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The 83rd annual Golden Globes returned to CBS tonight, highlighting the past year in TV and film. Comedian Nikki Glaser once again hosted the Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, after first hosting the gig in 2025. She kicked off the award show with a monologue that didn’t hold […] Read More
The 83rd annual Golden Globes returned to CBS tonight, highlighting the past year in TV and film. Comedian Nikki Glaser once again hosted the Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, after first hosting the gig in 2025. She kicked off the award show with a monologue that didn’t hold […] Read More
More than 60 largely peaceful protests took place this weekend against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions, including several in Southern California. But while many protests were without incident, they were not short on anger and moments of tension. Organizers called the gatherings the “ICE Out for Good” weekend of […] Read More
Jean Smart won the Golden Globe for best performance by a female actor in a TV series – comedy or musical for “Hacks,” while Seth Rogen earned his first Globe on the male side of the same category for “The Studio.” “What can I say, I’m a greedy (bleep),” Smart […] Read More
Kawhi Leonard was struggling. James Harden was off. And the rest of the Clippers weren’t achieving much in the first quarter of Saturday’s game against the Detroit Pistons’ swarming defense. The Clippers had five baskets and eight turnovers in the first 12 minutes and trailed by 14 heading into the […] Read More
HOUMA, La. — For nearly 50 years, James Blanchard has made his living in the Gulf of Mexico, pulling shrimp from the sea. It’s all he ever wanted to do, since he was around 12 years old and accompanied his father, a mailman and part-time shrimper, as he spent weekends trawling the […] Read More
By REBECCA SANTANA, MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and MARK VANCLEAVE MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman by an immigration officer, Minnesota’s Twin Cities on Sunday braced for what many expect will be a new normal over the next few weeks as the Department of Homeland Security […] Read More
By JAKE COYLE The Golden Globes bill themselves as Hollywood’s booziest bash. This year, is anyone ready to party? Political tension and industrywide uncertainty are the prevailing moods heading into Sunday night’s 83rd Golden Globes. Hollywood is coming off a disappointing box-office year and now anxiously awaits the fate of […] Read More
WASHINGTON — After President Trump ordered strikes that led to the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, celebrations erupted in Venezuelan communities across the U.S. But for many of the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants facing possible deportation, their relief and joy were cut by the fear about what comes next […] Read More
California voters might soon be asked to consider a wealth tax, which might sound like a good idea, but it’s not. Seriously, it’s not. Fueled by the self interest of Service Employees International Union–United Healthcare Workers West, the measure would implement a 5% tax on net worth for billionaires living […] Read More
A wind advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 1:11 a.m. valid from 1 p.m. until Monday Jan. 12, at 2 p.m. for San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning. The NWS San Diego CA said, “East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph […] Read More
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on Thursday started restricting the ability for non-paying users to create deepfake, sexualized images after global pushback from users and governments. Late last month, some users began tagging Grok on Musk’s social media platform X with prompts such as “put her in a bikini” to generate […] Read More
Kings goalie Anton Forsberg (31) makes the save on Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid (97) during an overtime of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) Kings’ Alex Laferriere (14) checks Edmonton Oilers’ Ty Emberson (49) during first-period NHL hockey game […] Read More
CHICAGO — Caleb Williams came through in his playoff debut, throwing a go-ahead, 25-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore with 1:43 remaining, and the Chicago Bears rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the rival Green Bay Packers 31-27 in a wild-card playoff game on Saturday night. The NFC North champion […] Read More
Two recent shootings by federal immigration agents have cast a fresh spotlight on incidents in which authorities open fire on moving vehicles, a tactic that has fallen out of favor with the LAPD and many other law enforcement agencies across the country because it often turns deadly and puts bystanders […] Read More
Strong winds whipped through Southern California on Saturday, with the strongest gusts clocked at 88 mph in the San Diego County mountains region. The National Weather Service issued a high wind advisory in the early-morning hours Saturday warning of whipping winds, from Ventura to San Diego counties. The advisory will […] Read More
LOS ANGELES — UCLA has yet to take its foot off the transfer portal pedal. Saturday was yet another day of full speed ahead on transfer commitments – hauling in another five players – to bring the Bruins’ total from the transfer portal to 30 players. As of Saturday afternoon, […] Read More
