Posts by Kevin Harson
The crime that haunts Mexico, sowing fear, disrupting life: extortion
MEXICO CITY — A shop owner facing threats shutters the clothing store that had been in his family for generations. A leader of a citrus growers association is kidnapped and killed after refusing mob demands for a cut of profits. Enraged peasant farmers fed up with paying graft turn on cartel thugs in a bloody showdown. In…
Read MoreMavericks’ Cooper Flagg breaks LeBron James’ 20-year record
Since 2003, LeBron James has been breaking records in the NBA. Now on the Los Angeles Lakers and a few weeks from turning 41 years old, “The King” is still smashing every ceiling left for him to shatter in the world of basketball. But Monday night, though, one of James’ first records he ever achieved…
Read MoreNational Guard troops under Trump’s command leave L.A before court’s deadline
Dozens of California National Guard troops under President Trump’s command apparently slipped out of Los Angeles under cover of darkness early Sunday morning, ahead of an appellate court’s order to be gone by noon Monday. Administration officials would not immediately confirm whether the troops had decamped. But video taken outside the Roybal Federal Building downtown…
Read MorePlant closure will lead to hundreds of layoffs in Riverside
The meat processing company JBS is closing a packing facility in Riverside and will lay off 374 employees, according to a notice from the California Employment Development Department. The closure comes as a limited cattle supply has led to record-high beef prices this year. The Riverside facility, operated by JBS subsidiary Swift Beef Co., prepares…
Read MoreClemson’s Dabo Swinney reveals roster issues for Penn State game
The Clemson Tigers won’t participate in this year’s College Football Playoff, but accepted an invitation to play Penn State in a college bowl game. They’ll face the Nittany Lions, a program that went through a head coach shakeup this season, in the Pinstripe Bowl. According to Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, he’s looking forward to…
Read MoreVideo appears to show Russian An-22 plane falling apart mid-air
A clip widely circulating on social media appears to show a Russian military transport aircraft falling apart just before it crashed northeast of Moscow earlier this month. The brief video appears to have been posted by a local Russian Telegram account on Sunday, attributed to CCTV cameras close to the crash site. Newsweek could not…
Read MoreRob Reiner used his fame to advocate for progressive causes. ‘Just a really special man. A terrible day’
Rob Reiner was known to millions as a TV actor and film director. But the Brentwood resident, known for the classic films “Stand by Me” and “When Harry Met Sally…,” was also a political force, an outspoken supporter of progressive causes and a Democratic Party activist who went beyond the typical role of celebrities who…
Read MoreAlabama in talks with Kalen DeBoer about his coaching future
Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer was immediately linked to Michigan after Sherrone Moore was fired on Wednesday. More News: Legendary College Football Coach to Step Down After Bowl Game On Sunday, DeBoer put to rest any rumors that he had an interest in taking over the Wolverines. “My family and I are very…
Read MoreUSC coach Gottlieb weighs in on Brown shooting: ‘It’s the guns’
USC women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb suffered a bitter defeat Saturday when her team lost 79-51 to top-ranked team UConn. But after she walked off court, she weighed in on a more pressing matter: the deadly shooting at her alma mater, Brown University. “It’s the guns,” Gottlieb said as she began a post-game news conference…
Read MoreBystander who disarmed alleged Bondi shooter hailed a ‘genuine hero’
A bystander who tackled and disarmed a gun from one of the two alleged gunmen who killed at least 11 people in a mass shooting at Bondi beach, Sydney, has been hailed as a “genuine hero.” Twelve people – including one of the gunmen – died after what police described as a “terrorism incident” unfolded…
Read MoreCommentary: Is Newsom blazing a path to the White House? Running a fool’s errand? Let’s discuss
Gavin Newsom is off and running, eyeing the White House as he enters the far turn and his final year as California governor. The track record for California Democrats and the presidency is not a good one. In the nearly 250 years of these United States, not one Left Coast Democrat has ever been elected…
Read MoreJulian Sayin’s Heisman snub sparks more Ohio State disrespect ahead of CFP
In what could be the start of the back-to-back championship journey for Ohio State in the College Football Playoff, one Buckeyes player left the Heisman Trophy ceremony feeling largely ignored. Quarterback Julian Sayin, who some considered neck-and-neck with Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza the majority of the year, finished fourth in the voting behind Notre Dame running…
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