au HOMETOWN HELPERS Like mother, like daughter: This dynamic duo helps feed homebound NYC seniors during COVID-19 crisis By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:47:47 +0000 “We’ve learned to assist each other, to help each other and listen,” said Magda Melendez, Citymeals warehouse distribution manager. “We leave aside the mother-daughter relationship and cooperate like best friends.” Full Article
au Elliott: Rob Blake should have realized Kings needed an overhaul years ago By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 16:48:18 -0500 Kings GM Rob Blake said the roster needed to be reshaped after he traded Kyle Clifford and Jack Campbell to Toronto. He should have known long ago. Full Article
au Women's hockey world championships canceled because of coronavirus outbreak By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 7 Mar 2020 14:19:30 -0500 The IIHF announces it is canceling this year's women's hockey championships in Canada because of the coronavirus outbreak. Full Article
au As leagues and teams begin to shut door on fans because of coronavirus, will NHL follow? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:44:02 -0400 As the coronavirus outbreak has worsened in the past week, sporting events and teams such as San Jose Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets have started to shutter their doors to the general public. Full Article
au Elliott: NHL season 'pause' because of the coronavirus has an unpredictable aura By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 18:00:23 -0400 The NHL hopes to complete its season after suspending play because of the coronavirus, but playing into the middle of the summer creates complications. Full Article
au Men's hockey world championships canceled because of coronavirus outbreak By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 14:45:36 -0400 The 2020 men's hockey world championships have been canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak. Full Article
au Joe Castiglione, a childhood Yankees fan turned longtime Red Sox broadcaster, talks about the great rivalry that is currently on pause By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:42:02 +0000 Joe Castiglione saw his first baseball game in the Bronx. Full Article
au HOMETOWN HELPERS Like mother, like daughter: This dynamic duo helps feed homebound NYC seniors during COVID-19 crisis By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:47:47 +0000 “We’ve learned to assist each other, to help each other and listen,” said Magda Melendez, Citymeals warehouse distribution manager. “We leave aside the mother-daughter relationship and cooperate like best friends.” Full Article
au Dodgers officials unsure how to approach the impending season because of coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 23:21:50 -0400 As the country and sports world confronted the fast spreading of COVID-19, Dodgers officials Wednesday said the organization remained unsure how it will proceed with its season. Full Article
au Dodgers and Angels restrict scouts from air travel because of coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:00:41 -0400 The Dodgers and Angels curtail travel of scouts in what typically is a busy time of year evaluating college and high school prospects. Full Article
au Plan to launch MLB season in a coronavirus-free Arizona bubble isn't airtight By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 21:25:47 -0400 Would bringing back MLB amid the coronavirus crisis be a morale boost for a quarantined nation or an audacious grab of medical resources? Or both? Full Article
au Former Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully shares update of his health in audio message By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 23:18:44 -0400 Two days after his release from the hospital following a fall at home, Vin Scully assured Dodger fans he was healthy in a prerecorded message. Full Article
au Dodgers-loving historic Bakersfield theater taunts the Astros on its marquee By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:14:46 -0400 Trips to the movies and baseball stadiums are out of the question at the moment, but taunting the Astros over their 2017 World Series title remains in season. Full Article
au Ariana Grande confirms new beau’s identity in ‘Stuck With U’ video, her collaboration with Justin Bieber By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:01:39 +0000 We’re stuck on this reveal. The music video for Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s new song, “Stuck With U,” dropped early Friday and with it, some new information. Full Article
au Cuomo extends moratorium on rental evictions in N.Y. through August amid coronavirus crisis By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:20:53 +0000 The governor did not go as far as to cancel rent outright, which progressives have increasingly called on him to do as the virus continues to curtail people’s ability to work and make ends meet. Full Article
au Ahmaud Arbery supporters are running 2.23 miles on what would be his 26th birthday By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:06:15 +0000 Supporters for Ahmaud Arbery, the unarmed black jogger who was fatally shot by two white men on a Georgia road in broad daylight, are planning to run 2.23 miles Friday to celebrate what would be his 26th birthday and call for justice in the case. Organizers of the virtual run are asking people to go for a walk, jog or run and post a photo, video or written message on social media with the hashtag #IRunwithAhmaud. Full Article
au Ex-NFL star Brett Favre to repay $1.1 million for no-show speeches: auditor By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 20:52:13 +0000 Former NFL star Brett Favre said Wednesday he would repay the state of Mississippi $1.1 million after a state auditor discovered the Mississippi Department of Human Services paid the ex-quarterback for speaking engagements that never happened. Full Article
