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On one side of the Great Dodgers-Cubs Gap now stands Tarik Skubal, the best left-handed pitcher on the planet, maybe the finest hurler of ’em all. Skubal, the grand prize of baseball’s trade deadline, was on the mound — and …

Uber said 100,000 people have signed up to experience its Wayve robotaxis (Picture: Reuters) Hailing a self-driving taxi could be a reality for Londoners later this summer after Uber and Wayve were awarded licences. London transport is getting closer to …

Nicola Roberto Toscano (pictured) led a team of waste workers who trawled through a mountain of rubbish to find a discarded winning lottery ticket (Picture: Nicola Roberto Toscano/Facebook) A lottery player was lucky twice after throwing away a €1 million …

In the second century AD, poet Juvenal penned the now-famous Latin saying, Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?, which translates as “Who will watch the watchers?” Societies rely on police and prosecutors to monitor the citizenry, but who will monitor them? As …

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. By MICHAEL CASEY Months before Lindsay Clancy strangled …

Last week, Sacramento County’s Office of Education rejected a revised labor agreement that the Sacramento City Unified School District had claimed would stave off its insolvency. “The long-term financial recovery of the district will take time and require extraordinary fiscal discipline, …

A San Pedro man who kill an off-duty Monterey Park police officer who refused to give up his car outside a LA Fitness gym in Downey was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 5, to life without the possibility of parole. Carlos Daniel …

CHICAGO — With 7½ weeks left in the regular season, the chances of Dalton Rushing catching again this season are “very small,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. But the Dodgers are holding out hope that he can be a hitting …

More artists have joined the lineup for Gustavo Dudamel’s upcoming benefit concert at the Hollywood Bowl, which will also mark his final performance as the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s music and artistic director. The LA Phil announced that Beck, Natalia Lafourcade, …

Let’s talk about a subject I know something about. After dealing with me for 37 years when I was a judge in this county, I’m sure the local bar will be hurrying to get to the next paragraph and find …

By Laurie Udesky | KFF Health News Mark Vantrease regularly sees his Vietnam War buddies over breakfast, attends his grandchildren’s Little League games, and, when he’s up to it, tends to his lush front-yard garden, which is dotted with shells …

By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, placing her in charge of a public health agency beleaguered by political …

LOS ANGELES — The UCLA football team features 63 new players and a revamped coaching staff. The Bruins have played to an 8-16 record and failed to appear in a bowl game over their first two seasons in the Big …

Dr Yasser Adly Abdel Rahman left a patient in severe pain and unable to go to the toilet for three weeks after messing up a complicated procedure at the Royal Oldham Hospital (Picture: Getty Images) A doctor who left a …

Things suddenly are mighty crowded on the Cubs’ pitching staff. Earlier in the summer, injuries stretched the team’s pitching depth to its limits. But after president Jed Hoyer’s aggressive trade deadline, there are new questions on the North Side, chiefly: …

Senior lead officers from the Los Angeles Police Department Mission Community Police Station area got together with the community for a meet-and-greet on a very warm (hot for some) on Tuesday at their annual National Night Out event at Brand …

Disneyland discounts targeting families with young kids, late-night visitors and California and Anaheim residents helped drive attendance growth this summer at Disney’s domestic theme parks. Attendance at the Disneyland and Disney World resorts was up 3% while visitor spending increased …

Guard Jalen Pickett, who spent the past three seasons with the Denver Nuggets, has reportedly agreed to a two-way contract with the Clippers, according to HoopsHype. Pickett, 26, gives the team another outside threat, having shot 38.7% and posted 4.0 …

By SEUNG MIN KIM and ALEX BRANDON WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction crews working on a new helipad at the White House have taken apart the massive granite seal that would serve as the new landing spot for Marine One, signaling …

HMP Wandsworth is one of the most overcrowded prisons in England and Wales (Picture: Getty) One of the first things Keir Starmer’s government did after coming into power in July 2024 was tweak sentencing rules so prisoners could be released …