NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by Time magazine as its person of the year. The honors for the businessman-turned-politician are a measure of Trump's remarkable comeback from an ostracized former president...
California Can Fix Its School Crisis by Ditching Gimmicks
When the state Department of Education released academic test scores of California's public school students in October, it cast them in positive terms. "Overall," the department said, "the percentages of California students meeting or exceeding standards (demonstrating proficient or advanced grade-level knowledge and skills) in (English language arts), mathematics, and...
Southern California Forecast of Cool Temps, Calm Winds to Help Firefighters Battle Malibu Blaze
MALIBU — Cooler temperatures, calmer winds and a chance of rainfall in Southern California this week are forecast to help firefighters as they battle a wind-driven blaze in steep, rugged terrain that's driven thousands, including celebrities, from their homes in Malibu. The weather improved so much Wednesday that meteorologists said...
NFL Will Consider Replay Assist for Facemask Penalties
IRVING — The NFL will consider expanding replay assist to include facemask penalties and other plays. Officials have missed several obvious facemask penalties this season, including two in a three-week span during Thursday night games. "When we see it, because I see it like yourselves and the fans, I have...
Patrick Mahomes on Playing 3 Games in 11 Days: ‘It’s Not a Good Feeling’
KANSAS CITY — You can count Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes among those who are not exactly thrilled about the NFL forcing the two-time defending Super Bowl champions to play three times over an 11-day span in the coming weeks. The Chiefs are among four teams — the Texans,...
Selena Gomez Reveals Engagement to Benny Blanco
LOS ANGELES - Selena Gomez is having quite a year, and it's being capped with an engagement to music producer and songwriter Benny Blanco. The Grammy- and Emmy-nominated performer announced she was off the market in an Instagram post Wednesday of her ring and an embrace with her fiancé, with...
Louisiana Rapper NBA Youngboy Gets Nearly 2 Years in Jail for Gun Charges
LOGAN, Utah — A federal judge in Utah sentenced Louisiana rap artist NBA Youngboy to just under two years in prison on gun-related charges after he acknowledged having possessed weapons despite being a convicted felon. The rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, reached an agreement that resolved Utah state...
North Carolina Trustees Approve Bill Belichick’s Deal Ahead of His News Conference
CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina's trustees have approved terms of the deal to hire Bill Belichick as the Tar Heels' new football coach, and the school is set to hold its introductory news conference for the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach Thursday afternoon. The board met in the morning to...
Trump Has a New Favorite Foreign Leader. He’s Known as ‘the Madman.’
Opinion by Michelle Goldberg on Dec. 9, 2024. Javier Milei, the wild-haired Argentine president known by his supporters as “the madman,” has lately edged out Hungary’s Viktor Orban as the MAGA movement’s chief international inspiration. Donald Trump has called Milei his “favorite president,” and Milei was the first foreign leader...
Biden Commutes Roughly 1,500 Sentences and Pardons 39 People in Biggest Single-Day Act of Clemency
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It's the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. The commutations announced Thursday...