Babe Ruth ‘called shot’ Yankees jersey sells for record $24 million
Babe Ruth’s New York Yankees jersey from his supposed “called shot” home run in the 1932 World Series has sold for $24 million, cementing its…
Harris and Trump squabble over muted mics at upcoming debate
The campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump are arguing in advance of their high-stakes Sept. 10 debate over whether microphones should…
Envy Awards 2024: Easter eggs, soaps and the not-dead yet
Here’s to all the great TV moments that would never get their rightful salutes without the Envy Awards. (Illustration by Harrison Freeman, for The Times)…
Hollywood set decorators, production designers seek side gigs
Production designer Dave Blass wrapped his last big project, filming the Paramount+ series “Star Trek: Picard” in Toronto in 2022 before the Writers Guild and…
Opinion: Don’t believe Trump’s politicking about Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal
Three years ago, the U.S. military was at Kabul’s international airport frantically organizing evacuation flights out of Afghanistan as the Taliban returned to power in…
Lydia Ko wins Women’s British Open for her third major title
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Lydia Ko captured her third major title — and first in eight years — by breaking free from a logjam of world-class…
‘The Killer’ review: John Woo remakes his own action classic
After years in the wilderness, director John Woo has been back at target practice, and if his aim isn’t what it once was, it’s worth…
Oasis reunion: Noel, Liam Gallagher reportedly back together
Backbeat, the word is on the street that Oasis is finally reuniting after 15 years.After British newspaper the Sunday Times reported this weekend that feuding…
Hailey and Justin Bieber welcome first baby, Jack Blues
Singer Justin Bieber and model Hailey Bieber have welcomed their first baby, baby, baby, oh!The “Baby” musician broke the happy news this weekend by sharing…
The risks and costs of operating California’s last nuclear plant
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Under two gargantuan domes of thick concrete and steel that rise along California’s rugged Central Coast, subatomic particles slam into uranium, triggering…
Harris put California at center of politics. Will that help or hurt?
When Kamala Harris was formally installed as the Democratic presidential nominee, her home-state delegation had the best seats in the house, right up front.Visions of…
‘Preacher,’ ‘Gangs of London’: AMC shows to watch on Netflix
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who’s ready for AMC’s return to Netflix. The basic cable network helped shape the most recent golden…
Caeleb Dressel says he hopes to compete at 2028 L.A. Olympics
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Two weeks removed from the Paris Games, gold medal swimmer Caeleb Dressel is already making plans for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic…
Boeing’s Starliner astronauts to return from space next year, NASA says | Space News
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says bringing astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to Earth on faulty Starliner is too risky.Two NASA astronauts who flew…
‘Chef That!’ Or how chefs cook different than the rest of us
How chefs think different. Also, a “Mean Girls” food crawl, Koo Koo Roo’s return, micheladas and nachos at the new Sonoratown Cantina, great recommendations for…
Letters to Sports: Dodgers continue to confound fans
Aug. 24, 2024 4:30 AM PT The way injuries have been mounting for the tissue paper Dodgers this season, maybe they should refrain from the…
Judge Mathis’ wife files for divorce after 40-year marriage
Judge Greg Mathis and his wife, Linda Yvette Mathis, are parting ways after almost four decades together.Linda Mathis filed for divorce from the “Judge Mathis”…
Kamala Harris’ DNC pitched generational change, but has a Bill Clinton-era feel
CHICAGO — Former President Clinton had trouble recalling the year of his first Democratic convention — either 1972 or 1976 — but wondered how many more…
Mark Ruffalo: End Gaza war by threatening to cut off weapons for Israel
Throughout his nearly four years in office, President Biden regularly consulted historians to measure his accomplishments against history, and did so again before stepping out…
MLB legend Rod Carew achieves his dream to be an American citizen
Rod Carew raised his right hand and recited the Oath of Allegiance to the United States on Friday, and with that, the Hall-of-Fame first baseman…