President Donald Trump said he would not attend Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, citing travel issues and criticizing the scheduled Super Bowl performances of outspoken anti-Trump artists Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican pop star, and Green Day, the rebellious East Bay rock group. Related Articles NAMM 2026 honors Smashing Pumpkin’s Billy…
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Valentine’s Day is so big in Temecula Valley Wine Country that it calls February the “month of romance.” There are nearly 50 wineries in the rolling hills of southwest Riverside County, many with hotels and restaurants that will be set up to serve multi-course dinners with filet mignon, salmon and chocolate desserts. Several will have…
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By STEVE DOUGLAS, AP Sports Writer VASTERAS, Sweden (AP) — Maryan Hashi remembers the thoughts running through her mind when she began hitting the ski slopes in northern Sweden. As a Black woman from Somalia, she felt like an “alien.” “Am I wearing the correct clothing for this? Does it fit? Do I look weird?…
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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Council members on Monday called for the city and LA28 to have “hard and honest” conversations and come up with a backup plan in the case of a widespread boycott of the 2028 Olympic Games. The council members’ requests come against the backdrop of mounting calls for a boycott…
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The Orange County boys basketball rankings as of Monday, Jan. 26. The team records are through Sunday, Jan. 25. Notable this week: Orange Lutheran and Servite move into this week’s Top 10. … Orange Lutheran almost beat Mater Dei in the Trinity League, and Servite looked strong in a win over Los Alamitos in the…
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Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care workers in the Los Angeles area joined their counterparts across the state and in Hawaii today to begin an open-ended strike alleging unfair labor practices amid prolonged contract talks. Roughly 31,000 members of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals vowed to stay on strike until…
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By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HONOLULU (AP) — Seven Japanese American soldiers will be promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II despite having been branded “enemy aliens.” Related Articles US aircraft carrier arrives in the Middle East as tensions with Iran…
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Kaiser Registered Nurse Jennifer Tate strikes with approximately 300 of her fellow employees in front of the Kaiser Fontana Medical Center on Sierra Avenue in Fontana on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Kaiser Registered Nurse Jennifer Tate strikes with approximately 300 of her fellow employees in front of…
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BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte insisted on Monday that Europe is incapable of defending itself without U.S. military support and would have to more than double current military spending targets to be able to do so. “If anyone thinks here … that the European Union or Europe as a whole can defend itself…
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — The brothers operated in the glitz and glamour of the Hamptons and South Beach. Two were high-end real estate brokers dubbed “The A Team.” The third went to law school and ran their family’s private security firm, which caters to heads of state and…
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