The federal government’s Boeing E-4B Nightwatch — a military aircraft known, somewhat alarmingly, as the “Doomsday Plane” — touched down at Los Angeles International Airport this week, in what may be the famed aircraft’s first-ever LAX landing. Aviation enthusiasts spotted the plane on Thursday on its approach to LAX. Billed […] Read More
The Chargers have been here before. Exactly one year ago, to be precise. They had 11 regular-season victories going into their AFC wild-card game, a game they appeared to have set up against an opponent they seemed capable of defeating and moving on to the next round, to a deeper […] Read More
CHARGERS (11-6) at PATRIOTS (14-3) When: 5 p.m. PT Sunday Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts TV/Radio: NBC (Ch. 4)/640 AM, 94.3 FM (Spanish) Line: Patriots by 3.5 Notable injury designations Chargers: OUT: WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (hamstring), S Kendall Williamson (ankle); QUESTIONABLE: T Austin Deculus (oblique), OLB Bud Dupree (hamstring), TE […] Read More
A federal judge in New York has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s move to freeze $10 billion in child-care funds in five Democrat-led states including California. The ruling Friday afternoon capped a tumultuous stretch that began earlier this week when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told California […] Read More
When tenants review a lease proposal, their attention almost always goes to the same place first: the rent. That’s understandable. Rent is easy to see, easy to compare and easy to negotiate. It feels like the most important number in the deal. But after decades of representing commercial tenants, I […] Read More
Lakers star Luka Doncic, left, and Milwaukee Bucks guard Kevin Porter Jr. pursue a loose ball during the first half on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Milwaukee Bucks guard Kevin Porter Jr., left, shoots as Lakers guard Marcus Smart, center, and forward LeBron James defend during […] Read More
In what might be the most decisive critique yet of President Trump’s remake of the Kennedy Center, the Washington National Opera’s board approved a resolution on Friday to leave the venue it has occupied since 1971. “Today, the Washington National Opera announced its decision to seek an amicable early termination […] Read More
IRVINE — Portola boys basketball coach Brian Smith was eager to see how his team performed in front of a lively crowd in an opponent’s gym. The Bulldogs came out firing on all cylinders and were active on the defensive end en route to a 69-44 win over Irvine on […] Read More
MINNEAPOLIS — The flight home will be a lot less gloomy than it looked 24 hours earlier for the USC men’s basketball team. Chad Baker-Mazara had 29 points and eight assists and made two free throws with 10 seconds left in overtime to rally USC to a 70-69 victory over […] Read More
More than two weeks after winter storms hammered the Wrightwood area, Mountain High is scheduled to reopen Saturday, Jan. 10. Karl Kapuscinski, president and CEO of Mountain High Resorts, thanked his staff in a written statement issued Friday. “Without your dedication and hard work through the holidays, we wouldn’t have […] Read More
By GEOFF MULVIHILL A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting needy children and their families from flowing to five Democratic-led states for now. The states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York […] Read More
The popular discount retailer Marshalls has closed two locations in California this month as it adapts to an increasingly competitive retail environment. One of the Marshalls on Hollywood Boulevard, near famous landmarks such as the Hollywood Walk of Fame and TCL Chinese Theatre, has closed and was unreachable by phone. […] Read More
By DEVI SHASTRI, Associated Press Health Writer South Carolina’s measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new cases in the past three days. The outbreak centered in Spartanburg County grew to 310 cases over the holidays, and spawned cases in […] Read More
By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his most substantial critique of U.S., Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were using force to assert their dominion worldwide, “completely undermining” peace and the post-World War II international legal order. “War […] Read More
In Springfield, Ill., in 1838, a young Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful speech decrying the “ravages of mob law” throughout the land. Lincoln warned, in eerily prescient fashion, that the spread of a then-ascendant “mobocratic spirit” threatened to sever the “attachment of the People” to their fellow countrymen and their […] Read More
Q: In your last column about new traffic laws, you noted that Caltrans would possibly have the authority to place speed cameras to cite culprits who are causing havoc. I have a situation in Newport Beach that needs the attention, as I have a group of speed demons who have […] Read More
My last column a couple of weeks ago was titled, “Trump’s new National Security Strategy pushes global realism.” I commended the move from 1990s “unipolarity,” when America was by far the strongest nation in the world, to a realization we now are in “multipolarity.” That meant two other countries, China […] Read More
