(Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) 1 Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 9-5 (.643); season 107-59 (.645). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 8-5-1 (.615); … Read more
Mark Ridley-Thomas at an interfaith service in March 2023 before his criminal trial. On Nov. 21, 2024, his lawyers will argue before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in their long quest to overturn the jury’s guilty verdict on corruption charges (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) For more than three decades, Mark Ridley-Thomas … Read more
The Rams’ Kamren Curl (3) skips into the end zone after returning a fumble for a score earlier this season. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Before he signed with the Rams last March, safety Kamren Curl played four seasons for the Washington Commanders in the NFC East. That resumé makes him something of a … Read more
President Biden and Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas are racing to role out an app nationwide to let migrants skip in-person check-in appointments. ZUMAPRESS.com President Biden and Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas seem to think their border policies haven’t done enough damage to the country, so they’re racing to ensure even more harm after they leave. … Read more
California water agency considers spending $141 million on Delta tunnel project The powerful board of Southern California’s largest urban water supplier will soon vote on whether to continue funding a large share of preliminary planning work for the state’s proposed water tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The 38-member board of the Metropolitan Water … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes a photo with admirers at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Nov. 14. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) To the editor: British physician Edward Jenner invented the first vaccine against smallpox in 1796. It was introduced in the United States in 1800. Thomas Jefferson promptly had his family and … Read more
Trump’s promises to conservatives raise fears of more book bans in U.S. The national furor in recent years around banning books on race and gender in public schools is intensifying as President-elect Donald Trump threatens to shut down the Department of Education, emboldening conservatives to end “wokeness” in classrooms. Battles over books in school libraries … Read more
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Nov. 11. (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press) To the editor: I applaud political scientist Seth Masket’s insightful analysis of the election. It should be required reading by all who want to bring our nation back from the … Read more
Maturing technology offers plenty of both promise and peril, say industry experts Hinton Geoffrey during day two of Collision 2024 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, Ont.Photo by Wikimedia Commons “A lot of jobs are going to be replaced,” he said. “We don’t know at present whether it’s going to lead to massive joblessness, but … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump arrives before the launch of a SpaceX Starship rocket Tuesday in Boca Chica, Texas. (Brandon Bell / Associated Press) Hello and happy Thursday. There are 60 days until the inauguration, and today I’m wondering if size matters. I’m referring, of course, to the size of Donald Trump’s win. The president-elect — and … Read more
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