Standing poolside at the home of Zoë and Olivier de Givenchy in Beverly Hills, Walt Disney Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Bob Iger addressed an intimate gathering of Angelenos on Friday about the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, slated to open in 2020. “When you think about the world today, when you think about […]
“This is my favorite place,” says Daniel DeSure, gesturing to the stretch of Exposition Boulevard in Crenshaw that he’s lived in and worked on for the last 12 years. Behind an olive-and-black graphic facade, the 42-year-old creative director and entrepreneur runs Commonwealth Projects, a creative agency called on by the likes of Nike, Saint Laurent, […]
ANCHORAGE — The digital memory card in a torture killing in Alaska’s biggest city ended up leading police right to a suspect, first when the killer lost the memory card labeled “Homicide at midtown Marriott” that contained video of the dying woman. Then came an even more innocuous blunder: The killer spoke on the tape in […]
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban stormed a checkpoint in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 15 policemen in the latest attack by insurgents, an Afghan provincial official said Tuesday. The multipronged attack on the checkpoint in the Ali Abad district of northern Kunduz province began late Monday night and set off an hours-long gun battle, according to […]
LONDON — British lawmakers from across the political spectrum are expected to challenge Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s drive to push his European Union divorce bill through the House of Commons in three days, potentially scuttling plans to deliver Brexit by Oct. 31. The bill faces two votes Tuesday, with lawmakers first being asked to approve it […]
Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES ‘This Phony Emoluments Clause’ Trying to dig out from political holes of his own making, President Trump started the workweek by holding forth for 71 minutes during what was ostensibly a Cabinet meeting. Instead, it ended up being a familiar torrent of grievance, defensiveness and […]
NEW YORK — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, in a speech that drew thousands of supporters to a historic site in Lower Manhattan, on Monday made one of her most explicit appeals to female voters since announcing her bid for the White House. In Washington Square Park, an area etched with the history of women-led political action […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has rolled out many detailed plans on the presidential campaign trail, but on Friday she released her longest, most comprehensive one. The topic: Native Americans and tribal rights. The proposal, released ahead of a presidential forum on the topic in Iowa on Monday, comes as Warren has risen in the polls and […]
Monday, Oct. 21, 2019 is election day in Canada. Canadians have 12 hours to vote at their assigned polling station. Check out Elections Canada’s website here for the exact locations. Voting hours are: Newfoundland time – 8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Atlantic time – 8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Eastern time – 9:30 a.m. – […]
HALIFAX — Atlantic Canada’s once monochromatic electoral map, awash in Liberal red since 2015, was getting a minor makeover Monday as results from the federal election rolled in. Click Here: USA Rugby Shop Four years ago, voters across the region handed Justin Trudeau’sLiberals all 32 of the region’s seats, which meant the party had nowhere […]