U.S. women’s hockey opens Olympics with a dominant win over Czechia
MILAN — The Milan-Cortina Winter Games don’t officially open until Friday night but the U.S. women’s hockey team didn’t bother waiting for...
Gavin McKenna, top NHL prospect and Penn State star, is charged with felony assault
A college hockey star expected to be one of the top picks in this year’s NHL draft has been charged...
The detention of New Jersey kebab shop owners sparked change. Deportation still looms
COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. — The shawarma, falafel wraps and baklava at Jersey Kebab are great, but many of its patrons are also there...
Slotkin rejects Justice Department request for interview on Democrats’ video about ‘illegal orders’
WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is refusing to voluntarily comply with a Justice Department investigation into a video she...
Lakers trade Gabe Vincent to Atlanta for Luke Kennard, no further trades expected
The Lakers made a deal around the margins when they acquired sharpshooter Luke Kennard from the Atlanta Hawks for Gabe...
Austin Beutner ends run for L.A. mayor, a month after his daughter’s death
Former Los Angeles schools superintendent Austin Beutner said Thursday that he is dropping out of the race for mayor, citing...
Meet the longtime pin traders who brought 15,000 pins to the Winter Olympics
MILAN — Longtime pals Dan Presburger and Brad Frank are sort of Olympic weightlifters. They’re teachers from the San Fernando Valley...
U.S. judges increasingly object to Trump’s inhumanity, but the higher courts are still on his side
Federal Judge William G. Young of Boston left no room for doubt about what he thought of President Trump’s approach...
How JoySauce is building an Asian American comedy pipeline from the ground up
Before hitting the stage, the comedians of the TV series “Jokes with JoySauce” have an on-camera ritual of exchanging immigrant...
How do you stand up to lies and brutality? Maybe you blow a whistle, for starters
Frank Clem, a pickleball pal of mine, recently put out the word that he was collecting whistles to deliver to...
Newsom walks thin line on immigrant health as he eyes presidential bid
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has acknowledged he is eyeing a presidential bid, has incensed both Democrats and Republicans over...
California job losses slow in January as cuts surge nationwide
Job cuts surged nationwide in January following large layoffs, but California’s losses slowed after a year in which it led...
Graffiti towers agreement clears a path for clean up
Downtown Los Angeles’ infamous eyesore is one step closer to being cleaned out. The skyscraper known as the Graffiti Towers...
Tech entrepreneur enters L.A. mayor’s race, becoming the latest to take on Karen Bass
A tech executive who made a fortune developing education software, then waded into the fight against homelessness, is now entering...
UCLA fires a DEI leader over Charlie Kirk comments. Did his speech go too far?
In the days after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in September while speaking at a Utah college campus, stunned followers...
