Clouds drift over the Los Angeles Basin in a view across the city toward the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Catalina Island on Monday. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) After a few days of lingering rain this week, Thanksgiving will kick off a stretch of clear and warm weather — though also breezy … Read more
Jake Paul lands a punch on Mike Tyson during their boxing match in Arlington, Texas. (Julio Cortez / Associated Press) The much-hyped Mike Tyson fight against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul showed the potential power of Netflix to create live, global sports events on streaming video. For many people though, it also demonstrated the limitations of the … Read more
The townhouse he toured features a gracious open layout. Allyson Lubow Brooklyn Nets star center Nic Claxton has been spotted house hunting in Red Hook, we hear. One spot Claxton — who has been fighting a “long term” back injury — toured was a new-development townhouse asking $4.49 million. The five-story modern property at 98 … Read more
Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, head of the military council, inspects officers during a parade to commemorate Myanmar’s 78th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on March 27, 2023. (Aung Shine Oo / Associated Press) The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar’s … Read more
Cows stand at a dumpsite where textile waste ends up in Accra, Ghana. (Misper Apawu / Associated Press) In a sprawling secondhand clothing market in Ghana’s capital, early morning shoppers jostle as they search through piles of garments, eager to pluck a bargain or a designer find from the stalls selling used and low-quality apparel … Read more
Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte, left, and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Associated Press) Philippine police officials on Wednesday filed criminal complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security staff for allegedly assaulting authorities and disobeying orders in a recent altercation in Congress. The criminal complaints filed by the Quezon City police were separate … Read more
The Rikers Island jail complex is shown in the Bronx borough of New York. (Ted Shaffrey/AP) A federal judge found New York City in contempt on Wednesday over conditions in its city jails, saying conditions have only worsened in the nine years since the city settled accusations of abuse and violence. Judge Laura Taylor Swain … Read more
The city will contribute $200,000 to a $1.2 million project aimed at helping homeless people survive this winter. The rest is expected to come from other levels of government, community organizations and private contributors. Saksatoon city council discussed a capital project aimed at helping the homeless community during the winter.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix … Read more
Designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac holds a liturgical vestment for bishops to be worn at the reopening of Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral in December. (Michel Euler / Associated Press) When Jean-Charles de Castelbajac watched as Notre Dame cathedral burned in April 2019, he felt compelled to act somehow. Returning home, the French fashion designer began sketching ideas, … Read more
People dance during a powwow at Chinook Winds Casino Resort on Nov. 16 in Lincoln City, Ore. (Jenny Kane / Associated Press) Drumming made the floor vibrate and singing filled the conference room of the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, on the Oregon coast, as hundreds in tribal regalia danced in a circle. … Read more
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