Gov. Gavin Newsom used his final State of the State address to underscore California’s jaw-dropping crime figures — stats that he said refute the president’s claims about widespread murder and mayhem. To put in perspective some of the numbers cited by the governor on Thursday: The last time homicides were […] Read More
The conservative movement is going through some internal struggles, most notably because of the debate between the racists and the reasonable members of the GOP. To recap, Tucker Carlson had a chat with Nick Fuentes and now conservatives can’t decide whether to reject or embrace the racists and antisemites among […] Read More
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. — Carson Beck scrambled for a 3-yard touchdown with 18 seconds left, and Miami will head back home for a shot at its first national championship since 2001 after beating Mississippi, 31-27, in an exhilarating College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta […] Read More
Rep. Julia Brownley, a Democrat who has represented swaths of Ventura and Los Angeles counties for more than a decade, announced Thursday that she would not seek reelection. “Serving our community and our country has been the honor of my lifetime. Every step of this journey has been shaped by […] Read More
The uncertainty surrounding the Angels’ TV contract reached a new level when they terminated their contract with Main Street Sports Group on Thursday, raising questions about how their televised games will be delivered to fans and how much revenue the Angels will generate in 2026. Main Street, which is the […] Read More
Inland Empire organizations can apply for grants from the Morongo Band of Mission Indians by Friday, Jan. 16. The tribe near Cabazon is taking applications for its fifth annual Community Outreach Awards Program. Community groups that are chosen will receive awards of up to $5,000. Recipients will be announced in […] Read More
It was the type of standoff that has become routine since the Trump administration launched its immigration crackdown in June: Unmarked federal vehicles, sirens blaring, move toward a maroon SUV stopped crosswise in the middle of a residential road in Minneapolis. Bystander video shows the driver seeming to wave them […] Read More
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and WAFAA SHURAFA, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A former U.N. Mideast envoy has been chosen to direct President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to oversee the ceasefire in Gaza, Israel’s prime minister said Thursday, as at least eight more deaths from Israeli strikes were reported there. […] Read More
While driving Railroad Canyon Road between Lake Elsinore and Menifee, one passes the city of Canyon Lake, along with the lake itself. The residential aspect of the area dates back nearly 60 years, but the lake itself, and the planning for it, are nearly 100 years old. The story of […] Read More
Who knew that by “America First,” President Trump meant all of the Americas? In puzzling over that question at least, I’ve got company in Marjorie Taylor Greene, the now-former congresswoman from Georgia and onetime Trump devotee who remains stalwart in his America First movement. Greene tweeted on Saturday, just ahead […] Read More
NEWPORT BEACH — If there is such a thing as a must-win game so early in league play, then the Sunset League boys basketball game between Fountain Valley and Newport Harbor on Wednesday was a must-win game for the Barons. After trailing by 15 at the half, the Barons came […] Read More
Last month, as required by law, State Auditor Grant Parks published an annual report on state programs and agencies that his office deems to be at “high risk” of costly inefficiency, waste or fraud. The report reiterated concerns about seven situations, two of which have been on the list since […] Read More
BEIRUT — Nabbing Nicolás Maduro — a Hollywood-esque operation in President Trump’s telling that saw Delta Force spirit the Venezuelan leader out of Venezuela — shocked U.S. friends and foes alike, with governments from Colombia to China to France sputtering condemnations. Yet perhaps no nation is as alarmed as Iran. Its leaders, […] Read More
Last month, as required by law, State Auditor Grant Parks published an annual report on state programs and agencies that his office deems to be at “high risk” of costly inefficiency, waste or fraud. The report reiterated concerns about seven situations, two of which have been on the list since […] Read More
SAN ANTONIO — The Lakers have come into several games lacking their normal firepower this season, and the younger, deeper opponents who sense blood in the water have been taking advantage of those situations. Luka Doncic had 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists but with three-fifths of their preferred […] Read More
Stephen A. Smith doubles down on calling ICE shooting ‘justified’
Stephen A. Smith is arguably the most-well known sports commentator in the country. But the outspoken ESPN commentator’s perspective outside the sports arena has landed him in a firestorm. The furor is due to his pointed comments defending an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot a Minneapolis woman […] Read More