Sean McVay and the Rams may never shake the disappointment and regret of falling short against the Seahawks in two critical matchups last season. At least not any time soon. Seattle’s combined five-point margin of victory in those games, as minuscule as it was, denied the Rams a chance to play in their third Super...
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were terrifyingly close to being struck by the gunfire that was unleashed on their Beverly Hills home. Ivanna Ortiz was charged with 14 counts, including attempted murder, for the ordeal in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday. Photos from the A-lister’s home revealed the bullets had gone through a front security gate...
Another senior communications official has exited the office of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, the latest shakeup in a mayoral press operation that has steadily lost key members over the past year.
Tony Burke says one player and one support member reunited with five players given Australian visas after offers of asylum accepted
A total of seven members of the Iranian women’s football team have now been granted humanitarian visas in Australia, home affairs minister Tony Burke has confirmed.
An additional two women had sought asylum before the rest of the Iranian team departed Sydney on a flight to Malaysia on Tuesday night, one player and one support member, Burke told a press conference on Wednesday mornig. He said the pair were offered humanitarian visas, and both took up the offer. The visas were processed overnight.
Matt Snell played all of his nine seasons with the Jets, but his post-career relationship with the team became shrouded in bitterness and nonexistent, and sadly, he took his grudge to the grave with him.
Upper chamber accepts final draft of bill, which offers life peerages to some of those who would otherwise be removed
Hereditary peerages will be abolished before the next king’s speech after a deal was struck granting life peerages to some Conservatives and cross-benchers losing their seats.
On Tuesday evening the upper chamber accepted a final draft of the House of Lords (hereditary peers) bill, marking the end of its passage through parliament and clearing the way for it to be added to the statute book.
There’s growing pressure to pull the plug on California’s proposed Cap-and-Invest Program but the agency behind the plan isn’t moving. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) responded to the concerns, calling the initiative “the most cost-effective way” to meet the state’s climate goals. “Although companies in the program have added their costs to gasoline prices,...
The B-52 bomber has been flying missions for nearly 70 years — and it’s still one of America’s most powerful weapons. Retired Navy fighter pilot Matthew “Whiz” Buckley breaks down how the massive aircraft works and what it can destroy. He also explains the message its deployment sends to America’s enemies.
He’s been among the more impressive hitters and gotten greater exposure thanks to the departure of teammates who are participating in the WBC — an opportunity Jones didn’t want to waste.
During his Air Force career, McCasland headed up research at Wright Patterson Air Force Base — a role in which he oversaw classified space weapons program.
NYPD Chief Aaron Edwards said his heroics when a pair of accused wannabe bombers dropped IEDs in front of him, but he said it was another day on the job.
Court filing claims project leader took money days before collapse
Grand Slam Track filed for bankruptcy owing up to $50m
Michael Johnson has been accused of paying himself $500,000 (£372,000) eight days before his Grand Slam Track project collapsed before the final event in Los Angeles, leaving athletes and creditors owed millions. The claim is made by vendors in a legal filing in which they have also sought permission to sue individual leaders of GST, including Johnson and the main investor, Winners Alliance.
When GST was launched Johnson promised it would “bring fantasy to life” and transform athletics – with track’s biggest stars facing off regularly against each other for huge prize money. But the writing was on the wall after the first event in Jamaica last April was sparsely attended, and it collapsed shortly after its third event in Philadelphia on 1 June.
The Los Angeles City Council will pay out $177 million in contracts to tenant-rights attorneys who routinely sue the city and groups who rally against the LAPD.
Fremont, California, has once again topped the list as the happiest city in America, thanks to its impressive statistics. The city is no stranger to the spotlight, proudly holding onto the number one spot for an impressive seven years in a row. The city is no stranger to the spotlight, proudly holding onto the number...
First tranche expected to include Cabinet Office report warning of ‘reputational risk’ over ex-minister’s links to Epstein
Hundreds of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US are expected to be released by Downing Street on Wednesday.
The first tranche of files will include a two-page due diligence report by the Cabinet Office, which is likely to raise questions about Keir Starmer’s judgment, the Guardian understands.
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