Month: January 2020

The Democratic presidential field is set to have its smallest and potentially most influential debate yet. It could also become among the most contentious if candidates bring their campaigns’ offstage issues onstage. On Tuesday at 6 p.m., six candidates are slated to gather at Drake University in Des Moines to slug it out less than…

NEWTON, Iowa —  Elizabeth Warren said Monday that a few weeks before the 2020 campaign started, Bernie Sanders told her that he did not believe a woman could win the presidency. Warren’s politically charged comment came hours after Sanders adamantly denied an anonymously sourced CNN report that he’d made the remark during a December 2018 chat…

BOSTON —  A U.S. cybersecurity company says Russian military agents have successfully hacked the Ukrainian gas company at the center of the scandal that led to President Trump’s impeachment. Russian agents launched a phishing campaign in early November to steal the login credentials of employees of Burisma Holdings, the gas company, according to Area 1 Security,…

WASHINGTON —  Senate Republicans signaled they would reject the idea of simply voting to dismiss the articles of impeachment against President Trump as the House prepares to send the charges to the chamber for the historic trial. “I think our members generally are not interested in the motion to dismiss. They think both sides need to…

Carlos Vela played in a World Cup for Mexico and has spent his club career in England, Spain and the U.S., but the LAFC forward sounded more like German Sgt. Schultz of Hogan’s Heroes fame when asked if he’s spoken to fellow Mexican star Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez about signing with the Galaxy. “I can say…

ST. LOUIS —  Alexander Steen scored the first goal and Brayden Schenn added two assists, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 victory Monday night over the Anaheim Ducks. The Blues won their ninth straight home game, tying the franchise record for one season set in 1991. The run marks the longest home winning streak…

During a timeout in the third quarter of Westchester’s game against Palisades on Monday, 6-foot-9 center Marland Harris didn’t agree with something coach Ed Azzam said. He made a face as if he was frustrated. Soon Harris was pulled from the game and sitting in a chair as Azzam kneeled and offered words of advice.…

John David Baker, an offensive quality control analyst who followed offensive coordinator Graham Harrell to USC last January, will soon be promoted to the Trojans’ full-time football staff, presuming Harrell remains in his position at USC. Baker, 29, will coach inside receivers and tight ends, a person familiar with the decision said. A former quarterback…

SAN DIEGO —  San Diego officials say they hope to get a windfall of up to $40 million sometime this year from a lawsuit that challenges how the county divides up property tax collected by the city’s former redevelopment agency. The Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento is expected to rule this year in the…

In response to likely dramatic increases in state-mandated residential planning, Newport Beach has drawn up a plan that both resists and cooperates with the state. City leadership has indicated an interest in appealing the methodology used by the Southern California Assn. of Governments to tentatively require Newport to plan for 4,832 new homes over the…