Miller Sanford The challenge facing Democratic nominee Michael S. Dukakis in California could be summed up by what occurred Friday at a press conference in Los Angeles. A victim of brutal crimes by Massachusetts’ most famous felon, Willie Horton, told a gruesome story. And the sister of a youth Horton murdered described how her brother was “stabbed … Read more
Former President Trump speaks during his debate with President Biden in June in Atlanta. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press) Kamala Harris. Donald Trump. Gish Gallop. All three are expected at Tuesday’s presidential debate, even if most of America is unfamiliar with one name in that lineup. GG, as I’ve come to call it, is a … Read more
Political activist and former state legislator Tom Hayden was reported “up and about” and in good spirits Friday despite suffering a heart attack Sunday while vacationing with his family in New Mexico. Hayden, 61, the “Chicago Seven’ radical who stormed the 1968 Democratic National Convention to protest the Vietnam War and was later married to … Read more
Have you ever watched a holiday rom-com on Hallmark Channel or Lifetime — or any of the other many networks and streamers that now air them — and thought, “I could write that”? It’s harder than you may think — but just as fun. Regular writers of Christmas fare for Hallmark Channel, Great American Family … Read more
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nets wing Cui Yongxi — otherwise Westernized as Jacky Cui — has been ruled out of the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee. The 6-foot-7 shooting guard, on a two-year two-way contract, is expected to make a full recovery for next season. “Yeah, definitely we don’t … Read more
Toyota Motor Corp.’s North American chief operating officer has criticized U.S. policies promoting speedy adoption of electric vehicles. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) Toyota Motor Corp.’s North American chief operating officer criticized U.S. policies promoting speedy adoption of electric vehicles, calling them “de facto mandates” out of sync with consumer demand. Noting that government support … Read more
Nicole Kidman on marriage, marijuana and the making of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ “Eyes Wide Shut” was Stanley Kubrick’s final film. He died four months before its release. It took its stars — Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, Hollywood’s most famous couple — off the market for nearly two years, as what was supposed … Read more
Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary was trying to revive his wife in the middle of the road when a witness came upon his smashed-up car on a rural state highway near Ojai. “He was yelling, ‘Don’t die, Gretchen! Don’t die!,’ ” said former Ventura County Dist. Atty. Michael Bradbury, one of the first witnesses on the … Read more
Why these Korean Americans are leaving the U.S. to return to their homeland John Tae-yu Kim arrived in the United States in 1990 as a 30-year-old seminary student from South Korea — only to quit his studies in a spell of doubt. He eventually married, started a family and became an American citizen. Drifting from … Read more
Pam Oliver’s unyielding resolve to stay in the game She sat there, all smiles and shell tops, without the benefit of a Fox flag or microphone to shield herself, painted into a mundane conference room that’d heard the stale chatter of production planning for hours. Ah, look at her, trying to hide it, offering me … Read more
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