Column: Loyola star Sean Kelly seeks section volleyball title
Sean Kelly, the best 18-year-old boys’ volleyball player in America, is not standing pat on his talents. When Loyola High had a week off from…
Column: Will Chiefs parade shooting inspire GOP voters to change?
You know why this country has a problem with mass shootings? For the same reason we’re likely to have an octogenarian president during the next…
Column: Credit Newsom for trying to alleviate homelessness, not that he has much choice
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s “treatment not tents” ballot measure would make only a puny dent in homelessness. But it’s still the biggest attempt ever by…
Column: Coach Jim Hiller gives Kings a blueprint for success
In the few days since Jim Hiller took over as the Kings’ interim coach, he has deliberately worked more on changing players’ mood than on…
Column: I went to a Vegas chapel, strip club and casino in the name of Taylor Swift
When I pitched covering the Taylor Swift Effect at the Super Bowl, I was envisioning tracking down fans decked out in Eras tour apparel, gleefully…
Column: Biden’s and Trump’s memories are failing. But who’s more dangerous?
WASHINGTON — In a career that spans more than half a century, President Biden has long been known all too well for mangling words, names and…
Column: Why are we so obsessed with the Travis/Taylor Super Bowl? We asked the man himself.
“Wouldn’t it be hilarious if I covered the Super Bowl?” It was a question I posed just a few weeks ago, imagining a fish-out-out-water report…
Column: Will U.S. airstrikes against Iran-backed groups work?
WASHINGTON — The recent U.S. airstrikes against Iran-backed militias were the largest President Biden has ordered since he took office, a pointedly large-scale retaliation for a…
Matt Dawson column: ‘England’s win over Italy was not spectacular but it was a fair start’
England's performance against Italy was not spectacular but to get themselves through the opening game relatively comfortably is a fair start.Steve Borthwick blooded five new…
Column: Vandalism or street art. What the graffiti-tagged high-rises say about L.A.
From a parking lot on the corner of 12th and Figueroa streets, Michael Lopez carefully commandeered his drone through the skyline around LA Live. A…
Column: Will ‘double haters’ determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election?
WASHINGTON — The general election campaign between President Biden and former President Trump, the rematch almost nobody wanted, began ahead of schedule last week. Former South…
Column: Tim Scott, the only Black GOP senator, now loves Trump. It’s not a good look
The first Black Republican to serve in the U.S. Senate was a preacher by the name of Hiram Revels. He was born free, to free…
Anze Kopitar says Kings are ‘not playing as a team right now’
There’s no bigger insult in hockey than to be accused of being selfish. Putting personal interests ahead of the good of the group goes against…
Column: Steve Garvey won California’s U.S. Senate debate
SACRAMENTO — Donald Trump’s strong victory in the New Hampshire presidential primary Tuesday probably hurt fellow Republican Steve Garvey in California’s U.S. Senate race. I’ll explain…
Column: As Congress neglects its duty, the courts and regulators step in
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case about fishing boats, and it could spell the end of government as we know…
Column: Taiwan held an election. War didn’t break out. That’s good for California
WASHINGTON — Good news has been scarce in world affairs this year. So it’s worth noting a conflict zone where the worst-case scenario hasn’t happened: the…
Column: Snarky comment, Biden apology show politics can be better
Asa Hutchinson was never going to be the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, much less the nation’s 47th president. In another time, before Donald Trump became…
Australian Open 2024: Elina Svitolina column on Ukraine’s fight against Russian invasion
A lot of people are in very dangerous places where missiles are coming down every day and landing in Ukrainian territory. Unfortunately, people in Ukraine…