Posts by Kevin Harson
Three Biggest AL Snubs From First Round of All-Star Game Voting
As done with the National League, it is time to look and see who some of the All-Star Game snubs in the American League were. While the NL had more obvious snubs, the AL had its fair share as well and here are the three players that were left out of the second stage of…
Read MoreAt Supreme Court, steady wins for conservative states and Trump’s claims of executive power
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court term that ended Friday will not be remembered for blockbuster rulings like those recent years that struck down the right to abortion and college affirmative action. The justices scaled back their docket this year and spent much of their energy focused on deciding fast-track appeals from President Trump. His administration’s lawyers complained…
Read MoreLauren Sanchez wipes social media after marrying Jeff Bezos
Lauren Sanchez Bezos has deleted all her old photographs from Instagram and updated her profile with her new name after marrying billionaire business tycoon and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Friday in Venice. Newsweek contacted Sanchez for comment via Instagram direct message and the Amazon press office on Saturday outside of regular office hours. Why…
Read MoreCalifornia hopes law from bloody era of U.S. history can rein in Trump’s use of troops
California’s fight to rein in President Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles hinges on a 19th century law with a a blood-soaked origin and a name that seems pulled from a spaghetti western film. In a pivotal ruling this week, Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer ordered the federal government to hand over…
Read More‘Deceit, dishonesty, betrayal’: The wrongful conviction that haunted Johnnie Cochran
He was an uncommonly dangerous man, in the FBI’s eyes, a combat-toughened killer who had returned from Vietnam to wage war on the Establishment. “We are going to drive the pigs out of the community,” Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt, the 21-year-old leader of the Black Panther Party in Los Angeles, told a reporter in 1970. Pratt…
Read MoreMark Cuban Sends Surprising Message About Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg
The Dallas Mavericks made the move that had been long expected. Ever since the team won the NBA Draft lottery with a 1.8 percent chance, they had been expected to draft Duke star Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick. On Wednesday night, that move happened. Flagg is now a member of the Mavericks…
Read More‘Are you from California?’ Political advisor said he was detained at airport after confirming he’s from L.A.
Veteran Los Angeles political consultant Rick Taylor said he was pulled aside by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents while returning from a trip abroad, asked if he was from California and then separated from his family and put in a holding room with several Latino travelers for nearly an hour. “I know how the…
Read MoreDisappeared by ICE in L.A.: How to find detained relatives
For 22 days, immigration enforcement officials have conducted sweeps in communities across the Los Angeles region, arresting an estimated 722 people between June 1 and June 10 alone. For families and immigrant advocacy groups, determining the location of detainees has been difficult. “In some cases it’s been 72 hours where we have not been able…
Read MoreL.A. Army veteran with Purple Heart self-deports to South Korea under threat of deportation
An Army veteran who grew up in Van Nuys and was awarded a Purple Heart self-deported to South Korea this week as he was threatened with being detained and deported by federal immigration forces. On Monday, veteran Sae Joon Park, who legally immigrated from South Korea when he was seven years old, grew up in…
Read MoreWhy was Joe Giudice deported? Bravo star asks Trump for pardon
Reality star Joe Giudice, who was deported from the United States back to his native Italy in 2019 after being convicted on federal fraud charges asked President Donald Trump for a pardon on Thursday. “President Trump, I respect you and I’m asking for a second chance,” Giudice wrote on Instagram, along with the hashtag “PardonJoeGiudice.”…
Read MoreStates may enforce age limits for porn websites, Supreme Court rules
WASHINGTON — Citing the explosion of online porn, the Supreme Court ruled Friday that states may enforce age verification laws in hopes of screening out children and young teens. By a 6-3 vote, the justices rejected a free-speech claim from the adult entertainment industry. “The power to require age verification is within a State’s authority to prevent…
Read MorePair of Surprising PGA Tour Pros Set Course Record at Rocket Classic
The PGA Tour shifted from the pressure-packed Travelers Championship last week to the Rocket Classic in Detroit this week. And in the opening round itself, the golf world witnessed not only low scores but some record-breaking performances. In just 18 minutes apart from each other, two PGA Tour professionals, Kevin Roy and Aldrich Potgieter, torched…
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