Legislation Inspired by Simpson Case Signed : Government: Bills curb sale of stories by jurors and witnesses. Wilson also enacts stiffer domestic violence laws.

Gov. Pete Wilson on Monday signed bills spawned by the O.J. Simpson double murder case that make it illegal for witnesses and jurors in criminal trials to sell their stories until the case is finished. At a ceremony staged to coincide with the start of jury selection in the Simpson case, Wilson also signed several … Read more

New season, same Trump: The president again blasts NFL players for protests during national anthem

President Trump was quick to respond to the first player protests of the new football season, tweeting Friday morning that “the NFL players are at it again” after a few teams’ members knelt or performed other symbolic acts during the national anthem before preseason games Thursday night. By his two tweets, the president signaled that … Read more

COLUMN ONE : The Mogul and the Democrats : Movie and music figure Ted Field, living a life of well-guarded privacy, has become a major force in national politics, a friend to the party and foe of the GOP’s Religious Right.

When Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton arrives in Beverly Hills tonight for one of his biggest fund-raisers, celebrity guests such as Barbra Streisand and Warren Beatty will turn heads instantly. Not so their host, a bearded, ponytailed man named Frederick W. (Ted) Field. Heir to one of America’s great family fortunes and an established movie … Read more

How we got the story of Ellen Garrison Jackson Clark and her courageous, unsung life

A diverse, standing-room-only crowd turned out on Juneteenth to celebrate the life of teacher and civil rights activist Ellen Garrison Jackson Clark, 129 years after she was buried in an unmarked grave at Mountain View Cemetery. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Sometimes the best stories come from tiny, easy-to-miss tidbits in local event calendars. … Read more

Travis Kelce gives glimpse of post-Super Bowl 2025 outing with FaceTime footage: ‘Proof of life’

11Travis Kelce appeared in good spirits during a post-Super Bowl 2025 outing. Getty Images He’s shaking it off. Travis Kelce gave fans “proof of life” post-Super Bowl 2025 during a FaceTime call with the Chainsmokers Sunday night. The Kansas City Chiefs player, 35, was all smiles over the phone in the social media video Alex … Read more

USAID reportedly bankrolled al Qaeda terrorist’s college tuition, unearthed records show

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) reportedly provided “full funding” for al Qaeda terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki to attend college in Colorado, unearthed documents apparently show.  Al-Awlaki was an American-born jihadist who was killed in a drone strike in Yemen in 2011, during the Obama administration. He was a central figure of al Qaeda, including having direct … Read more

NYC resident parking passes floated in City Council — but locals say they’ll be paying one way or the other

No one gets a free pass. Upper Manhattan residents and workers claiming that parking is harder to come by after the controversial rollout of congestion pricing may finally have some relief on the way — although it’s still likely to cost them. A bill introduced by uptown Council Member Carmen De La Rosa would require … Read more

Trump blasts NYC ‘lawfare’ as he vows to ‘MAKE NEW YORK GREAT AGAIN’

President Trump woke up Tuesday raging about “lawfare” in the Big Apple, vowing to help “MAKE NEW YORK GREAT AGAIN.” The president ripped the Empire State’s legal system just hours after it emerged his Justice Department had ordered Manhattan prosecutors Monday to dismiss the historic bribery case against Mayor Eric Adams, which he did not directly … Read more

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