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IRVINE — When Jackson LaCombe sat in the locker room on his first day of training camp in 2023, he had all the not-so-commanding presence of a gangly teenager holding up the wall at a high-school dance. That was reflected on the ice for much of his first season, too, when the murmurs were many.…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, February 8, 2026. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter…
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In this image taken from video provided by Olympic Broadcasting Services, OBS, United States’ Lindsey Vonn crashes during an alpine ski women’s downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (Olympic Broadcasting Services via AP) This combination of images shows the United States’ Lindsey Vonn crashing during an…
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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — American ski racer Breezy Johnson won the Olympic downhill Sunday with a hard-charging run on a day marred by teammate Lindsey Vonn’s crash that saw her being taken off the mountain in a helicopter. Johnson was the sixth racer and found speed with a risk-taking trip along the iconic Olympia delle…
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Students are stuck in a modern catch-22 situation, a new national research report by the Chapman University-based Or Initiative says about the state of civil discourse among youth. Youth are eager to grapple with the world’s most polarizing issues, but in a digital age where headlines are incessant and social media often doubles as a…
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The National Transportation Safety Board recently held a public hearing to approve its final report on the deadly January 2025 midair collision over the Potomac River just outside Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people. During the hearing, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy worryingly warned, “Burbank is one [airport] where commercial airlines have…
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Halfway through the first candidates’ debate in the race for California governor, one thing was clear. The emperor has no clothes. As in the story of the emperor’s new clothes, there was one person on the stage who could see it. And once he said it, it seemed that the whole state could see it.…
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“Carrie Cane, where are you?” I called as I walked from doorknob to doorknob through my house. Usually, I’d find my so-named cane hanging out on one of them. Carrie and I became friends when my physical therapist brought her in to help me get walking again after I fell and fractured my hip. I…
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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, Wellness Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Goldberg brings a stack of newspapers to the office every day. The CEO of a Florida public relations firm scours stories for developments relevant to her clients while relishing holding the pages in her hand. “I want to touch it, feel it, turn the page…
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By Susan Jaffe, KFF Health News Ever since Larry Wilkewitz retired more than 20 years ago from a wood products company, he’s had a commercial Medicare Advantage plan from the insurer Humana. But two years ago, he heard about Peak Health, a new Advantage plan started by the West Virginia University Health System, where his…
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