Los Angeles Unified School District Supt. Alberto Carvalho stands with a person wearing a costume representing “Ed,” a chatbot helper for students. It was launched with fanfare and then later unplugged. A task force will look at what happened. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles schools Supt. Alberto Carvalho, who remains determined to … Read more
Dr. Geeta Yadav, a board-certified dermatologist, is sharing a simple suggestion for those fed up with mosquito bites. She proposes putting a hydrocolloid pimple patch over the bump. @@geetayadavmd/TikTok Don’t let mosquito bites bug you anymore. Dr. Geeta Yadav, a board-certified dermatologist in Toronto, is sharing a simple suggestion for those fed up with mosquito bites. She … Read more
This high school marching band ‘represents the soul of Inglewood’ The 12 students lined up on the track, their caps and gowns signaling their status as graduating seniors. The commencement ceremony honoring the class of 2024 was over, but the show had just begun. In their final breakdown performance of the school year, the Inglewood … Read more
‘There’s no more big stuff. There is none,’ says David Duckworth, the big boss at the City of Calgary about more new projects after the Green Line and event centre Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek, Coun. Sonya Sharpe and Premier Danielle Smith pose after the official ground-breaking ceremony for the new Calgary event centre, called Scotia … Read more
Elon Musk at the unveiling of a new Tesla model in Hawthorne, Calif., in 2019. Musk announced this month that he planned to move the headquarters of SpaceX and X from California to Texas. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images) Like many before him, Elon Musk came to California to make his name … Read more
Police officers patrol the Trocadero plaza near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (Michel Euler / Associated Press) Eager to ramp up security preparations for the 2028 Summer Olympics, the Los Angeles Police Department is sending a small cadre of officers to Paris for this year’s Games. And — in a bit of a geopolitical flex … Read more
Connor Mayer pushes his partner, Courtney Garvin, who has long COVID, in a wheelchair in Irvine on Feb. 14, 2023. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) The risk of developing long COVID — enduring, sometimes punishing symptoms that linger well after a coronavirus infection — has decreased since the start of the pandemic, a … Read more
Popular snack Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is at the center of a lawsuit between Frito-Lay and the man who says he invented them. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson / Getty Images) The man who says he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is suing his former employers for fraud, defamation and other violations, saying he was harmed when … Read more
Testing of cannabis oil at a private lab. (Paul Kuroda / For The Times) Under intense pressure from millions of weed users, California officials are scrambling to test cannabis products for pesticides following a Times investigation last month revealing that regulators have failed to keep vapes and pre-rolls rife with toxic chemicals out of stores. … Read more
Saskatoon voters have repeatedly chosen continuity on city council and stability at city hall, but now a tsunami of change has been thrust upon them. Mayor Charlie Clark announces he will not be running for re-election at Saskatoon City Hall council chambers. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.Photo by Michelle Berg … Read more
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