A skeptic of government spending overall, Vance does not participate in the Senate’s earmark request process and has voted against every major spending bill that has been put forward during his tenure in the Senate. Read more
It was the first All-Star Game homer by a Dodgers player since Mike Piazza in 1996, and only the second ever by a Japanese-born player after Ichiro Suzuki’s inside-the-park home run in the 2007 game. Read more
Joe Bryant, a former NBA player and WNBA coach with a colorful nickname, has died at 69, four and a half years after his son, Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, granddaughter Gianna Bryant and seven other people died in a helicopter crash. Read more
COVID-19 is growing or probably growing in 44 states and in the nation’s capital, the CDC reported. Read more
In a news conference from Delaware, Biden called the shooting “sick.” Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris rallied support for President Joe Biden on Tuesday in an appearance before a gathering of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities in Las Vegas, as more eyes focus on her as a possible nominee to replace Biden on the Democratic ticket. Read more
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The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia had attacked 12 Ukrainian regions, with 24 of 32 drones shot down. Read more
The first person who tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu in the United States was a poultry worker in western Colorado in 2022. Read more
News of the alleged criminal investigation comes after yet another sex trafficking lawsuit was filed on Wednesday against the Grammy-winning artist. Read more
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines adopted a “poison pill” provision for shareholders to stop activist investor Elliott Investment Management from wresting more influence over the company and undermining management plans to guide the carrier through recent turmoil. Read more
Trump’s relative self-restraint has given Republican strategists hope that he’ll be able to avoid pitfalls of his own making through the campaign’s final four months. Read more
The pick Thursday came after years of speculation about LeBron James lengthening his career long enough to get to play alongside his son. Read more
Experts say the new subvariants are more contagious than the winter’s dominant subvariant, JN.1. Read more
The early boom in wildfires is casting new concerns about what the rest of 2024 will bring, especially with the hottest months ahead and another heat dome scorching interior California this weekend. Read more
Abraham Simmons, spokesperson for the department, did not say who the target of the search warrant was and declined to comment further. Read more
While some women are traveling, others are using telehealth appointments with out-of-state doctors to obtain abortion-inducing medication. Read more
Dan Hurley was tempted by the Los Angeles Lakers’ organization and the head coaching opportunity he was presented, but there were ultimately too many reasons to stay in Connecticut. Read more
After failing to pull off an epic comeback in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the Dallas Mavericks now find themselves on a list no team wants to be on. Read more
When Magic Johnson heard the news that friend Jerry West had died early this morning, he began to reminisce about their first lunch together at the Forum in Inglewood after the Lakers had selected him No. 1 overall out of Michigan State in 1979. Read more
Even with a 2-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers know the value of keeping with the one-game-at-a-time mentality that got them to this point as the series shifts to the road. Read more
The U.S. deployment includes three guided-missile destroyers — the USS Truxtun, USS Donald Cook and USS Delbert D. Black — as well as a Coast Guard cutter, the Stone, and a Boeing P-8 maritime patrol aircraft. Read more
