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SEOULΒ βΒ South Korean lawmakers voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose short-lived declaration of martial law this month upended the democratic order and sparked a crescendoing campaign for his ouster. Yoonβs presidential powers have been formally suspended, and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo now serves as interim president. The countryβs Constitutional Court has 180…
Willem Dafoe has built a career defined by range and gentle intensity (except for when heβs being downright terrifying). Here he offers his take on a few of his major roles. Willem Dafoe as Jesus in Martin Scorseseβs βThe Last Temptation of Christ.β (Universal Pictures) βThe Last Temptation of Christβ (1988, directed by Martin Scorsese)…
When Luigi Mangione was arrested in the killing of the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, he was hailed in many corners of the internet as an anti-capitalist folk hero. In a document said to be a βmanifestoβ found with Mangione, published online by journalist Ken Klippenstein, the 26-year-old former data engineer condemned UnitedHealthcare for abusing βour…
It was like running into Michael Jordan sitting in a gym. Thatβs how much respect Dwayne Polee commands when spotted in a Los Angeles gym. People want to shake his hand and reminisce. He was a legendary high school basketball player at Manual Arts, pulling off perhaps the greatest performance in a City Section championship…
Being No. 1 on the call sheet imbues an actor with a lot of power. Thereβs a certain kind of reverence thatβs reserved for the name atop the production schedule β a respect granted only to a lead performer taking on the responsibility of steering their colleagues through a shoot. On the set of βWicked,β…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress. Pelosi, 84, βis well on the mend,β said Ian Krager, a spokesman for the San Francisco Democrat, in a statement. Pelosi thanked the staff…
Jan. 4, 2025 9:25 AM PT HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL FRIDAYβS RESULTS BOYS Bakersfield Christian 76, Birmingham 70 Banning 80, Palo Verde Valley 63 Bellflower 95, Paramount 47 Big Bear 66, San Gorgonio 55 Bishop Alemany 82, Venice 58 Brea Olinda 53, Esperanza 50 California 101, Anaheim 64 California City 49, Palmdale 47 Campbell Hall 77,…
Jeff Baena, an independent filmmaker who directed wife Aubrey Plaza in βThe Little Hoursβ and co-wrote David O. Russellβs βI Heart Huckabees,β has died at 47. Baena died Jan. 3 at his residence, according to the L.A. County Coronerβs office. The cause of death is deferred. Born June 29, 1977, Baena attended NYU film school…
More than a hundred industrial trade groups and chambers of commerce are urging President-elect Donald Trump to weaken or eliminate numerous Biden administration regulations on energy, air pollution, recycling, worker heat protections, consumer safeguards and corporate financing, claiming that the rules are βstranglingβ the nationβs economy. In a 21-page letter addressed to Trump and his…
Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section share their thoughts and opinions on LeBron James, USC football and UCLA men’s basketball. Source link
