Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela are not at the Summit of the Americas — but their dissidents are

Carolina Barrero, 35, said she has been threatened with expulsion, imprisonment and torture due to her activism and involvement in demonstrations against the Cuban government. (Tracy Wilkinson / Los Angeles Times) It took two Cuban intelligence officers to carry art historian and activist Carolina Barrero, her hands and feet cuffed, from the protest she was … Read more

Shortbread longing

Food writer Amy Scattergood says of these cookies, “Imagine Scotland crossed with the best of California’s flowering herb gardens.” (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) THESE delicate lavender shortbread cookies from Akasha in Culver City are just as delicious as they are wonderfully fragrant. They’re melt-in-your-mouth tender, not too sweet, and flecked with pretty lavender. … Read more

Wizards’ Carlton Carrington exits in wheelchair after hitting head on court in scary injury scene

Wizards rookie guard Carlton “Bub” Carrington was pushed off the court in a wheelchair Monday after hitting his head on the floor during the third quarter of Washington’s game against the Knicks. Carrington was defending Knicks wing OG Anunoby as he drove to the basket, and at one point during the sequence, Carrington fell backward … Read more

THE JUDICIARY : Clinton’s Big Bench: Judges of All Stripes and Colors Appointed : Blacks, Latinos, women, even Republicans fill federal vacancies. It is the most diverse group named by any President.

They are a Baltimore prosecutor whose husband was appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, a renowned civil rights lawyer here who is legally blind, a veteran prosecutor who became the highest ranking African American in the Los Angeles district attorney’s office, a Latino activist in Chicago who worked as a U.S. attorney and … Read more

Girdle-wearing thieves stuffed thousands in merchandise into their undergarments, officials say

The Under Armour store at the Camarillo Outlets. (Google Maps) Two people were arrested on suspicion of stealing from Camarillo stores and hiding the stolen goods in their girdles, authorities said. Jose Mujica and Anyela Corredor-Casallas were arrested earlier this month after detectives with the Ventura County Organized Retail Theft Task Force said they caught … Read more

Liam Payne’s psychiatrist advised he needed a ‘higher level of care’ weeks before his death: report

Liam Payne’s psychiatrist reportedly decided to drop the late One Direction singer as a patient weeks before his sudden death. The mental healthcare professional advised in September that Payne needed a “higher level of care” than she could provide, per a letter obtained by TMZ on Monday. In the document filed with the court in … Read more

Hailey Bieber cleverly responds to rumors about Justin Bieber marriage troubles — here’s what she said

Hailey Bieber and Justin Bieber Instagram/justinbieber Hailey Bieber thinks some online skeptics should go and love themselves. The Rhode beauty founder, 28, reposted a TikTok video on Monday in an apparent clap back at social media users speculating that her marriage to Justin Bieber is in bad shape. The original video features creator @eyegotthyme looking to … Read more

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