Miller Sanford Apartments under construction in West L.A. on Wilshire Boulevard. (Daniel Gaines/Los Angeles Times) A key Los Angeles city council committee signed off on a sweeping rezoning plan Tuesday that would focus new market rate and affordable housing on commercial corridors and in existing dense residential neighborhoods. The effort is in response to state housing mandates … Read more
Syria’s state-run media said a strike on the country’s historic town of Palmyra on Wednesday killed 36 people and wounded more than 50, an attack that Damascus has blamed on Israel. The Israeli military declined to comment. The news agency SANA said the strikes also led to significant damage to the targeted buildings and the … Read more
A 59-year-old boxer has called out Jake Paul. You’d be forgiven for feeling like this was deja vu all over again, but sadly it’s not. Just days after beating Mike Tyson via unanimous decision, Paul has no shortage of suitors lining up to try to knock out the cocky YouTuber. The Paul vs Tyson fight wasn’t exactly … Read more
Canada’s Gabriel Diallo returns the ball against Germany’s Daniel Altmaier during a Davis Cup quarterfinal match at the Martin Carpena Sports Hall, in Malaga, southern Spain, on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.Photo by Manu Fernandez /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Canada was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup international men’s tennis tournament with a 2-0 loss … Read more
Jose Ibarra listens through an interpreter during his trial at Athens-Clarke County Superior Court on Wednesday in Athens, Ga. (Hyosub Shin / Associated Press) A Venezuelan man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that fueled the national debate over immigration during this year’s presidential race. … Read more
An Arizona man brutally beat, shot and burned an exotic dancer to death, leaving her body to be found in a burning car on the interstate last year, police said. Sencere Hayes, 22, was arrested on a first-degree murder charge last week for the horrific killing — bringing joy to the parents of Mercedes Vega, … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to New People party’s leader Alexey Nechaev during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev / Associated Press) Russia’s upper house of parliament on Wednesday endorsed a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal. The Federation Council also approved bills … Read more
4Taylor Swift had a girls night out at Chez Margaux. GC Images Move over Zero Bond. Taylor Swift has found a new private members-only club in NYC. The “Eras” star was spotted having a night out with girlfriends at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s new private supper club Chez Margaux on Tuesday night. Swift wore a black-and-white outfit … Read more
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting in September. The Security Council voted 14-1 Wednesday in favor of a Gaza cease-fire resolution, but it was not adopted because of the U.S. veto. (Seth Wenig / Associated Press) The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in … Read more
Will Caitlin Clark be taking her talents to South Beach? That’s the $1 million question — quite literally. As rosters were unveiled Wednesday for Unrivaled Basketball, a 3-on-3 league co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, Clark’s name remained notably absent. Fans had speculated the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year ultimately would … Read more
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