After a night of wacky weather across the region, skies in Southern California were sunny and back to normal, with the weather expected to stay quiet for the rest of the week Meteorologists said Wednesday, Feb. 16, that no precipitation was expected for the rest of the week. While temperatures were still fairly cool Wednesday,…
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It’s not been easy for UCLA as of late, and it doesn’t look like it’s getting any easier. The Bruins have fallen to No. 13 in the latest AP Top 25 poll after losing three of their part four, including a frustrating loss to USC on Saturday night at the Galen Center. Jaime Jaquez Jr.,…
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By DAVID KLEPPER PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — It should have been a time of celebration: Brittan Heller would soon graduate from college and head to one of the nation’s top law programs. But when a classmate with unrequited feelings for Heller wasn’t admitted to that same school, he turned his rage on her. He wrote…
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Oregon pass rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux believes the Giants are going to draft him in the top 7 of April’s NFL Draft, according to Colin Cowherd. On “The Colin Cowherd Podcast,” Action Network CCO Chad Millman recently asked the show’s host about his most interesting conversation at The Volume Sports’ Super Bowl party in Los Angeles.…
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By MATTHEW BROWN BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a commercial development project that included a microbrewery in his Montana hometown and lied to an agency ethics official about his involvement, according to a report by federal investigators released Wednesday. The investigation by the Interior Department’s…
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Brian Daboll hired three-time Pro Bowl linebacker Bryan Cox on Wednesday to be the Giants’ new assistant defensive line coach. Cox, 54, hasn’t worked in the NFL since he coached the Atlanta Falcons’ defensive line from 2014-16. One source said Cox is a “wild guy” whose reputation accurately represents his coaching style, at least going…
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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and LORNE COOK KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians defied pressure from Moscow with a national show of flag-waving unity Wednesday, while the West warned that it saw no sign of a promised pullback of Russian troops from Ukraine’s borders despite Kremlin declarations of a withdrawal. While a feared Russian invasion…
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By SCOTT BAUER MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top elections officials systematically knocked down a series of conspiracy theories about the state’s voter records and election administration during a public hearing Wednesday before a legislative committee chaired by a Republican who has helped elevate the claims. The hearing before the Assembly elections committee gave Wisconsin…
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA Stock indexes were mixed on Wall Street in afternoon trading Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting showed policymakers discussing the possibility of a more aggressive pace of interest rate hikes as the central bank moves to fight inflation. The S&P 500 was up 0.3%…
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By SARA BURNETT The nation’s leading health officials said Wednesday that the U.S. is moving closer to the point that COVID-19 is no longer a “constant crisis” as more cities, businesses and sports venues began lifting pandemic restrictions around the country. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White…
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