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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Council members raised concerns about how $1 billion in federal funding for security for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics will be allocated.Council members expressed reservations about ongoing contract talks between the city and LA28, the local organizing committee, over determining how LA28 will compensate the city for Games-related services. The Enhanced City Resources Master Agreement was supposed to be completed by October 1, but city officials remain in negotiations with LA28 over which expenses beyond “normal and customary” city services LA28 will compensate the city for. The council’s ad hoc committee on the Olympic…

By JOSH BOAK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he would allow Nvidia to sell an advanced type of computer chip used in the development of artificial intelligence to “approved customers” in China. There have been concerns about allowing advanced computer chips to be sold to China as it could help the country better compete against the U.S. in building out AI capabilities, but there has also been a desire to develop the AI ecosystem with American companies such as chipmaker Nvidia. The chip, known as the H200, is not Nvidia’s most advanced product. Those…

Hadi Ahmadi was so fond of his son that he named his mechanical engineering business, Artin Hadi LLC, after the boy. “He loved him so much,” Ahmadi’s wife, Mojgan Manafi, 48, said Monday, Dec. 8. The 55-year-old father was credited with saving his 7-year-old boy’s life after their kayak capsized and the two spilled into the water on Saturday at the Lake Perris State Recreation Area. But Ahmadi lapsed into unconsciousness, and even though Artin kept his father afloat, Ahmadi died at Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley after being pulled from the water. Doctors believe he…

By AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday justified the U.S. military’s decision to fire a second missile in a heavily scrutinized attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea by claiming that two suspected drug smugglers were trying to right the vessel after it had capsized in the initial strike. Trump also backtracked on whether he was open to releasing the video footage of the second strike. Last week, Trump told reporters he saw “no problem” in releasing the footage, but on Monday he said he would leave the decision to Defense Secretary Pete…

Two-time Olympic fencing medalist, Nick Itkin, right, teaches a young student fencing techniques during a free class as part of Itkin’s foundation to provide local youth a chance to learn the sport, at the Los Angeles International Fencing Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) Young fencing students participate in a free class hosted by two-time Olympic medalist Nick Itkin at the Los Angeles International Fencing Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer) Two-time Olympic fencing medalist, Nick Itkin, started a foundation dedicated to…

California’s tax burden is always a hot topic, especially now. With a state budget that is allegedly short of money (fact check: spending discipline is the only thing lacking) and multiple tax hike proposals being discussed for the 2026 ballot, voters are starting to pay attention to how much government is extracting from their pockets. The state’s tax troubles have resulted in the well-documented exodus out of California. The sole silver lining has been the high-tech industry which continues to produce prodigious amounts of tax revenue from stock options and capital gains by the very wealthy. But even this source…

The Redlands school board is set to vote Tuesday, Dec. 9, on whether to pull two books from library shelves. The Redlands Unified School District board will hold two public hearings to decide the fate of “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison and “Push” by Sapphire. Morrison’s debut novel, published in 1970, addresses racism, beauty standards, child abuse and sexual abuse through the eyes of 11-year-old Pecola in the years after the Great Depression. The novel was listed among the top 10 most banned books of 2024 by the American Library Association. The book was challenged in the Bonita Unified School…

Howard’s Appliance is expected to file for bankruptcy protection in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Dec. 9, blaming tariffs and declines in consumer spending, a bankruptcy lawyer representing the firm told the Southern California News Group. Seen here, a gate remains locked Monday, Dec. 8 in front of the company warehouse and headquarters along North Baldwin Avenue in City of Industry. (Photo by Pat Maio, Southern California News Group) Howard’s Appliance, a nearly 80-year-old retail chain in Southern California that closed its doors Saturday, Dec. 6, is expected to file for bankruptcy protection in Los Angeles on Tuesday, blaming tariffs and…

By MEG KINNARD and MAYA SWEEDLER Ahead of next year’s midterms, a number of members from both major parties have already announced they’re heading for the exits, either because they’re seeking higher office, simply aren’t running again, or are leaving the chamber early. Midterm elections are historically tough on the party of the sitting president. With Republicans already hanging onto a razor-thin margin in the U.S. House, tracking the GOP members set to leave the chamber — some of whom have been among President Donald Trump’s top Capitol Hill champions — can provide a window into what work the party…

ANAHEIM –– The wheels were up and the wings were out as the Ducks got off the ground for their second of three five-game road trips this season, and this could easily be the most eventful of the trio. They’ll travel to Pittsburgh, where they’ll clash with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and the Penguins. They’ll wrap up the journey in Columbus against Zach Werenski’s Blue Jackets. In between, they’ll have a sojourn in the Big Apple for matches against the Devils, Islanders and, most notably, the Rangers. With four one-time Rangers on the roster, it’ll be a homecoming…