Yousaf: a challenging first year as first minister
The first minister points to his success in pushing through the council tax freeze he had promised, despite two local authorities having initially voted to…
Texas appeals court overturns voter fraud conviction for woman on probation
FORT WORTH — A Texas appeals court has overturned a Fort Worth woman’s voter fraud conviction and five-year prison term for casting an illegal provisional ballot.…
Hard-pressed Brits ‘must be helped with bills by lowering gas electric standing charges costing around £300 a year’
HARD-PRESSED households must be helped with their bills by lowering gas and electric standing charges costing around £300 a year, Ministers say. Energy Secretary Claire…
Biden says government working to free Gershkovich 1 year after arrest by Russia
Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich attends an appeal hearing against the extension of his arrest term on espionage charges at the Moscow City Court…
Elevai Labs Inc. Reports Record Full Year 2023 and Fourth Quarter Financial Results
Article content NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Elevai Labs Inc. (NASDAQ: ELAB), a medical aesthetic company specializing in physician-dispensed skincare, today…
They said baseball was dying. How Rob Manfred and MLB officials revived it
NEW YORK — No sport reveres statistics more than baseball, and no statistic could have been more alarming for the sport than this one: In 2017,…
Shark monitoring system that pings California lifeguards is in trouble
Here’s something California beachgoers may not know: When some great white sharks get within about 100 yards of certain state beaches, lifeguards get a text…
After a week of Ohtani drama, Dodgers beat Cardinals in home opener
To Dave Roberts, Thursday afternoon felt nostalgically, longingly, thankfully familiar. The afternoon start time. The red, white and blue bunting. Even the traffic clogging up…
A final night at the Conga Room
The iconic L.A. nightclub the Conga Room closed its doors for a final time Wednesday night, but not before filling its walls with one last…
Bruce’s Beach. Santa Monica. Chavez Ravine. Why return stolen land?
With polls continuing to show the public’s deep dislike of reparations, it’s easy to forget that it was only three years ago that elected officials…
Lamont Butler driven to help San Diego State return to Final Four
The clock was winding down. With 17.5 seconds standing between the San Diego State men’s basketball team and victory, time was its biggest adversary. The…
Dodgers Dugout: Season preview — Dodgers are the team to beat in NL West again
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell and here we go again: Enjoying a probable division title while…
L.A.’s modern menders teach you how to give old clothes new life
It’s a rainy Wednesday evening at low-lit, moody Arts District hangout Tea at Shiloh, where a dozen students including myself perch on round white floor…
White House selects ‘EGGucation’ as Easter Egg Roll theme for third straight year
President Joe Biden and First lady Jill Biden greet guests at the Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April…
‘Merrily We Roll Along’: How the Broadway hit bests Hollywood
In the first act of “Merrily We Roll Along,” the Stephen Sondheim/George Furth musical currently enjoying a successful Broadway revival, the three main characters sing…
Opinion: Worst Congress ever? Let’s count the ways
More than halfway through the current two-year Congress, the “lawmakers” there bring to mind the old schoolyard quip about slacker students: They’re really good at…
Column: For nearly five decades, Tom Harp uses old-school methods to coach
Tom Harp has been coaching high school sports for so long (47 years) that no one probably remembers he used to be one of the…
Rui Hachimura is bad luck for Memphis again as Lakers win
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Maybe the Grizzlies haven’t learned? Despite them being ravaged by injuries and suspensions, their season largely a throwaway, Wednesday’s game with the…
Sherri Papini owes $300,000 in kidnap hoax; prosecutors aim to collect
Sherri Papini, the woman who fabricated her own elaborate kidnapping and went to prison for mail fraud and lying to federal agents, still owes more…
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dies at 82
NEW YORK — Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed…