Inflation looms large in Biden’s approval rating. What do Californians say?

President Biden gets mixed reviews from California voters, who are broadly pessimistic about the direction of the country. (Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press) Roughly 6 in 10 California voters give President Biden poor marks on his handling of inflation, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll, even as his overall job approval marginally … Read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom pledges to help build up El Salvador to reduce migration

Gov. Gavin Newsom and wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom, visit the tomb of Archbishop Oscar Romero at Metropolitan Cathedral in San Salvador, El Salvador with Father Francisco Villalobos, left. Romero was assassinated in 1980 because he advocated for human rights and the poor. (Salvador Melendez / Associated Press) During a three-day fact-finding trip, Gov. Gavin Newsom … Read more

Hegseth had a second Signal chat where he shared details of Yemen strike, report says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth created another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother in which he shared similar details of a March military airstrike against Yemen’s Houthi militants that were sent in another chain with top Trump administration leaders, the New York Times reported. … Read more

3 Men Die in 2 Weekend Car Crashes

Two Sherman Oaks brothers died early Sunday when their car ran into a tree while going south on Coldwater Canyon Drive in Beverly Hills, police said. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office identified the victims as Giovanni Boniface, 34, and Gregory, 30. Beverly Hills Police said it was unclear what caused the 2:55 a.m. accident. … Read more

Rookie Ingrid Lindblad holds off the field to win the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship

Ingrid Lindblad with the trophy after winning the LPGA JM Eagle LA Championship title. (Jessie Alcheh / Associated Press) Ingrid Lindblad grew up figure skating. The dynamic sport of balance and precision tested her limits before she ultimately surrendered the ice for the green full-time. The individuality, besting yourself rather than an opponent to achieve … Read more

To O’Neill, Ideologues Won the Tax-Cut War

For Treasury Secretary Paul H. O’Neill, the moment of truth had arrived. Seated in the Oval Office on Sept. 4, 2002, he looked President Bush in the eye and told him that another big tax cut could prove disastrous. “Mr. President, if you start pushing through a second major stimulus plan, you run out of … Read more

Far-right presentation using misappropriated election software alarms experts

A worker returns voting machines to storage at the Fulton County, Ga., election preparation center on Nov. 4, 2020, in Atlanta. Testing before and after elections shows the voting machines accurately tally the ballots, contradicting unfounded conspiracy theories. (John Bazemore / Associated Press) On the third day of the Conservative Political Action Conference this month, … Read more

Ja Morant sends defiant message to Grizzlies after ugly Game 1 loss to Thunder

Ja Morant’s message, after the Grizzlies lost in historic fashion to open up their first-round playoff series against the Thunder, was straightforward. Memphis’ 51-point loss Sunday in Oklahoma City was the worst in franchise playoff history and led the Grizzlies’ superstar to declare that it would “never” happen again.  “We’ll never play that bad again,” … Read more

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