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The government has changed its mind again. By my count, for the 15th time. The government planned to postpone local elections in 30 areas of England due to take place in May, but after a court challenge from Reform UK, it thought better of it. With government lawyers offering new legal advice saying the proposed…
Hours after Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead in their home in what is shaping up to be a heartbreaking family tragedy, our president blamed Reiner for his own death. βA very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and…
MILANΒ βΒ Brittany Bowe will not leave her last 1,000-meter race on Olympic ice with a medal. Sheβll take something more valuable. βWhat makes this more special than anything is having my mom, my dad, my sister, up there in the stands cheering for me,β said Bowe, who finished fourth in her strongest speedskating event Monday at…
βDynasty,β a new Los Angeles Timesβ book, chronicles the Dodgersβ dramatic run to the ninth World Series title in franchise history. The 160-page coffee table book features The Timesβ award-winning reporting, commentary and photography. It highlights the standout performances of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani and other key playmakers. The Dodgersβ journey toward a rare back-to-back…
As his USC team slid further off the NCAA tournament bubble, falling flat against its fiercest rival, frustrated coach Eric Musselman couldnβt help but lament what might have been. If the Trojans had Rodney Rice, maybe things would have gone differently in his second season. βI havenβt really talked about it in a long time,β…
The Lakers are still searching for an identity after 31 games, a task complicated by injuries that have depleted their rotation for much of the season. Theyβre lacking a defensive personality. They havenβt been a physical team, an overly athletic team or a fast team. The Lakers got a close look at a team that…
Donald Trump has said he’s “disappointed with Keir [Starmer]” over the prime minister’s initial refusal to send aircraft carriers to the Middle East. Repeating his jibe from a few days into the Iran war, the US president said: “Unfortunately Keir is no Winston Churchill.” Mr Trump was speaking to reporters in the Oval Office alongside…
The California Supreme Court ordered attorney and former law school dean John Eastman disbarred on Wednesday for his role aiding the Trump administrationβs attempt to overturn the 2020 election. The court ordered Eastmanβs name be βstricken from the roll of attorneysβ and that he pay $5,000 to the State Bar of California. Eastmanβs attorney, Randall…
The education secretary has said “we all need to do more” to improve attendance and behaviour in schools. Bridget Phillipson said the government had already made progress with five million more days in school this year, “but we all need to do more, and when it comes to getting kids in and behaving – this…
Before sunup on Jan. 8, as the Eaton fire roared across the San Gabriel Mountains, a blaze of texts and calls lit up my phone with a ferocity of their own. Iβm used to being a switchboard of sorts β as a journalist, inevitably, word travels to and through me. In those chaotic, early hours,…
