Pop superstar and left-wing activist Taylor Swift has admitted to becoming “obsessed” with progressive politics and claims she is now “really focused” on helping Democrats defeat President Donald Trump and Republican candidates in the 2020 election cycle. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Swift spoke of how she has come to obsess over politics since her […]
SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Department of Homeland Security said waiving procurement regulations will allow 177 miles of wall to be built more quickly in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The 10 waived laws […]
LAS VEGAS — Lisa Rosario describes herself as a political junkie. But she still hasn’t decided who she will support in the Democratic presidential contest. “It’s gut-wrenching because this to me is one of the most important votes that we’ve had in my generation. This is a huge vote, especially for Latinos,” said Rosario, 55, who […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Denny Hamlin’s second straight win in the Daytona 500 was an even greater accomplishment than it looked. He did it seemingly by himself. NASCAR has evolved into a sport in which teammates help each other and even other cars from the same manufacturer come to the aid of a driver by […]
Watching the ball float through the air, Japreece Dean confidently leaned backward, the redshirt senior’s arms straight down by her sides. When her three-pointer splashed through the net, Dean threw her head back in celebration. After her would-be game-winning shot trickled off the rim at the end of regulation, the point guard’s three-pointer with 10 […]
Hello, my name is John Cherwa, and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we need to wait until Friday before Santa Anita races again. We’ve often said that statistics can be used to prove whatever point you are trying to make. For example, Santa Anita likes to use one about the number of […]
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. NASCAR instituted a series of safety measures since the death of Dale Earnhardt in the 2001 Daytona 500, but all the memories of how dangerous the sport can be came rushing back Monday night when Ryan Newman was involved in a horrific crash […]
The Rev. Kori Pacyniak is believed to be the first transgender, nonbinary priest in the Roman Catholic Womenpriests movement. SAN DIEGO — The conversation began in typical fashion, with a question many grandparents ask: “When you grow up,” Kori Pacyniak’s grandmother wondered, “what would you like to be?” At that point, the chat took an atypical […]
Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of a man whom police were chasing on foot. The shooting happened at about 10:10 p.m. Sunday, in the area of East Rhea Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Long Beach. Officers had tried to stop a man on a bicycle for […]
Homicide detectives are investigating three dead bodies that were found Monday morning near a gravesite in a Perris cemetery. The victims, described only as three men, were discovered sometime before 10:30 a.m. at the Perris Valley Cemetery in the 900 block of North Perris Boulevard, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s deputies roped […]