DALLASΒ βΒ The Lakers are as shorthanded as they can be, their dynamic starting backcourt of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves out with injuries at a pivotal time of the season. Theyβre the offensive engines for a Lakers team battling for the No. 3 playoff seeding in a competitive Western Conference. The 41-year-old LeBron James is now…
The government has abandoned plans to postpone 30 local elections in May following legal advice. Labour announced in December it was planning to cancel elections in 30 areas – affecting more than 4.5 million people – to overhaul English council structures. But on Monday, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) said it…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Four House Republicans broke with party leadership on Wednesday to join Democrats in overriding the GOP majority and forcing a vote on extending healthcare tax credits β a defection that underscores the partyβs growing vulnerability on economic issues ahead of next yearβs midterm elections. The healthcare tax credits, which were central to the fight that…
Decked out in a resplendent orange-and-blue-striped zoot suit symbolizing the colors of his beloved New York Knicks, Spike Lee hit the Cannes Film Festivalβs red carpet in May in full boogie mode. As Lee and his wife, producer Tonya Lewis Lee, huddled under an umbrella and made their way through a throng of photographers, he…
When comic creator Garth Ennis first conceived βThe Boysβ in 2004, blending the cult of celebrity with the high stakes of politics seemed merely like a dark thought experiment. But by steering the live-action Prime Video adaptation directly into the anxieties of the zeitgeist, showrunner Eric Kripke has transformed the superhero satire into a terrifying…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ It isnβt often that a boy band becomes a matter of international diplomacy. But this, after more than a million K-pop fans in Mexico tried and failed to buy tickets for a three-night run of shows by the beloved band BTS, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sent a letter to her counterpart in South Korea,…
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Friday’s games.
Posted along the left-field fence at Birmingham High are the years it won City Section baseball titles: 1964, 1966, 1969, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023. Nowhere is there any recognition for winning a West Valley League title. Thatβs because the current coach, Matt Mowry, has won five City titles and zero league titles during his…
On the Shelf We Are All Guilty Here By Karin SlaughterWilliam Morrow: 448 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. As Karin Slaughter talks about her new thriller book series, βWe Are All Guilty Here,β sheβs equally wry, reflective and…
Heβs never held public office or donned a judgeβs robes, but an arch-conservative Los Angeles County attorney is racing toward confirmation on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, accelerating the once-liberal courtβs sharp rightward turn under President Trump. A competitive target shooter with a background in a cryptocurrency, Eric Tung was approached by the White…