A battle roils over who can access beaches along the bucolic Russian River
FORESTVILLE, Calif. — Don McEnhill paddled down the Russian River under late-summer skies, smiling at a heron, admiring a lazily moving river turtle, and generally exuding…
Final finisher of women’s marathon shows true Olympic spirit
PARIS — The original Olympic motto translates from Latin as “swifter, higher, stronger.” And those who live up to it are the ones who win gold…
Clippers are ‘disappointed’ that Team USA replaced Kawhi Leonard
Lawrence Frank, the Clippers’ president of basketball operations, reiterated Monday during a new conference in Las Vegas that it was Team USA’s decision to send…
Dave Loggins, ‘Please Come to Boston’ singer, dies at 76
Dave Loggins, the singer-songwriter behind the 1974 smash “Please Come to Boston” and the theme for the Masters golf tournament, has died. He was 76.According…
How Biden resets his campaign since he’s likely not going anywhere
President Biden’s widely panned debate performance Thursday night in Atlanta has many prominent Democrats asking a simple question: What do we do now? Swapping out…
High school graduates to be required to take financial literacy class
California students will have to complete a course in pocketbook economics — balancing a checkbook, managing credit cards, avoiding scams — to graduate from high…
Elliott Gould gets emotional over death of Donald Sutherland
When Donald Sutherland died on Thursday, tributes and remembrances began pouring in, including from President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Canadian actor…
Opinion: ‘Diaper Don’? Trump supporters turn tables on puerile critics
The political ascendance and staying power of Donald Trump have forced this country to confront so many existential questions: Can our democracy survive another Trump…
What ever happened to the Republican war on ‘woke’?
This isn’t going to be more musing about whether America has reached “peak woke.” But that is part of the story. So let’s start there.…
There are plenty of ‘ifs’ in the Lakers-Nuggets series
DENVER — History says the Lakers are in trouble. Asked about the matchup involving the Lakers and the Denver Nuggets, one Eastern Conference executive quickly responded,…
What does the future hold for theme parks? 5 trends to look for
The theme park industry is expansive. The catch-all term encompasses your favorite rides, yes, but also an assortment of industries, ranging from architecture to animation…
Best L.A. restaurants and dishes of 2023
It’s impossible to summarize Los Angeles’ dining scene. For one, you’ll never get people to agree on its boundaries: L.A. County sprawls through the dense…
Opinion: We were united when President Kennedy died. Not anymore
I went to John F. Kennedy’s funeral parade. My father was a lawyer and had an office that looked out on the route. We arrived…
‘Napoleon’ review: Joaquin in a winter wonderland
They say that behind every great man is a great woman. “Napoleon,” Ridley Scott’s clamorously eventful but oddly desultory new epic, wrings its own variation…
Taylor Swift class at UC Berkeley shows her influence is huge
If she could talk to Taylor Swift, recent UC Berkeley grad Crystal Haryanto knows what she’d say: “When I was a kid, I would listen…
F1 resumes practice overnight after repair to Las Vegas track
LAS VEGAS — Among plunging ticket prices and surprisingly low hotel occupancy, the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix got off to a rough start Thursday night.…
First Nations fashion designer calls for more regional training opportunities
Lillardia Briggs-Houston is carving out a career in fashion with her "lifeblood" as her muse. Creating Indigenous-inspired clothes on country in Narrandera, in southern NSW, the…