Los Angeles Times4 hours agoAmerica was gaslit by the arrogance of Joe Biden and his enablersverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Robin AbcarianIn March 2024, I wrote a column about President Biden’s State of the Union speech with a confident headline that made perfect sense to me at the time: “Chill out, my fellow Americans. Your president isn’t cognitively impaired.” Boy was I wrong. For months, critics and supporters had been raising …
Los Angeles Times4 hours agoWhat El Salvador's Bukele, a hero for the American right, isn't showing the worldverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Kate LinthicumAPOPA, El Salvador — Victor Barahona was grateful when soldiers started rounding up gang members who had long terrorized this working-class city. No longer would his grandchildren pass drug deals or be startled from sleep by the crack of gunfire. But when El Salvador’s military started hauling away …
Los Angeles Times6 hours agoAt this year's Cannes, bleak is the new black and miserable endings are très chicverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Amy NicholsonCANNES, France — In Cannes, the weather changes so fast that you can enter a theater in sandals and exit in desperate need of rain boots and a scarf. On Friday, I ran to my room to grab a warmer shirt for an overcast outdoor party. I checked the window and added a jacket, then checked the window …
Los Angeles Times7 hours ago'SNL': Scarlett Johansson pilots smooth takeoff, rough landing in Season 50 finaleverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - By Omar L. GallagaFor her seventh time hosting “Saturday Night Live” (the most times ever for a woman, NBC says), actor Scarlett Johansson closed the show’s historic 50th season. It was a night that didn’t deliver any news on the rumors that Johansson’s husband, Colin Jost of “Weekend Update,” or his co-host Michael …
Los Angeles Times9 hours agoClayton Kershaw shaky in his season debut as Angels take series win over Dodgersverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Kevin BaxterClayton Kershaw paused halfway up the dugout steps Saturday and bowed his head. The jog he was about to make to the mound at Dodger Stadium would be the first steps of what is likely the final chapter of his spectacular career. A moment of silent reflection was in order. “I don’t like the word …
Los Angeles Times12 hours agoMexican navy vessel hits New York's Brooklyn Bridge; injuries reportedverified_publisherLos Angeles TimesNEW YORK — A Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its mast brushing the iconic span as it sailed through the East River. The New York Fire Department press desk confirmed that authorities were responding to injuries but …
