LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Jared Verse expects a cold reception in frigid Philadelphia on Sunday after sharing his dislike of Eagles fans. Verse wouldn't back down Friday after telling the Los Angeles Times he "hates Eagles fans." The first-round draft pick attended high school in Bloomsburg,...
Ravens and Bills Lost Plenty of Talent Last Offseason, but Stayed in Super Bowl Contention
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Stefon Diggs, Gabe Davis, Patrick Queen and Jadeveon Clowney. Those are just a few of the key players Buffalo and Baltimore lost last offseason, when free agency and salary cap constraints threatened to knock both teams down a notch. Instead, the Bills and Ravens are right...
Mahomes and Kelce Help Chiefs to 23-14 Win Over Texans and Another AFC Title Game Trip
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes threw for 177 yards and a touchdown, most of it going to best buddy Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Houston Texans 23-14 on Saturday to advance to the AFC championship game for the seventh consecutive season. With girlfriend Taylor Swift...
Governor Newsom Negotiates Mortgage Relief for LA Firestorm Victims
Governor Gavin Newsom announced that five major financial institutions have agreed to provide mortgage relief for property owners affected by the recent firestorms in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo have committed to offering their impacted customers a 90-day forbearance...
Fresno Women’s Celebration Calls for Equality for All
The Fresno Women’s Celebration hosted a People’s March on Saturday to stand up for marginalized communities. The march aimed to amplify voices advocating for LGBTQ+ rights, racial justice, workers’ rights, women’s freedom, and an end to the genocide in Gaza. This event was a call for unity and action, as...
Homes Were Burning and Roads Already Jammed When Pacific Palisades Evacuation Order Came, AP Finds
The first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn't come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already burning, according to an Associated Press analysis of emergency communications and interviews with survivors. The wildfire, which would become one of...
On LA Fire Lines, Inmates Shoulder Heavy Packs and Tackle Dangerous Work for Less Than $30 a Day
PASADENA — Sal Almanza has worked 24-hour shifts in grueling terrain, cutting fire lines and hauling away brush trying to keep ahead of fires that have devastated several Los Angeles neighborhoods. But when the fires are finally out, he won't be going back to his family: He'll be returning to...
Trump Says He ‘Most Likely’ Will Give TikTok a 90-Day Extension to Avoid US Ban
President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he "most likely" would give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal that would allow the popular video-sharing platform to avoid a U.S. ban. Trump said in an NBC News interview that he had not decided what to do but was considering...
Maria Chiquita Proves Three Legs Are Just as Good as Four
Meet Maria Chiquita, the ultimate canine companion who's ready to fetch your heart. This playful pup, who boasts an impressive repertoire of tricks — including sitting for treats and following her humans everywhere — has one more talent: redefining what it means to be unstoppable. Maria Chiquita may only have...
TikTok Says It Will ‘Go Dark’ Unless It Gets Clarity From Biden Following Supreme Court Ruling
WASHINGTON — TikTok said it will have to "go dark" this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it won't enforce a shutdown of the popular app after the Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning the app unless it's sold by its China-based parent...