Trump will be given the lowest possible sentence Steven Hirsch President-elect Donald Trump is set to receive a no-penalty sentence in his Manhattan hush-money case Friday — allowing him to finally appeal the criminal conviction he claims stemmed from a political “witch hunt.” The 78-year-old will appear via a video feed at the 9:30 a.m. … Read more
As thousands fled the devastating wildfires that raced through Los Angeles this week, a few good Samaritans stayed back to help the most vulnerable. When Eddie de Ferrari and his brother-in-law, Ray Moore, saw a senior center in need of evacuation on Tuesday night, they didn’t think twice. “There were roughly 90 patients trapped there,” … Read more
Hollywood star Mel Gibson got home from talking to Joe Rogan about his anger at the Los Angeles wildfires to find his own Malibu home among those “completely toasted.” “I was kind of ill at ease while we were talking because I knew my neighborhood was on fire, so I thought, ‘I wonder if my … Read more
Bipartisan buds? President-elect Donald Trump said he and former president Barack Obama “probably do” like each other despite having “different philosophies” after the two were seen chitchatting and laughing during former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington on Thursday. Trump, 78, said he “didn’t realize how friendly” he and Obama appeared … Read more
Organized labor will note, but certainly not celebrate, the 50th anniversary of the National Labor Relations Act on July 5. At the time of its passage, the law was seen as labor’s Magna Carta, giving workers the right to band together to combat the overwhelming power that management had over individual employees. Many unions and … Read more
Column: Is there room for a non-MAGA Republican in Trump’s GOP? This purple patch of Oregon will tell For nearly a decade, Donald Trump has ruled the Republican Party with a power that rivals the moon and tides. Lori Chavez-DeRemer is trying to fight that gravitational pull. Two years ago, the former mayor of Happy Valley, … Read more
Rep. Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles), speaking June 25 in Washington, has become a top contender to be Joe Biden’s running mate. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press) Los Angeles Rep. Karen Bass is an unlikely contender for vice president. The five-term congresswoman has never run for statewide office, much less a national one; she hasn’t faced … Read more
Erliene Kelley, 83, center, shown with her daughter Lisa and son Trevor, might have died in Altadena in the Eaton fire. (Briana Navarro) Briana Navarro reached for her cellphone and called her grandmother for a third time, hoping she’d pick up and Navarro would hear her tender voice. But like each time before, the phone … Read more
An LAPD officer has been accused of fatally striking a Chino man who was riding his bike in Ontario on Christmas Eve. Above, the Hall of Justice in downtown in Los Angeles. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) A rookie LAPD officer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a bicyclist … Read more
Shahana Goswami, center, in the movie “Santosh.” (Festival de Cannes) A policeman’s widow picks up her late husband’s badge in the noir-inflected thriller “Santosh” from British-Indian writer-director Sandhya Suri, whose background in documentary gives this moody character study slash crime procedural — and potent critique of institutional abuse in India — the air of something … Read more
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