Month: February 2020

New York City mayor and 2020 Democrat presidential hopeful Bill de Blasio said in a Wednesday interview that he could stand up to President Donald Trump as “the tall candidate.” “A tall candidate has won, I think, every one but three of the presidential elections in history,” de Blasio said during a Wednesday appearance on […]

Read more

You know what they say, what happens in Las Vegas … will be broadcast and live-streamed around the world. Democrats will hold their ninth presidential primary debate Wednesday and this time the stage will have a fresh face. Billionaire Michael R. Bloomberg, the former three-term mayor of New York City, qualified for his first debate […]

Read more

Bernie Sanders has opened a wide lead in California’s Democratic presidential primary, and four rivals are virtually tied for a distant second place, according to a poll released Tuesday. The survey by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California found Sanders favored by 32% of likely voters in the March 3 primary, followed by former […]

Read more

WASHINGTON —  Atty. Gen. William Barr has told people close to him he’s considering quitting his post after President Trump wouldn’t heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases, an administration official told the Associated Press. The revelation came days after Barr took a public swipe at the president, saying in a television interview […]

Read more

CITY GIRLS’ BASKETBALLOPEN DIVISIONConsolation semifinals. TuesdayNarbonne 49, Taft 36Crenshaw 72, Legacy 66 Championship semifinals, Saturday at Los Angeles Southwest College#4 Granada Hills vs. #1 Palisades, 4:30 p.m.#3 Los Angeles Hamilton vs. #2 El Camino Real, 3 p.m. Fifth-place game, Feb. 25, 7 p.m.#6 Crenshaw at #5 Narbonne Notes: Third-place game, Feb. 25, 7 p.m. at […]

Read more

“Go by him,” Woodland Hills Taft High coach Derrick Taylor shouted to one of his guards dribbling on a fast break against King/Drew in a City Section Open Division playoff game. The player did exactly as he was told, beating his defender and was headed toward making a layup when 6-foot-6, 240-pound Fidelis Okereke suddenly […]

Read more