Banksy artwork sells for almost $10 million at auction
Banksy’s playful take on a famous Impressionist painting has sold at auction for 7.6 million pounds ($9.8 million), the second-highest price ever pRead More…
Dear Abby: The coincidence made my stomach lurch. Could he be stalking me?
DEAR ABBY: Being bored due to the quarantine, I signed up to Classmates.com to look for old friends. Moments later I received a response from a male cRead More…
Clerk settles sexual harassment lawsuit against former L.A.-based appeals court judge
LOS ANGELES — A clerk with the 2nd District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles settled her lawsuit alleging a former justice sexually harassed her for Read More…
Analysis: Racial inequity in who takes career, tech courses
Alphina Kamara wonders what might have happened if she’d been introduced to science and engineering careers at her high school in Wilmington, DelawaRead More…
Santa Monica police chief retires after criticism of agency’s response to looting and arson coinciding with a protest
SANTA MONICA — The police chief of Santa Monica is retiring following intense criticism of her department’s response to looting and arson of busiRead More…
Do I need to wear a mask if I’m 6 feet away from others?
Do I need to wear a mask if I’m 6 feet away from others?
Health experts recommend wearing masks in public and keeping your distance from others in Read More…
10 things in tech you need to know today
Summary List PlacementGood morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morninRead More…
Amazon tests out electric cargo bikes for delivery in European cities as it tries to reduce congestion
Summary List PlacementAmazon has expanded its trials of electric cargo bikes for delivery to Europe, after experimenting with the concept in New YoRead More…
Despite pledges, Czechs face 2nd lockdown as system totters
Czechs had been assured it wouldn’t happen again.
But amid a record surge of coronavirus infections that’s threatening the entire health system with cRead More…
Whicker: Brandon Lowe, as in pow, gives Rays the power surge they need
First off, it’s Brandon Lowe, rhymes with “Somehow.” For most of this playoff grind he has been trying to get a hit somehow.
He was 0 for 18 in Read More…
US officials link Iran to emails meant to intimidate voters
U.S. officials have accused Iran of being behind a flurry of emails sent to Democratic voters in multiple battleground states that appeared to be aimeRead More…
Man crashes, struck by car, on Lake Shore Drive near Lincoln Park
A 19-year-old man crashed Oct. 21, 2020, in the 2400 block of North Lake Shore Drive, and was struck by a car as he and his passenger got out of his Read More…
Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower on lack of US aid plan
Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower on Thursday as investors watched Washington for signs of whether political leaders can agree on an economic aRead More…
West Oakland injury shooting under investigation
OAKLAND — Police were investigating an apparent injury shooting Wednesday night in a West Oakland neighborhood, authorities said.
At 10:10 p.m., poRead More…
‘Call them out’: In Maine, Gideon asks voters to punish GOP
The last time Democrat Sara Gideon ran for office, she trounced her Republican challenger and spent a measly $4,299.99 doing it. Two years later, theRead More…
Final debate could thrust foreign policy back into campaign
As Joe Biden hopscotched through Iowa and New Hampshire in late 2019, he also name-dropped his way across the globe. China’s Xi Jinping. German ChancRead More…