Miller Sanford WASHINGTON — Retiring President Biden appeared in public Thursday for the first time since turning 82 — jokingly asking the NBA championship-winning Boston Celtics to confirm “you’re Celtics, right” in brief public remarks before dribbling a basketball in front of a crowd. Biden, who notched another presidential age record with his birthday Wednesday, spoke for … Read more
Sparks coach Lynne Roberts speaks during her introductory news conference at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday. (Carlin Stiehl / For The Times) It’s a new era for the Sparks once again. Longtime collegiate head coach Lynne Roberts enters into the spotlight as the Sparks’ new coach, making the leap to the WNBA with the mission of … Read more
Jewish groups applauded the Senate’s decision on Wednesday night to reject a bid by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to block weapon sales to Israel. The Senate voted 18-79 against a resolution blocking the sale of tank rounds, 19-78 against a resolution barring the sale of high-explosive mortar rounds and 17-80 against a resolution banning the … Read more
Shohei Ohtani unanimously wins his third MVP award, and first with the Dodgers The coronation was nothing new. The narrative that came with it, however, reflected just how much has changed in one year. For the third time in his decorated Major League Baseball career, Shohei Ohtani won most valuable player award honors on Thursday, … Read more
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) shared a threatening voicemail Thursday that was directed at one of her staffers over her recent push to keep transgender women out of female restrooms. The menacing person who left the unhinged message encouraged one of Mace’s employee’s to commit suicide and used a homophobic slur to refer to the staffer, … Read more
The petitioner appears to be ‘inspired by conspiracy theories,’ one mayor said, adding that many of the residents in her suburb are ‘furious’ about the city’s plan The skyline of the city of Montreal.Photo by Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press/File MONTREAL — Municipal officials have opted to end water fluoridation on the Island of Montreal in … Read more
Former Florida Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi is President-elect Donald Trump’s new pick for U.S. attorney general. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name from consideration. Bondi is … Read more
Sarah McBride, the Democrat elected to Delaware’s at-large congressional district, waves at supporters during an election night watch party on Nov. 5 in Wilmington, Del. (Pamela Smith / Associated Press) I realize that South Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace is an attention-hungry partisan, trying to make a name for herself as a culture warrior … Read more
Jeff Bezos is pushing back against Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s claim the Amazon founder predicted President-elect Trump would lose the 2024 presidential election. “Just learned tonight at Mar-a-Lago that Jeff Bezos was telling everyone that @realDonaldTrump would lose for sure, so they should sell all their Tesla and SpaceX stock,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X in … Read more
Frank Zicarelli has the latest on the hot topics surrounding the Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors centre Jakob Poeltl (19) reacts to an official’s call.AP Photo The rebuilding Toronto Raptors have seen the emergence of Gradey Dick, while watching Jakob Poeltl turn into a potentially coveted trade asset. All the while, the team has gone winless … Read more
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