Prominent Democratic governors, some considering 2028 presidential bids, gathered Thursday in Los Angeles for a high-dollar fundraiser. Tickets to attend the event cost up to $100,000, according to an invitation. Closed to the press, it was expected to raise more than $1.5 million for the Democratic Governors Assn., among the largest amount the group has…
Richard Mercado, baseball coach at Mater Dei High, does lunch supervision and believes the school’s cellphone ban has led to a remarkable change at the lunch tables. “It’s way different,” he said. “Last year everybody played a game on their phone. Now you’re forced to talk.” No more making excuses to look at your phone…
UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava didn’t want to enter the transfer portal, even after a tumultuous season that saw the program fire its head coach after an 0-3 start and fall short of a bowl game despite a midseason semi-revival. After one conversation with then-recently hired Bruins coach Bob Chesney, Iamaleava was sold on wearing the…
Organizers canceled the popular Wireless Festival after the United Kingdom denied its headliner, the embattled rapper Ye, a visa into the country. The U.K. government cited Ye’s history of antisemitic outbursts as a reason for denying him a travel permit. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Tuesday that “Kanye West [Ye’s former name] should…
Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude is our modern madman and moralist, as fleet with pranks as he is steadfast in holding to account the hypocrites of the world (starting with the fault lines in his home country). Being idea-crazed and fast-moving, he’s rolled into art-house consciousness on the force of some sweeping masterpieces of sociocultural critique,…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> PHOENIX — Unable to ramp up through the first month of spring training because of lingering shoulder soreness, Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell took a step toward readiness Thursday, throwing his first bullpen session. Two hours before Thursday night’s Cactus League game, Snell threw off the mound in front of a group of reporters…
