Who would have thought government was full of “bureaucratic barriers?” Not longtime politician Karen Bass. Asked this week why she’d failed to meet her own goal of ending the scourge of homelessness in her first term, she replied: “I didn’t anticipate some of the bureaucratic barriers that I would experience, but I am prepared to...
California's FAIR Plan is hiking homeowner insurance rates by nearly 30% in October, hitting hundreds of thousands of already struggling policyholders.
Spencer Pratt traded campaign speeches for barbecue smoke Wednesday, planting himself in South Los Angeles as the mayoral hopeful continued his push toward the finish line with another community-style campaign stop built around food, conversation and neighborhood concerns.
Nothing is better than the comforts of home when you can get them, and the Liberty are looking to savor those as they begin a rare seven-game homestand in Brooklyn. Starting with Thursday’s game against the Golden State Valkyries, the Liberty don’t travel again until June 8 to face the Connecticut Sun. To Jonquel Jones,...
An Indiana man was arrested after he was seen dancing alongside a bustling roadway while allegedly carrying a state-protected turtle — and a baggie of meth.
Some NBA mock drafts have Tyler Bilodeau going late in the second round. Some don’t have him being taken at all. None of that matters to someone who has never listened to the doubters. Former UCLA star Tyler Bilodeau (34) doesn’t have a backup plan if he doesn’t hear his name called in the NBA...
When the new LIRR agreement expires next year, Gov. Hochul and the MTA now have the tools to force crucial changes to the unions' antiquated work rules.
A Florida middle school teacher was fired for allegedly hanging a doll of a black baby by its neck in front of her rambunctious students in a horrifying bid "to get their attention."
Law enforcement has taken down another dangerous gang — this time, seven members of a South American gang that is part of a burglary ring targeting local residents.
Josh Hart was like the rest of Knicks fans watching Landry Shamet’s shot, just with a better view from about 2 feet away from the bench. “You’re deflated for 0.5 seconds,” Hart recalled, “and then you’re hyped the next moment.” Shamet’s 3-pointer Tuesday at MSG, which culminated a historic Knicks overtime comeback in Game 1...
The raging Sandy Fire in Ventura County has put homes owned by Kris Jenner and Khloé Kardashian under evacuation warning as crews battle the fast-moving blaze near the LA County line.