Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have animated post-debate exchange
One of the most talked-about moments of Tuesday night’s Democratic debate happened after it ended, with a terse exchange between Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren after the handshake that wasn’t. During the debate, moderators pressed both presidential candidates on reports that Sanders told Warren during a private 2018 meeting that a woman could not…
Michael Bloomberg’s face on a meatball? His social media staff had some fun during the debate
During the Democratic debate, a Twitter account linked to former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s presidential campaign sent out odd messages, like what kind of podium Bloomberg would use if he made a debate stage and another that featured his face on a meatball. The account, which is verified by Twitter and had more…
Trump uses Wisconsin rally to defend Iran policy as Democrats decry it
MILWAUKEE — As President Trump rallied supporters Tuesday night by defending his decision to kill a top Iranian general, the Democrats vying to replace him used their final debate before primary voting begins to argue that doing so made the country less safe. With Trump firing up thousands in the battleground state of Wisconsin and the…
The transfer portal is becoming the least exclusive club at UCLA
UCLA linebacker Jayce Smalley and defensive lineman Ulysses Aburto joined the team’s recent wave of departures, becoming the 12th and 13th players to leave via the transfer portal. Smalley, a redshirt sophomore, announced his intentions on Twitter, saying he planned to leave as a graduate transfer with two more seasons of eligibility after completing his…
Kings cannot finish strong, fall to Lightning in shootout
TAMPA, Fla. — With a blistering shot that glanced off the goalie’s shoulder and into the net, Nikita Kucherov saved the night for the Tampa Bay Lightning. The reigning NHL MVP and scoring champion scored with a little over a minute left in regulation and Steven Stamkos delivered the game-deciding goal in a shootout to complete…
Christian Moore scores 30 points in Brentwood's upset of Windward
Sophomore Christian Moore came through with 30 points on Tuesday night to help Brentwood stun Windward 60-57 in a Gold Coast League game. Windward came in at 16-4 and a candidate to make the Open Division playoffs. It was coming off a rout of Crossroads, which beat Brentwood. But Brentwood got off to a good…
Kawhi Leonard's most dominant performance of the season leads Clippers over Cavaliers
It’s hard to know exactly what this was Tuesday night at Staples Center, a Clippers team getting right after a stretch of uninspired basketball or catching one of the worst teams in the NBA on its second consecutive night of action in Los Angeles. Whatever it was — and it almost certainly was a healthy…
Pilots are supposed to dump jet fuel in unpopulated areas, not over neighborhoods
To make an emergency landing, a pilot will try to get the airplane down to its landing weight so there are more options in case of an aborted landing attempt. How and where that fuel dump happens depends on the type of emergency, said Tom Haueter, former director of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Office…
O.C. fairgrounds could be considered as site of emergency homeless housing
The OC Fair & Event Center is preparing for the possibility that the Costa Mesa fairgrounds could become the site of an emergency homeless shelter. In an executive order addressing homelessness, Gov. Gavin Newsom last week ordered the California Department of Food and Agriculture to assess “fairgrounds in or near jurisdictions where a shelter crisis…
Tough questions for Delta after pilots dump jet fuel on schoolchildren
Angry city officials in Cudahy are demanding to know why a Delta jet making an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport dropped fuel over a playground, dousing schoolchildren, when federal rules call on pilots to dump fuel in unpopulated areas. “Sadly, our entire community has been adversely impacted by this incident, including dozens of…