Gov. Gavin Newsom, newly inaugurated Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and legislative leaders are pledging decisive action on California’s homelessness crisis, which raises a pithy question: Why did it erupt during a period of strong economic growth? The reasons often offered include a moderate climate, the availability of generous welfare benefits, mental health and drug…
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The Kings’ Anze Kopitar controls the puck in front of the Arizona Coyotes’ Travis Boyd during the second period on Friday night in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb) Kings goalie Jonathan Quick sprays himself in the face with water before the start of the first period of their game against the Arizona Coyotes on Friday…
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By ABBIE PARR and STEFANIE DAZIO BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — A teenager was killed during a shooting at the Mall of America on Friday that sent frightened customers at the nation’s largest shopping center racing into a lockdown just before the holiday weekend, police said. Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said the victim was a…
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Lakers guard Dennis Schroder drives past Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball during the first half on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball, left, reaches for a rebound over Lakers center Thomas Bryant during the first half on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Lakers…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Several of Orange County’s top girls soccer teams will be in action next week at the Excalibur Tournament hosted by Foothill. The field of 22 teams includes Los Alamitos (4-3-1), San Clemente (7-0-3), Edison (3-2-3), Mater Dei (2-1-2) and Huntington Beach (6-2) among…
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Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal, left, blocks a shot by Calgary Flames right wing Tyler Toffoli during the second period on Friday night at the Honda Center. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) Calgary Flames defenseman Nikita Zadorov, left, passes the puck past Ducks center Jayson Megna during the first period on Friday night at the Honda Center. (AP…
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As the year draws to an end, will 2022 end on a good note? If you are like many, you are also asking yourself how to make 2023 memorable. Many of you are setting goals, intentions and researching the best ways to shift into newer, healthier habits. Setting goals can be powerful. Reaching these culminates…
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By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News You’ve compared tuition. Reviewed on-campus housing costs. Even digested student meal plan prices. But have you thought about how much your son’s or daughter’s dream school will charge for health coverage? You might be in for a shock. Hawley Montgomery-Downs, for example, was thrilled when daughter Bryn Tronco earned…
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Joe Pompeo is senior media correspondent for Vanity Fair, where he recently profiled Rachel Maddow, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, Politico, Bloomberg Businessweek and Columbia Journalism Review. Pompeo is the author “Blood & Ink: The Scandalous Jazz Age Double Murder That Hooked America on True Crime,” which explores a 100-year-old…
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LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers bought themselves some infield depth on Thursday. In a cash deal, the Dodgers acquired utilityman Yonny Hernandez from the Oakland A’s. The switch-hitting Hernandez played 55 games for the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks over the past two seasons, most of them at third base (39). The A’s claimed him…
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