Churches Burn; Synagogue Scorched, but Survives; Rabbi’s Home Lost in Palisades Fire
Religious sites were not spared in the Palisades fire that broke out in Los Angeles on Tuesday and Wednesday, with many churches damaged and destroyed. One of the first religious buildings known to catch fire was the Presbyterian Church on Sunset Boulevard, which was gutted except for its iconic cross tower. The nearby concrete building […]
Los Angeles wildfires rage; DA vows to punish looters
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said reports of looting in the county come as firefighters struggle to extinguish multiple wildfires raging across Southern California, including the massive Pacific Palisades fire. on Wednesday, warning residents of the looters and promising they would be punished. “While communities rally to support one another, we also seek to […]
Tippett: Piano Concerto; Symphony No 2 album review – the energy of the music is irrepressible | Classical music
THis first opera, A Midsummer Wedding, completed in 1952, marked a major turning point in Michael Tippett's development. The works that followed in the 1950s gradually moved away from the lyricism of opera's excesses in favor of leaner, more evocative language, and two of Tippett's best orchestral works, 1953-1955 The Piano Concerto and Symphony No. […]
Fans Throw Punches Just Minutes Into China-Enabling NBA Game, And Of Course It Happens In A Left-Wing Rathole
The NBA has a long list of problems, violence happens to be one of them — here we go again. During Wednesday night’s game between the Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks at the latter’s Madison Square Garden, a couple of fans ended up getting in a fight and throwing punches while placed in the […]
Biden touts record Obamacare signups, urges Congress to extend subsidies – USA TODAY
Approximately 24 million consumers will choose an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan in 2025, breaking last year's enrollment record, even though consumers have one week left to sign up for coverage this year. Biden administration officials made the announcement Wednesday. This year's enrollment exceeded last year's record of 21.4 million. And consumers have until […]
X-factors for every NFC team in the Wild Card round
Now that the regular season is over and the playoffs have begun, it's time to revisit the “Secret Superstar” concept, which reveals the most underrated players each week of the season. Instead of the unheralded players we've seen so far, let's move on and discuss one player from each team in the wild card round […]
FACT CHECK: No, Video Does Not Show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Riding Motorbike In Prison
video shared on Instagram Sean “Diddy” Combs was allegedly filmed riding a motorcycle through the prison. Verdict: False The video was originally posted in February 2024, prior to Combs' arrest several months later. Fact check: Peacock will release a documentary about Combs called Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, which will include interviews with […]
Deadly California wildfires devastate Los Angeles metro as extreme fire danger, 50 MPH+ winds fuel flames
The deadly wildfires sweeping Southern California continued to remain extremely volatile Thursday, marking the third frightening day of severe fire weather threats across much of Los Angeles County. The full-scale attack of the inferno, driven by once hurricane-force winds, sparked five major fires across the region, burning more than 29,000 acres of land. More than […]
Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado has urgent message for President-elect Donald Trump
After meeting with President Biden at the White House on Monday, Edmundo González, who won Venezuela's presidential election in July, certified that he is the democratically elected leader of Venezuela and not Nicolas Maduro. To do so, he traveled to Argentina and then Panama with his ballot. “We elected in a landslide a good man, […]
Biden celebrates great-grandchild, takes no questions at California wildfire briefing with Newsom
President Biden made brief, off-key remarks Wednesday after meeting with fire officials about the raging wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area. “We stand ready to do whatever it takes to contain the fires, help with recovery, and ensure a return to normalcy,” said Biden, who was there to sign the disaster declaration with California […]