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As 2025 winds down, enhanced Obamacare subsidies are finally set to expire. Yet, congressional Democrats are fighting tooth and nail to preserve this temporary, pandemic-era giveaway that should have sunset years ago. The scheme not only hides the true cost of care for millions of Americans but undermines genuine efforts to reform our broken healthcare system with choice, transparency, and competition. If conservatives are resolute, this could be the rare exception to Ronald Reagan’s adage that “nothing lasts longer than a temporary government program.” For the sake of families wrestling with high premiums, small businesses struggling to sponsor coverage for…
PHILADELPHIA — With Luka Doncic being away from the team and in Slovenia for the birth of his second daughter for the start of the Lakers’ three-game trip, Coach JJ Redick was hopeful the star guard would be feeling like himself for Sunday’s road game against the Philadelphia 76ers after 24-plus hours of travel over six days. But what wasn’t mentioned was LeBron James, back in the lineup after a one-game absence because of sciatica and left foot joint arthritis, resembling the version of himself that the Lakers have become accustomed to over the last several years. James’ steady play…
Ducks right wing Beckett Sennecke (45) reacts after scoring against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Ducks left wing Cutter Gauthier (61), center Mason McTavish (23), right wing Beckett Sennecke (45), and defenseman Olen Zellweger (51) celebrate after scoring against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Arvid Soderblom (40) watches as the Ducks score during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec.…
LOS ANGELES — The No. 16 USC women’s basketball team recovered from a sluggish start to hand Washington its first loss, 59-50, and win its Big Ten Conference opener. The win marked head coach Lindsay Gottlieb’s 100th win as head coach at USC. The Trojans (7-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) out-worked the No. 21 Huskies on the boards and grabbed 50 to Washington’s 38. The Huskies (8-1, 0-1) came into the game as the second-best rebounding team in the conference at 44.9 rebounds per game. USC’s Jazzy Davidson recorded a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds and Kennedy Smith…
PHILADELPHIA — After being sidelined for six consecutive games because of back ailments, including Sunday’s road game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Lakers Coach JJ Redick is hoping Marcus Smart will be back in the lineup in his team’s next game. Smart wasn’t available Sunday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena, sitting out because of left lumbar muscle strain – another change in injury designation after being listed with lower back injury management in the previous three games and back spasms in his first two absences. The 12th-year guard went through an on-court workout Sunday morning with player development/assistant coach Ty Abbott…
FILE – New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens watches a home run by Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz during sixth inning MLB baseball Wednesday night, Aug. 29, 2007 at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File) FILE – San Francisco Giants’ Barry Bonds watches the flight of his home run, his 755th, during the second inning of a baseball game game against the San Diego Padres in San Diego, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/ Kevork Djansezian, File) Show Caption1 of 2FILE – New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens watches a home run by Boston Red Sox’s David…
LOS ANGELES — The USC football team (9-3) will be traveling to San Antonio, Texas to play TCU in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 30. It’ll be head coach Lincoln Riley’s second time coaching in the bowl game. He served as the interim offensive coordinator for Texas Tech in 2009 and helped the Red Raiders beat Michigan State 41-31. “It was probably one of the more emotional games that I’ve been a part of,” Riley told reporters during a press conference on Sunday. Texas Tech had fired head coach Mike Leach in 2009, just two days after the school suspended…
A viral video in which a man was accused of being an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who allegedly stole a pickup after detaining an Anaheim man actually depicted a bail bondsman who detained a fugitive and took his truck because there was a lien, authorities said on Sunday, Dec. 7. The case was unrelated to immigration, they said. Anaheim city spokesman Mike Lyster said the city was aware that the bail bondsman would be operating in the western part of the city on Dec. 2 to take a man into custody for whom the bondsman had posted bail. After…
CLAREMONT — Winning a national championship is a great moment for any team. Doing it at home against your biggest rival makes the feeling that much sweeter. The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s water polo team worked hard down the stretch to earn the right to host this year’s USA Water Polo Division III national tournament. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps goalie Jack Taylor, (#1), blocks a shot against Pomona-Pitzer’s (#), in the USA Water Polo Division III men’s water polo national championship game, at Axelrood Aquatics Center in Claremont on Sunday, December, 7, 2025. CMS defeated Pomona-Pitzer 9-4, to win the title. (Photo by John Valenzuela,…
LOS ANGELES — UCLA battled through the wringer of tough non-conference foes over the previous two weeks. Oklahoma, Texas, and Tennessee tested the might of the Bruins and provided coach Cori Close some answers on what the fourth-ranked team in the country needed to improve. “We are really poor in our aggression and inconsistent with our rebounding levels,” Close told the Southern California News Group earlier this week, “and that has got to improve quickly.” UCLA more than responded to its coach’s request. The Bruins played with aggression, pushing pace and defensive intensity against an undefeated Ducks team that prefers…