Jeffree Star hospitalized after Wyoming car crash
YouTube personality, businessman and musician Jeffree Star was hospitalized after a car crash in Wyoming.
Star veered off a slushy road in the CasperRead More…
Black COVID-19 mortality rate in Florida below national average
The Governor’s Office and the Department of Health are pushing back against claims of disproportionate outcomes for Black residents in Florida.
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YouTuber, cosmetics entrepreneur Jeffree Star hospitalized after Wyoming car crash
Jeffree Star attends the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Forum on March 5, 2017 in Inglewood, California. | Jesse Grant/Getty Images Star veeredRead More…
What will the jury in Derek Chauvin’s trial for murder see?
Demonstrators in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on April 14 protest the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. At right on the fenRead More…
Zelle is a safe way to send and receive money, but beware of scammers
Summary List PlacementThere’s no shortage of peer-to-peer digital payment apps; in 2017, Zelle joined the ranks of services like PayPal and Venmo aRead More…
Boozing, gambling, shopping boost California’s coffers during pandemic
This may not come as a shock if you spent 2020 ordering from Amazon, guzzling wine and and haunting virtual casinos, but data now confirms it: Many CaRead More…
Kinzinger: If Illinois Democrats carve up his district in remap, he may run for Senate or governor
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., on the Chicago Sun-Times political show, “At the Virtual Table.” April 15, 2021. | Screen grab from “At the VirtualRead More…
Windward 5-star guard Dylan Andrews commits to UCLA
The UCLA men’s basketball team added another 5-star recruit to its 2022 class when Windward High’s Dylan Andrews announced his commitment Friday Read More…
House effort to form ‘America First’ caucus sparks blowback
By David Morgan | Reuters
WASHINGTON – A nascent effort by some conservative House of Representatives Republicans to form an “America First CaucuRead More…
House effort to form ‘America First’ caucus sparks blowback
By David Morgan | Reuters
WASHINGTON – A nascent effort by some conservative House of Representatives Republicans to form an “America First CaucuRead More…
SpaceX wins US$2.9 billion Nasa contract for moon spacecraft
Nasa said on Friday it has awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s private space company SpaceX a US$2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraftRead More…
Cubs’ Tepera on suspension for throwing at Brewers’ Woodruff: ‘Baseball has become soft’
Tepera pitched — and got into trouble — Tuesday in Milwaukee. | Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty ImagesRyan Tepera — claiming “no malicious intentRead More…
State Dept. watchdog says Pompeo, wife violated ethics rules
The State Department’s internal watchdog has concluded that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife violated federal ethics rules by askiRead More…
Vartan Gregorian, longtime head of Carnegie Corporation, dies at 87
By Glenn Gamboa | Associated Press
NEW YORK — Vartan Gregorian, the noted scholar and philanthropic leader who led the Carnegie Corporation of New YRead More…
S&P 500 hits another record, marks 4th weekly gain in a row
Pedestrians pass the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in New York. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, keeping the S&P 500Read More…
Raul Castro, long a sidekick, finally the face of his nation
For most of his life, Raul Castro played second-string to his brother Fidel — first as a guerrilla commander, later as a senior figure in their socRead More…
US likely to up Afghanistan force to ensure safe drawdown
The U.S. will likely increase its troop presence in Afghanistan temporarily over the coming weeks and months in order to fulfill President Joe Biden’sRead More…
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Philadelphia 76ers live stream, TV channel, start time, prediction, odds
The Los Angeles Clippers are on the road on Friday night to face the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center.
The Clippers come into this game oRead More…
$100 million pledge aims to support Asian American, Pacific Islander groups
The California Endowment has committed $100 million over the next decade to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations across the state Read More…
Teen boy, 17, shot in West Garfield Park
A 17-year-old boy was shot April 16, 2021 in West Garfield Park. | Adobe Stock PhotoThe teen boy was standing on the sidewalk about 1 p.m. in the 410Read More…
What to expect in closings for ex-cop’s trial in Floyd death
For three weeks, prosecutors at the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd played and replayed video, supplemeRead More…
Stuck outside U.S. during pandemic, burst pipe floods suburban home, and Allstate won’t pay
Betsy and Floyd Rogers, who live near Glen Ellyn, have been stranded at their daughter’s home in South Africa since the start of the pandemic. WhileRead More…
Grand jury in Daniel Prude death voted 15-5 to not indict 3 cops
In this Sept. 3, 2020 file photo, Joe Prude, brother of Daniel Prude, right, and his son Armin, stand with a picture of Daniel Prude in Rochester, N.YRead More…
Oakland bake sale, Bake Love Not Hate, to support Asian-American community rattled by hate crimes
The organizers behind an Oakland-based fundraising event are hoping to raise awareness about pandemic-era violence toward Asian Americans while raisRead More…
3 restaurant owners sue state, LA County over COVID-19 closures
LOS ANGELES — Three owners of dine-in restaurants are suing the state and Los Angeles County, demanding compensation for what they say was the goverRead More…
Metro in LA County is hiring 800 drivers, other transit agencies increasing staff
The further reopening of stores, restaurants and other businesses in recent weeks has pushed up demand for mass transit in Southern California, leavinRead More…