Miss Manners: I was stuck in the middle of wedding misbehavior
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a wedding ceremony in a church that could hold 250 people very comfortably, and the attendance was not that large.
A persoRead More…
Showers break the dry spell today
Today will be a warm day with another run at reaching 80 degrees. We are seeing more clouds as a cold front pushes closer to us which brings a 50% chRead More…
Video piles pressure on UK’s Johnson in lockdown-party saga
A leaked video that shows staff members in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office joking about holding a lockdown-breaching Christmas party Read More…
Helicopter carrying Indian military chief crashes
An Indian army helicopter carrying the country’s military chief crashed Wednesday in southern Tamil Nadu state, the air force said.
It did not say whRead More…
Rivian Beats Tesla, Ford and GMC With First Electric Pickup Truck Deliveries
(Rivian)Rivian just hit a major milestone by delivering the first all-electric pickup trucks to customers, beating major automakers like Ford, GMC anRead More…
COVID economy: Omicron uncertainty weakens California jobs outlook
Coronavirus omicron uncertainties have prompted prognosticators with the UCLA Anderson Forecast to scale back their predictions for employment gains aRead More…
Dear Abby: I feel like I’m in a bait-and-switch marriage
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been Christian all my life. When I married my husband 22 years ago, he was too. We raised our kids in the same faith.
Jeanne PhillipRead More…
Japan economy contracts 3.6% in 3Q as virus hits spending
Japan’s economy contracted at a 3.6% annual rate in July-September as a wave of coronivirus infections crimped travel and other activities, the goverRead More…
Scholz’s team: key players in Germany’s new government
Olaf Scholz is set to become Germany’s new chancellor on Wednesday at the head of a three-party coalition government, ending the 16-year era of outgoRead More…
Asian shares mostly higher as virus fears ease
Stocks advanced Wednesday in Asia after another broad rally on Wall Street as investors wagered that the new variant of the COVID-19 virus won’t posRead More…
Japanese tycoon takes off for International Space Station
A Japanese billionaire and his producer rocketed to space Wednesday as the first self-paying space tourists since 2009.
Fashion tycoon Yusaku MaezawaRead More…
USSR’s death blow was struck 30 years ago in a hunting lodge
When the leaders of the Soviet Union’s three Slavic republics met at a secluded hunting lodge on Dec. 8, 1991, the fate of vast country hung in the baRead More…
China Says Diplomatic Boycott ‘Seriously Violates’ Political Neutrality of Olympics
(BEIJING) — China accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit on Tuesday after the Biden administration announced a diplomatic boycottRead More…
Germany on new path as Scholz replaces Merkel as chancellor
Olaf Scholz is set to take office Wednesday as Germany’s ninth post-World War II chancellor, succeeding Angela Merkel after her heralded 16-year tenRead More…
Tokyo Set to Begin Recognizing Same-Sex Partnerships
Japan’s capital plans to introduce same-sex partnerships in April, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said, a significant shift for the country’s biggeRead More…
High school girls basketball: Led by junior Kailey Woolston, Lone Peak fights off fearless East squad
Lone Peak’s Kailey Woolston breaks away ahead of East’s Sila Tuakoi in a girls basketball game at East High School in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, DRead More…
Horoscope for Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021
Moon Alert
There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Aquarius.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
A friend or a member of a Read More…
As Joe Biden’s ‘Summit for Democracy’ convenes, questions arise about how ‘democracy’ is defined
The idea of a democracy summit seemed promising enough when it was announced in February, with Washington emerging from years of Donald Trump’s mercRead More…
Big boys lead comeback as Sharks start homestand with critical win
Erik Karlsson, Logan Couture, and Tomas Hertl all scored in a span of 8:02 in the second period as the Sharks erased a two-goal deficit and earned a hRead More…
Lakers truck Celtics after Russell Westbrook sparks second-half surge
LOS ANGELES — Try to go step-for-step with Russell Westbrook? You’d just as soon race a bolt of lightning.
The moment Westbrook turned the corner,Read More…
Solutions for the hiring crisis in California school districts
Twelve years ago, budget cuts forced the Los Angeles Unified School District to lay off thousands of employees, myself included. My students in Watts Read More…
‘Pharma Bro’ firm reaches $40M settlement in gouging case
A company once owned by “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli will pay up to $40 million to settle allegations that it jacked up the price of a life-saving mRead More…
Isaiah Mobley, USC top Eastern Kentucky to stay perfect
LOS ANGELES — The USC men’s basketball team extended its season-opening win streak to nine games on Tuesday night, beating Eastern Kentucky, 80-68Read More…
Biden-Putin talks yield no breakthrough in Ukraine tensions
President Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin were still far apart after two hours of talks on the escalating crisis caused by Russia’s massing of tens of Read More…
With jury set, Potter trial turns to opening statements
Jurors will be presented with starkly different views of the Minnesota police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright during opening statementRead More…
Supreme Court takes up religious rights case from Maine
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a challenge from parents in Maine who want to use a state tuition program to send their children to religioRead More…