In his 36th season coaching, Angelo Gasca has been known for his quarterbacks and passing the ball at Venice High. Well, Air Gasca is taking a back seat to defense this season. Last week, the Gondoliers improved to 2-1 with a 17-3 win over Harvard-Westlake that featured six tackles for losses by Jon Sharp and…
Targeted support for the poorest households who rely on heating oil is coming, we understand, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to make an announcement as soon as Monday. It follows calls from rural Labour MPs who have warned of constituents living in fuel poverty, unable to heat their homes, restock their supply, or afford the…
Curbing the power of judges in asylum cases to tackle the migrant hotel crisis is a typical Keir Starmer response to a problem. The former director of public prosecutions would appear to see overhauling court procedures and the legal process as the answer to any tricky situation. Yes, the proposed fast-track asylum appeals process is…
Shaun Ilten had a problem. The senior director of turf and grounds for the Galaxy and Dignity Health Sports Park had 26 full-size practice fields, two game fields and a warm-up pitch to line ahead of last winterβs Coachella Valley soccer tournament. And he had less than five days to do it. Since it takes…
Homeboy Industries has kicked off a fundraising campaign to raise $100 million for a major expansion of its facilities downtown. The gang-member rehabilitation center has big plans to upgrade its campus near Menβs Central Jail downtown to accommodate more people and teach more skills. Homeboy Industries founder Father Greg Boyle and real estate developer Frank…
As a child in Newark, N.J., Narciso Rodriguez was often transported back to Cuba by the stories from his family and their friends. He walked the halls of El Encanto, a Havana department store and fashion mecca on the island β one that drew in celebrity clientele and featured haute-couture designs and fragrances from the…
Philip Jansen, the former BT Group boss, is taking on the chairmanship of a US-based payments software company which boasts more than 60 million end-users around the world. Sky News understands that Mr Jansen, who now chairs Heathrow Airport and the London-listed marketing services group WPP, is to take the helm of Xplor Technologies, a…
Instacart said Monday that it would halt the use of an AI-powered tool that allowed retailers to charge customers different prices for identical items on the grocery delivery platform. “Effective immediately, Instacart is ending all item price tests on our platform,” an Instacart spokesperson told CBS News in an email statement. “Retailers will no longer…
Aaron Donald has made no public pronouncements that he will remain retired or return to play for the Rams. But the three-time NFL defensive player of the year and future Hall of Famer remains a hot topic, and Rams players are aware of the buzz. βWhen you have a guy thatβs that serious about even…
HONG KONGΒ βΒ As President Trump left Beijing on Friday, Chinese social media resurfaced a familiar nickname for the president β flattering at first glance β declaring that Chuan Jianguo, the βNation Builder,β had returned. It was not meant as a compliment. The nation he is building, according to the Chinese, is not the United States but…