Di Grassi on Uruguay ePrix pole – but under investigation
Reigning Formula E champion Lucas di Grassi claimed pole position for the 2018 CBMM Niobium Punta del Este ePrix in Uruguay, the sixth round of the 2017/18 ABB FIA Formula E championship. Di Grassi claimed the top spot with a superpole time of 1:13.948s, a quarter of a second faster than Virgin’s Alex Lynn. However…
Watch live: Trump impeachment hearing Day 3
Today’s House impeachment inquiry hearings kicked off at 9 a.m. ET. A second hearing is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET. WASHINGTON — Tuesday’s House impeachment inquiry hearings kick off a breakneck week of public testimony, with Democrats bringing in nine witnesses to testify before leaving Thursday for the Thanksgiving recess. First up is Lt. Col. Alexander…
House passes short-term spending bill as talks falter
WASHINGTON — The House passed a short-term spending bill Tuesday that would keep federal agencies running for another month in hopes that the additional time will help negotiators wrap up more than $1.4 trillion in unfinished appropriations bills. The bill would avert a Thanksgiving government shutdown, but opens the door to a possible shutdown just before…
Watch live: Gordon Sondland testifies at Trump impeachment hearing
Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, has emerged as a pivotal link between the president and a shadow foreign policy led by Rudolph W. Giuliani. WASHINGTON — Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, has emerged as a pivotal link between the president and a shadow foreign policy led by Rudolph W. Giuliani,…
Washington Prep begins on positive note with basketball win over Crossroads
As much as Washington Prep coach Jovante King enjoyed his team’s 63-59 win over Crossroads on Tuesday in an opening game of the Harvard-Westlake tournament, he was really focused on a nonleague game scheduled for Wednesday against City Section power Taft. Last season, the Generals lost to Taft and it cost them dearly in playoff…
Girls' volleyball: Southern California Regional and Northern California Regional results and State Championship pairings
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL Regional championships, Tuesday Open Division: San Diego Torrey Pines d. Mater Dei, 25-17, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20 Division I: Vista Murrieta d. Carlsbad La Costa Canyon, 25-20, 21-25, 32-30, 23-25, 15-9 Division II: Ontario Christian d. Carlsbad, 25-23, 21-25, 25-23, 16-25, 16-14 Division III: South Pasadena d. Palm Desert, 25-10, 25-18, 16-25, 25-22…
Angel Stadium lease negotiation might go beyond deadline
When is a deadline not really a deadline? The Angels and the city of Anaheim might soon find out. The team faces a Dec. 31 deadline to opt out of its stadium lease or remain bound to it through 2029, but one city councilman suggested the deadline might not be that firm. “I’m hearing it’s…
Earthquake: 3.5 quake reported near Palm Springs
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening at 10:42 p.m., seven miles from Palm Springs, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred 3.5 miles east-southeast of Anza, 11 miles from La Quinta, 11 miles from Palm Desert, 14 miles from Rancho Mirage and 16 miles from Indio. In the past 10 days,…
Opinion: Angelyne's status as an L.A. icon deserves a reboot
I used to look askance at Angelyne. In the 1990s and early aughts, I’d see her around town, on one of the now-iconic billboards (image, name and nothing more) or driving her Pepto-Bismol pink Corvette like Barbie brought to life, and I would think: This is everything I like least about Los Angeles. What I’ve…
Newsletter: The dark side of Orange County
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Wednesday, Nov. 20, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. Newsletter Get our Essential California newsletter My colleague Christopher Goffard has spent years finding the darkest corners of a place where the sun shines approximately 278 days a year. Goffard is the reporter bard of Orange…