Olympic committee adds more LA venues, competitions to 2028 Olympics
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday, July 14. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know…
Paris 2024: Refugee Paralympic team named by International Paralympic Committee
Eight athletes and one guide runner will make up the biggest Refugee Paralympic team when they compete at Paris 2024.There were two people in the…
High school softball coaches will be allowed to use electronic devices
Catchers who play high school softball are about to join catchers who play high school baseball in wearing a listening device in the ear to…
House committee plans contempt vote for Biden ghostwriter
1 of 3 | U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and the House Judiciary Committee will vote Thursday on whether to hold President Joe Biden's ghostwriter…
Appeals court refuses to delay Bannon’s prison sentence
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court panel on Thursday rejected longtime Donald Trump ally Stephen K. Bannon’s bid to stay out of prison while he fights…
Opinion: Can the kowtowing to Trump get any worse?
It was so predictable. Speaker “MAGA Mike” Johnson belatedly did the right thing in April by allowing the House to approve aid to Ukraine over…
Novak Djokovic to play at 2024 Paris Olympics: Serbia Olympic Committee | Paris Olympics 2024 News
If Serbia’s Olympic authority is correct, then Djokovic will join Rafael Nadal as another huge name in Paris. Former tennis world number one Novak Djokovic…
Clarence Thomas took more trips donor paid for, Senate panel reveals
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Durbin says his committee has uncovered at least three additional trips given to Justice Clarence Thomas by GOP megadonor Harlan…
Los Angeles proposes adding paraclimbing to 2028 Paralympics
The LA28 organizing committee is proposing adding paraclimbing to its list of 22 sports already scheduled for the 2028 Paralympics in Los Angeles. “We see…
Shannon Fentiman referred to Queensland’s parliamentary ethics committee over ‘potentially misleading’ social media video
Queensland's health minister has been referred to state parliament's powerful ethics committee over a "potentially misleading" social media video an LNP MP claimed "unleashed a…
Opinion: GOP would rather demonize Fauci than help us survive next pandemic
It has become as tiresome as it is predictable: When Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia turns on her microphone during a hearing, it’s…
ABC managing director David Anderson defends journalist Laura Tingle in Senate committee
The ABC's managing director David Anderson has defended high-profile journalist Laura Tingle over comments she made about Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, telling a parliamentary committee…
OpenAI forms safety and security committee as concerns mount about AI
ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Tuesday said it formed a safety and security committee to evaluate the company’s processes and safeguards as concerns mount over the…
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block heads to D.C. for grilling on campus antisemitism
WASHINGTON — UCLA Chancellor Gene Block will testify before a Republican-led House committee Thursday, where he is expected to face aggressive questioning about antisemitism on his…
Woolworths contributes little to food waste but rejects bananas that are ‘too big’, SA committee hears
In short: Woolworths CCO Paul Harker told a South Australian parliamentary committee food could be discarded because of poor eating quality or how long it'd…
Bill to scrutinize new electric charge dies in committee
The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday killed a highly watched bill that would have required legislators to study and review a controversial new electric charge…
Curren Price and Kevin de León regain L.A. City Council committee seats
Los Angeles City Councilmembers Curren Price and Kevin de León, who have been caught up in separate scandals, were brought back onto a handful of…
Raise JobSeeker by $17 a day, advisory committee tells government
In short: The government's Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee has told it a substantial increase to JobSeeker and related payments should be a "first priority".The committee…
California wants to improve animal shelter conditions, reduce strays
Cats and dogs can’t speak up for themselves, but their allies have been making a lot of noise in the California Legislature recently. The overcrowded…
International Olympic Committee develops guidelines for AI use
1 of 2 | As organizers prepare for the Olympic's Summer Games in Paris, the International Olympic Committee on Friday launched its so-called Olympic AI…