au Dad throws 1-year-old daughter off ‘steep cliff’ into ravine, killing baby whose ‘smile was contagious’ By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:44:50 +0000 A California dad allegedly tossed his baby daughter off a “steep cliff” to her death after he stabbed the child’s mom and a bystander who tried to help, relatives and police said. Full Article
au Man called 911 to report 'a black male running down the street’ before Ahmaud Arbery shooting, audio recordings confirm By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:15:19 +0000 Audio recordings of two 911 calls placed moments before Ahmaud Arbery was killed confirm that at least two people were concerned that a black man was running in their Georgia neighborhood. Full Article
au Sen. Elizabeth Warren applauds NYC Council bills requiring pay hikes for local workers By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:50:42 +0000 Elizabeth Warren touted her own “universal workers’ bill of rights" and said of New Yorkers, "I’m glad to see people who are picking up this idea at the state level." Full Article
au Tara Reade calls on Joe Biden to end his presidential bid over her sexual assault accusations By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 23:41:59 +0000 Tara Reade made the remarkable demand during an appearance on ex-Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly’s show, her first on-camera interview about the alleged assault. Full Article
au Florida teen allegedly stabs younger brother to death, authorities say By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:48:41 +0000 An extensive search was launched Thursday for a teenager who allegedly stabbed his younger brother to death in the Florida Keys community of Islamorada, authorities said. Full Article
au 2 men arrested in killing of unarmed black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia after outrage By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:52:05 +0000 Gregory McMichael, 64, and his 34-year-old son Travis have been charged with murdering Arbery. Full Article
au 94-year-old ex-French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing accused of sexual assault By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 02:30:21 +0000 France's former 94-year-old president Valery Giscard d'Estaing is accused of sexually assaulting a German reporter. Full Article
au Racy photos and an undisclosed killing: Sheriff’s race is Broward County’s raucous election to watch By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:00:00 +0000 Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony is getting a political baptism by fire in an election that reads like a Hollywood screenplay with racy photos, a secret decades-old killing and a bitter union fight. Full Article
au Man who filmed Ahmaud Arbery killing also under investigation, Georgia official says By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:16:29 +0000 A day after a father and son were charged in the February killing of unarmed jogger Ahmaud Arbery, a Georgia official promised a thorough probe into the case and said the man who filmed the horrific incident is also under investigation. In a news conference Friday morning, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vic Reynolds said “every stone will be turned over" and if the facts lead agents to make another arrest “they will do that.” Full Article
au New York extends civil ‘look back’ for child sexual assault victims By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:05:00 +0000 NY Gov. Cuomo extended a “lookback window” created as part of the Child Victims Act last year that allows child sex abuse survivors of all ages to file civil suits beyond the normal statute of limitations. Full Article
au Trump calls video of Ahmaud Arbery killing ‘disturbing’ but trusts Georgia’s ‘very good’ law enforcement By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:55:23 +0000 President Trump on Friday called the viral video of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing “very, very disturbing,” but he said he’s confident that Georgia’s law enforcement authorities will handle the case properly despite a slow-moving investigation and conflict-of-interest questions surrounding the incident. “So I saw the tape, and it’s very, very disturbing," he said in a Fox New phone interview. “I looked at a picture of that young man. He was in a tuxedo... And I will say that that looks like a really good, young guy.” Full Article
au No burglaries were reported in neighborhood where Ahmaud Arbery was killed, contradicting suspects’ claim: report By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:06:44 +0000 An already-unlikely motive in the Ahmaud Arbery murder case became even more suspicious on Friday. The two Georgia men who were caught on video shooting the unarmed jogger to death in February claim they were chasing a suspect behind a series of burglaries in the area. But a local police official said the last break-in the neighborhood was reported nearly two months before the shooting. Full Article
au HOMETOWN HELPERS Like mother, like daughter: This dynamic duo helps feed homebound NYC seniors during COVID-19 crisis By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:47:47 +0000 “We’ve learned to assist each other, to help each other and listen,” said Magda Melendez, Citymeals warehouse distribution manager. “We leave aside the mother-daughter relationship and cooperate like best friends.” Full Article
