Less than a week after entering the race for governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger has already shaken up his campaign team, demoting a top strategist and turning day-to-day operations over to aides who ran former Gov. Pete Wilson’s office. The moves reflect both a scramble to assemble a campaign on the fly — the actor surprised even … Read more
Call him a schemer, a dreamer, a big talker. Call him a shady operator, a global operator, a lawbreaker. All of these have been used to describe John Clifford Ellsworth. By repute, the 42-year-old convicted felon also is a spinner of tall tales who has a yen for attaching himself to celebrated events. A globe-trotter … Read more
President Trump speaks Thursday in front of the Warsaw Uprising Monument in Warsaw’s Krasinski Square. (Janek Skarzynski / AFP/Getty Images) President Trump’s speech in Warsaw cast the fight against terrorism as a clash of civilizations, adopting a framework that his two predecessors had determinedly avoided and linking it to his controversial policies on immigration. The … Read more
Vice President Al Gore underwent surgery Saturday night to repair an Achilles’ tendon he injured playing basketball with former colleagues in the House of Representatives, a spokeswoman said. Gore, 46, tore his left tendon, which runs along the back of the lower leg, during a game in the House gymnasium. After being examined by a … Read more
Safiya Baidi spent six months living in a 1987 Mitsubishi Galant. She slept in the front seat; her two baby girls slept in the back seat. Food was stored in the trunk. It was a way to keep orderly the only home she had. Most nights, though, that order was interrupted by her children’s needs. … Read more
He made millions playing an indestructible action hero in the movies, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sounded altogether mortal as he talked for the first time Wednesday about the pain and frustration he has felt since his holiday skiing accident. At a news conference where he released his new budget, Schwarzenegger told reporters that since his … Read more
Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee, left, surged ahead of opponent Loren Taylor, right, as Alameda County elections officials released the latest vote tally in the Oakland mayor’s race. (Godofredo A. Vásquez / Associated Press) Former longtime Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee surged into the lead in the race to become Oakland’s next mayor, according to vote results … Read more
Atlanta police detain a demonstrator in May 2020 as protests erupted in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. (Brynn Anderson / Associated Press) The Justice Department launched broad investigations into two major city police forces this month as part of the Biden administration’s effort to fix troubled law enforcement agencies. In both instances, the Justice … Read more
Sithy Bin, a former gang member, was sentenced in 2008 for shooting at the home of a rival during a barbecue, wounding a bystander. He became a minister in prison, and his good behavior led to a reduced sentence. (James Carbone / For Los Angeles Times en Español) Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday offered clemency … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday pardoned seven Californians convicted of crimes, including two Cambodian refugees facing deportation by the Trump administration. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday pardoned seven former felons, including two Cambodian refugees the Trump administration wants to deport, in his first acts of clemency since the Democrat … Read more
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