By ANDREW TAYLOR | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republicans have vilified Nancy Pelosi for years as a San Francisco liberal, and now they’re trying to portray her as a captive of resurgent left-wingers in her Democratic Party. But in her early moves so far as House speaker, Pelosi is displaying her pragmatic streak. She’s set to…
RICHMOND, Va. — Calls were mounting for Virginia’s lieutenant governor to resign Saturday, at the tail end of an astonishing week that saw the state’s top three elected officials — all Democrats — embroiled in potentially career-ending scandals fraught with questions of race, sex, and power. Two women have accused Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of…
By ELANA SCHOR | Associated Press LAWRENCE, Mass. — Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren made her bid for the presidency official on Saturday in this working-class city, grounding her 2020 campaign in a populist call to fight economic inequality and build “an America that works for everyone.” Warren delivered a sharp call for change at her presidential…
A new storm moved into Southern California on Saturday, bringing light rain and concerns over snow in mountain passes. Snow was beginning to stick along the Interstate 5 corridor in the Tejon Pass, the National Weather Service said Saturday morning. Snow level were predicted to drop to 3,500-to-4,000…
On the south side of Los Angeles City Hall, several floors above Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office and the homeless people who nap on the lawn, a quote from the Roman statesman Cicero is chiseled into the face of the building. “He that violates his oath,” it says, “profanes the divinity of faith itself.” …
Police are seeking to identify this suspect in a Feb. 8 bank robbery in Newport Beach. (Photo courtesy of Newport Beach Police Department) Police are seeking to identify this suspect in a Feb. 8 bank robbery in Newport Beach. (Photo courtesy of Newport Beach Police Department) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Police are seeking…
Q. I see quite a few newer cars with no front license-plate holders – including brands such as Tesla, Mercedes, BMW, Ford, Mazda, Hyundai and Kia. Often, these are sportier cars. From what I can tell, there was never any holder attached to the front – so that tells me the dealers are skirting the law requiring…
By Laura Fay | LA School Report School safety and college affordability are the most pressing issues in education, California voters said in a ew poll. The top priority overall was reducing gun violence in schools, with more than half of respondents saying it was “very important.” But voters with children as well as those ages 18-49…
Antonio Pastini (Facebook) The pilot of a plane that broke up in the sky and crashed into a Yorba Linda neighborhood on Super Bowl Sunday, killing him and four others inside a home, apparently was twice disciplined by the National Transportation Safety Board, according to federal documents. Federal Aviation Administration officials confirmed Friday that the…
The 61st Grammy Awards are Sunday, Feb. 10, and how we listen to music has changed quite a bit since they began in the 1950s. Are vinyl records really making a comeback in the age of streaming? Yes and no. Changing formats Recording Industry Association of America data on sales volume by format show how…