au Ohio State to pay almost $41 million to 162 alleged sexual assault victims of university doctor By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 23:51:13 +0000 Ohio State University will pay about $41 million to settle a dozen lawsuits by 162 men alleging sexual abuse by a team doctor, Richard Strauss. Full Article
au California to mail ballots to all voters because of coronavirus By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:20:48 +0000 Surprisingly, they didn’t do it years ago due to traffic. Full Article
au Lori Vallow’s brother died of blood clot, autopsy shows By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 03:58:18 +0000 A pulmonary blood clot killed the brother of Lori Vallow, who’s facing charges in the disappearance of her children Full Article
au Suspect in shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery was involved in a previous investigation of him, recused prosecutor says By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:12:20 +0000 A suspect accused in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black jogger killed in a Georgia suburrb more than two months ago, was involved in a previous prosecution of the 26-year-old runner back when he worked for the local district attorney’s office. Full Article
au Travelers need not worry about Real ID and authorization to visit Europe — for now By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 08:00:22 -0400 The deadline for Real ID has been postponed for a year and the need for paperwork to visit 26 European countries is also delayed. Full Article
au Carnival to restart cruises from Florida and Texas in August By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 10:00:16 -0400 Carnival plans to sail Caribbean itineraries from Florida and Texas ports where most passengers arrive by car rather than by airplane. Full Article
au Ex-NFL star Brett Favre to repay $1.1 million for no-show speeches: auditor By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 20:52:13 +0000 Former NFL star Brett Favre said Wednesday he would repay the state of Mississippi $1.1 million after a state auditor discovered the Mississippi Department of Human Services paid the ex-quarterback for speaking engagements that never happened. Full Article
au Ex-NFL star Brett Favre to repay $1.1 million for no-show speeches: auditor By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 20:52:13 +0000 Former NFL star Brett Favre said Wednesday he would repay the state of Mississippi $1.1 million after a state auditor discovered the Mississippi Department of Human Services paid the ex-quarterback for speaking engagements that never happened. Full Article
au Joe Castiglione, a childhood Yankees fan turned longtime Red Sox broadcaster, talks about the great rivalry that is currently on pause By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:42:02 +0000 Joe Castiglione saw his first baseball game in the Bronx. Full Article
au Ohio State to pay almost $41 million to 162 alleged sexual assault victims of university doctor By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 23:51:13 +0000 Ohio State University will pay about $41 million to settle a dozen lawsuits by 162 men alleging sexual abuse by a team doctor, Richard Strauss. Full Article
au Pac-12 cancels all sports competitions 'until further notice' because of coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:39:02 -0400 The Pac-12 men's basketball tournament, and all other conference sporting events, have been canceled amid the growing coronavirus outbreak. Full Article
au NCAA grants spring sports athletes extra year of eligibility because of coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 20:48:19 -0400 The NCAA is giving spring sports athletes whose 2020 seasons were majorly disrupted by the coronavirus another year of eligibility. Full Article
au NCAA suspends acceptance of national letters of intent because of coronavirus outbreak By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:12:02 -0400 The acceptance of national letters of intent for NCAA Division I and II sports has been suspended until at least April 15. Full Article
au Twenty-five years ago, 'Little Hoop' and Tyus Edney launched UCLA's run to its last NCAA title By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 10:00:08 -0400 The most iconic shot in UCLA history — by Tyus Edney with 4.8 seconds left in a 1995 March Madness game — originated on a makeshift driveway court. Full Article
au Wild Westwood : Police had to restrain raucous UCLA victory celebration in 1995 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 14:13:38 -0400 From the archives: Times writers Mary Moore and Adrian Maher report from the scene in Westwood after UCLA defeated Arkansas for the 1995 NCAA title. Full Article
au Former UCLA quarterback Austin Burton is headed to Purdue By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 21:28:55 -0400 Former UCLA backup quarterback Austin Burton is transferring to Purdue, he confirmed Monday. Full Article
au Fire at laundrette - Manor Park By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 11:11:37 +0100 The fire is believed to have been caused by self-heating of textiles within a tumble dryer Full Article
au Fire at takeaway restaurant with flats above - Edgware By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:12:40 +0100 Six fire engines attended the scene Full Article
au Paula Kelly, Emmy-nominated actress, dancer and singer, dies at 77 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:19:46 -0500 Nominated for an Emmy for "Night Court" and co-starred with Shirley MacLain in "Sweet Charity" Full Article
au Writer A.E. Hotchner, friend to Ernest Hemingway and Paul Newman, dies at 102 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 12:47:07 -0500 Author and playwright A.E. Hotchner, known for his friendships with Ernest Hemingway and Paul Newman, died Saturday at age 102. Full Article