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The American intelligence community needs to be shaken up. And former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is just the person to do it as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the Director of National Intelligence, coordinating 18 intelligence agencies. A veteran of the Iraq War, she will provide the president the classified briefings on what’s going on in the world. The Senate Intelligence Committee will begin hearings soon after the new Congress takes its seats on Jan. 3. The attacks on her started early. On Nov. 13, “Nearly 100 former senior U.S. diplomats and intelligence and national security officials,” as AP described them,…
ANAHEIM — The Ducks made a commitment to Frank Vatrano on Sunday morning with a three-year contract extension and he rewarded them on Sunday evening, pouring in three points during a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Honda Center.It was the Ducks’ fourth win in their past five games with all four coming against quality opponents. Tampa Bay remained on track to make the playoffs for a 12th straight season, and it has won two Stanley Cups and four Eastern Conference crowns during that run. That didn’t stop them, however, from losing to both Southern California franchises in…
California leads the nation in homelessness and trails only Hawaii for the nation’s highest gas prices, but it seems someone forgot to tell Gov. Gavin Newsom.Ever the optimist when misconstruing data, Newsom recently took victory laps in both policy areas despite the state’s failures, which are both obvious and avoidable. “California has dramatically slowed and reduced the growth of homelessness – making more progress than a majority of other states, the nation as a whole, and previous administrations,” Newsom wrote on X shortly after the federal government released annual data on homelessness. “We’re continuing to lead the charge in getting people off…
HOUSTON — The Lakers are hoping to have a more formal update on Jarred Vanderbilt’s return-to-the-court status soon, but the one coach JJ Redick gave before his team’s loss to the Houston Rockets on Sunday at Toyota Center was encouraging.“He continues to progress and ramping up to on-court activities,” Redick said. “And hopefully we have a firm update on the timetable soon. But his progress is real right now.”Vanderbilt, who hasn’t played this season after having surgery on his feet in May, participated in the non-contact parts of practice on Dec. 30.He hasn’t played since suffering a sprained right midfoot…
It came down to the final quarter of the final game of the regular season, but the Rams’ date in the wild card round of the playoffs finally became official Sunday night.The Rams (10-7) will host the Minnesota Vikings next Monday at 5 p.m. in a game televised by ABC. It’s a matchup between teams that are very familiar with each by virtue of the connections between their coaching staffs and an early-season game featuring the two. Here’s what you need to know about the Rams’ wild-card opponent:MINNESOTA VIKINGSCoach: Kevin O’Connell, 3rd seasonFinish: 14-3, 2nd in NFC NorthSeason recap: A preseason injury to…
HOUSTON — The Lakers’ comeback attempt against the Houston Rockets on Sunday was thwarted by errant out-of-bounds plays late, stopping them from overcoming the Rockets’ early interior dominance.The Lakers fell to the Rockets 119-115, with Houston grabbing 18 offensive rebounds and 28 second-chance points.Despite Houston’s interior advantage, the Lakers had a chance to tie the game late, down three with just 7.2 seconds left.But they didn’t execute their out-of-bounds play that was drawn up with the intent of getting LeBron James (21 points, 13 rebounds, nine assists) open for a 3.James tried calling for a timeout when Max Christie was…
LAS VEGAS — The Chargers (11-6) clinched the fifth-seed in the AFC playoffs Sunday, matching up with the fourth-seeded Houston Texans next Saturday afternoon in Houston. The game kicks off at 1:30 p.m. (PST) at NRG Stadium and will air on KCBS (Ch. 2) locally and stream on Paramount+.It’s the Chargers’ second playoff appearance in three seasons, the last ending with an epic second-half collapse during a 31-30 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Chargers built and lost a 27-point lead and led 27-7 by halftime before falling victim to the third-biggest comeback in NFL playoff history.The Chargers have made…
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) passes against the Las Vegas Raiders during the second half of an NFL football game in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher) Las Vegas Raiders tight end Michael Mayer (87) is tackled by Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Cam Hart (20) during the first half of an NFL football game in Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston, middle, runs against Las Vegas Raiders safety Isaiah Pola-Mao (20) and linebacker Robert Spillane (41) during the first half of an NFL football game…
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba catches a pass against the Rams’ Quentin Lake on Nov. 3, 2024, at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) Rams regular starting quarterback watches pregame warms up prior to the Rams playing Seattle at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. Stafford will sit out todays final game of the regular season to rest for the playoffs while backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will start. The Los Angeles Rams host the visiting Seattle Seahawks in the final regular seaons game of the National Football League (NFL) season. (Photo by Will…
SACRAMENTO – Social media is replete with memes showing photos from the glory days of airline travel, where well-dressed travelers – think scenes from the TV show “Mad Men” – reclined in comfy seats, drank wine and ate cooked meals. It’s a huge disconnect from our modern airline experiences, which are punctuated by surly crowds, automated systems and long TSA lines.The point of the social-media photos: Look at how good things were then and how awful they are now. Like all nostalgia, they contain a ring of truth but are mostly nonsense. Airline travel prior to 1978, when President Jimmy…