At the 11th hour, in which the Day of the Dead will be followed by the Day of Dread, the outcome of the presidential election is a toss-up. But if you want to risk the nest egg on something, here’s a safe bet:Voter turnout will be greater in the rapidly growing 65-and-older age group than…
HOUSTON — More than a decade after his NFL career ended, Colin Allred still looks as though he could bust through the line and sack a cornered quarterback.At 41, he’s grown thicker through the middle. But the former linebacker has kept the broad shoulders and barrel chest of his pro football days, a bulk that might…
You’ve all heard the phony claims about how terrible the federal government’s response to the recent hurricanes has been, right?Former President Trump has lied repeatedly about the effort. He’s spun a preposterous tale about the feds abandoning hard-hit parts of western North Carolina because they are majority Republican. He says the government has redirected billions…
WASHINGTON — The presidential election is still too close to call, but here are three predictions you can take to the bank:First, we won’t know who won on election night. Three potentially decisive states — Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — are notoriously slow at counting. A winner may not emerge before the end of the week.Second,…
SACRAMENTO — There’s a lot more on the election ballot than Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump, although those two rightfully are drawing extraordinary attention. The race for the White House is sucking up all the oxygen, to echo an old political cliche. Voters can’t help but focus on the tight presidential contest and scratch their heads…
“See, I have set before you this day life and death, blessing and curse — and [you should] choose life.”So says Moses near the end of the Torah, reminding the Jewish people of God’s commandment to do good in the world. It’s an idea that will be front of mind for many Jews this weekend…
SACRAMENTO — The Newsom administration is in conflict with itself on gasoline pricing, speaking from both sides of its mouth.Is it trying to hold down prices at the gas pump or is it OK with hiking them? Both, it seems. And it smacks of hypocrisy.One hand may not know — or care — what the other…
More than 200 people packed the pews at Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights on Wednesday, and they all had one question on their minds:Where was Kevin de León?It was 5 p.m., and the debate was about to start. His opponent, Ysabel Jurado, was in the parish hall, where she had talked to reporters from…
President Trump and his party never cared a bit about whether Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted women.Kavanaugh‘s 2018 confirmation to the Supreme Court was going to be rammed through no matter what, a new report shows. Trump was not exactly the kind of executive for whom allegations of sexual assault would ever be a deal breaker.…
TUALATIN, Ore. — For nearly a decade, Donald Trump has ruled the Republican Party with a power that rivals the moon and tides.Lori Chavez-DeRemer is trying to fight that gravitational pull.Two years ago, the former mayor of Happy Valley, a Portland suburb, scratched out a narrow victory in a Democratic-leaning Oregon congressional district, one of just…
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