The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 2, 2022. (Kiichiro Sato / Associated Press) It was no secret that authorities believed the Chinese government intended to infiltrate state and local governments across America. For years, the FBI has warned cities and … Read more
The world’s best golfers teed it up Thursday at Shinnecock Hills and once again found the place hard to spell and even harder to play. The U.S. Open, which is usually a four-day experience in pain and suffering, began extracting equal amounts of both under friendly skies at gleaming Shinnecock, where a sunny disposition masked … Read more
Public opinion polls are one of the boogeymen of the 1996 presidential election. The indictment against polls is that they are fickle, unreliable and a distraction from thinking about politics. The Wall Street Journal lashed out the day after the election that “the disparities in the final polls were dramatic, ranging from a Clinton lead … Read more
DJ Cassidy provided the soundtrack as the ceremonial roll call of the states was held at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) While delegates gleefully cast their ceremonial votes for Vice President Kamala Harris to be their presidential nominee at Tuesday night’s Democratic National Convention, a … Read more
In the waning days of his presidency, Bill Clinton promised to use his clemency powers to help low-level drug offenders languishing in prison. When Carlos Vignali walked out of prison on Jan. 20 and returned home to his family in Los Angeles, he appeared to fit the broad outlines of that profile. But the 30-year-old … Read more
(Ross May / Los Angeles Times; Getty Images) 1 Tiny moments of joy, like blowing out birthday candles with family and friends, are not only important, but they may be critical to holding on to any sense of normalcy right now. COVID-19 may make it impossible to see one another in person, but, that’s where … Read more
Devrey LaRiccia, 28, a skydive instructor with Skydive Perris, died on Aug. 2 during a skydiving accident. Devrey LaRiccia along with a student, also age 28, died from their injuries after the accident. (Courtesy of Freddy Chase) The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a skydiving accident in Riverside County in which an instructor and her … Read more
Ninety-one-year-old Constantine Socrates Savalas stepped on the stage at Los Angeles Valley College’s music recital hall and surveyed the younger faces before him. “I stand before you as a witness to the destruction of ships and destroyers at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941,” said Savalas, briefly describing the surprise attack by the Japanese that … Read more
Another body was found in the popular Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas, where other deceased individuals were found recently. The latest body found joins the growing mystery after at least 6 additional bodies were found throughout the year in the lake in 2024. On Friday, police were called to investigate reports of a dead … Read more
Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) set off a bipartisan tempest Tuesday by warning that President Clinton had “better watch out” for his safety if he travels to military bases in North Carolina, prompting the White House to suggest that Helms be denied chairmanship of a key Senate committee. After GOP leaders delicately distanced themselves from Helms’ … Read more
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