuel shortages, blackouts
HAVANA — Cuba’s annual cigar fair, which was set to be held the last week of February, has been postponed, organizers said...
Four astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA’s evacuated crew
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The International Space Station returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues...
Aid group suspends some work at Gaza hospital, citing armed men
TEL AVIV — Doctors Without Borders has announced the suspension of some operations at one of Gaza’s largest functioning hospitals after patients...
Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight to be first in nation to unionize
PAHRUMP, Nev. — Nevada is the only state where people can legally purchase sex, and now sex workers at one of the...
Soaring coffee prices rewrite some Americans’ daily routines
NEW YORK — For years, it was a daily McDonald’s trip for a cup of coffee with 10 sugars and five creams....
A wolf came to L.A. looking for love. On Valentine’s Day, she’s moved on
A wolf made history last Saturday when she wandered into the mountains of Los Angeles County, where her kind hadn’t...
Time and again, video evidence contradicts federal accounts of immigration agents’ shootings
Federal authorities announced an investigation Friday of two immigration officers who appeared to have made untruthful statements under oath about...
At least 6,000 killed in Sudan over three days last fall, U.N. says
CAIRO — More than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed “a wave of intense...
