US sharply lowers number of jobs added in year ending in March | Unemployment News
Economists are divided on the extent of the rate cuts that the US Federal Reserve should undertake this year in light of the latest employment…
Column: Storylines to follow in 2024 high school football season
The high school football season begins this week. A look at top storylines and other issues to follow:Can Corona Centennial end the Mater Dei/St. John…
Your Social Security number may have been leaked. Protect yourself
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday, Aug. 18. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know…
Cameron Norrie: British number two withdraws from US Open
British number two Cameron Norrie has withdrawn from the US Open because of the forearm injury which also prevented him playing in the Olympics.Norrie, 28,…
Bass vows not to bus homeless people out of L.A. for 2028 Olympics
In Paris, the French government packed homeless people and migrants onto buses and sent them out of the city as the Summer Olympics approached. In…
As heat rises, California reduces farmworker oversite
https://clc.ucmerced.edu/sites/clc.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/essential_fairness.pdfCalifornia has sharply cut its enforcement of heat-protection laws for outdoor laborers while extreme heat has intensified in recent years — endangering farmworkers, construction workers…
Innocent neonatal nurse or conniving angel of death? The growing number of experts questioning if Lucy Letby is guilty
THE scrawled words appeared to damn “angel of death” Lucy Letby from her own pen.Doodling on a Post-it note, the nurse wrote: “I killed them…
Naomi Osaka: Former world number one does not feel like herself after maternity break
Former world number one Naomi Osaka says she does not "feel like I'm in my body" following her return to tennis after a maternity break.Japan's…
Hollywood’s diversity regression includes women in less leading roles
“Barbie” might have dominated the box office last year, but 2023 marked a regression for women in film.According to a new report released Monday by…
‘Pendulum has swung’: Supervisors signal shift on Men’s Central Jail
In the summer of 2019, justice reformers celebrated because the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors scrapped a controversial $1.7-billion plan to replace the county’s…
Paris Olympics set record for number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes
PARIS — When Charline Van Snick flirted with another female athlete after winning the bronze medal in judo in the 2012 London Olympic Games, she said…
How old racist policies still hurt diversity in Olympic swimming
PARIS — When Maritza Correia McClendon started swimming in Puerto Rico, she stood out because of her talent, not the color of her skin.“There’s a lot…
Vince Vaughn buys Southern California pro pickleball team: Go Scorpions
Actor Vince Vaughn has purchased a majority ownership stake in the National Pickleball League’s Coachella Valley Scorpions, one of 12 teams in the 2-year-old professional…
CrowdStrike outage: ‘Significant number’ of affected systems restored
Travelers walk past a screen displaying a Microsoft Windows error message at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. Chaos from Friday's global tech…
Is Shohei Ohtani ready for his first pennant race with the Dodgers?
ARLINGTON, Texas — October came early this year for Dave Roberts.With the Dodgers dropping six of their final seven games before the All-Star break, the annual…
High school sports transfers in California set record: 17,068
High school sports transfers reached a record level in California for the 2023-24 school year, with 17,068 students switching schools, according to final statistics obtained…
LAPD chief candidate field narrows to about 10, a mix of outsiders and insiders
After an initial round of interviews, the number of contenders to be the next Los Angeles police chief has been narrowed to about 10 names,…
Taiwan says record number of Chinese warplanes detected amid NATO summit | News
Taiwan’s Defence Ministry says 56 Chinese aircraft crossed sensitive median line as Beijing carries out military drills.Taiwan has said it is watching China’s military movements…
Wimbledon 2024 results: Cameron Norrie stuns British number one Jack Draper, Novak Djokovic beats Jacob Fearnley
Facing 37-year-old Djokovic on Centre Court was Fearnley's reward for a marvellous summer on the British grass courts.Ranked outside the world's top 500 last month,…
MS investigated over ‘different car number plates’
Labour has administratively suspended its Islwyn Senedd member Rhianon Passmore from the party pending investigations into allegations regarding her actions.In a statement, Labour said "all…