US judge agrees to delay dismissal of of MS-13 leader’s case
[ad_1] U.S. District Judge William Fitzpatrick has agreed to delay the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss its case against Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, the Virginia-based Salvadorian national accused of being a top leader of the MS-13 gang in the U.S. The ruling, handed down Friday, directs the government to keep Villatoro Santos in the custody of […]
‘The Shrouds’ review: Cronenberg returns, sleek and obsessed with death
[ad_1] Taking in a new David Cronenberg film occasionally evokes the strangeness of a beloved cat bringing a fresh kill to your door: It’s somehow unsettling and affecting, a horror yet a gift, and decidedly weird but also sad and even funny. The subjects of grief and biotechnology in the macabre Canadian’s latest offering, “The […]
‘I Wish Someone Had Told Me…The Best Advice for Building a Great Career and a Meaningful Life’ out April 22
[ad_1] Why did you write the book? When my mom finished reading Everything Will Be Okay, — Life Lessons for Young Women from a Former Young Woman, she called me and said, “Wow, I wish someone had told me all of this.” She started working in the mid-1960s, when women were really coming into the […]
California girl is rushed to end speech while crying over trans athlete ‘trauma’
[ad_1] A school board meeting in California featured emotional debate over transgender athletes being allowed to share locker rooms with high-school girls. One girl who cried during a speech was told to “wrap it up” by the board president. During the Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD) board meeting on Wednesday, a high-school junior girls’ […]
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Jordan Firstman
[ad_1] Making a comedy-music album based on secrets shared by internet strangers might not seem like an obvious step for Jordan Firstman, who stars in FX’s “English Teacher” and Rachel Sennott’s new HBO show that’s being called the “It” pilot of the season. But there is nothing about Firstman’s career that feels textbook Hollywood — […]
Migrant arrested in sanctuary city days after prosecutors drop charges
[ad_1] A Venezuelan migrant has been arrested for the sixth time in the past year for allegedly robbing a woman at gunpoint, just days after prosecutors in an Illinois sanctuary city dropped additional charges against him. Edmonds Peraza Cortez, 25, is facing one felony count of armed robbery with a firearm, according to the Chicago Police Department. […]
Nico Iamaleava: ESPN host rips ‘toxic’ QB amid NIL rumors
[ad_1] Nico Iamaleava is becoming somewhat of a martyr, but yet a primary example, in today’s NIL environment. Iamaleava did not show up at Tennessee’s spring practice last Friday, reportedly due to NIL contract discussions. Iamaleava, 20, is reportedly set to earn $2.4 million this season but wants to renegotiate his deal to $4 million […]
‘Atavists’ review: SoCal residents navigate the post-pandemic era
[ad_1] Book Review Atavists: Stories By Lydia MilletW.W. Norton & Co.: 240 pages, $28If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. At one point in Lydia Millet’s latest collection, “Atavists,” a minor character posits that people “invented time. That it was all […]
Maine trans athlete battle: Dems trying to constitutionalize trans inclusion
[ad_1] The Democrat majority in the Maine House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that would codify the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA) in the state’s constitution on Thursday. The MHRA has been the state’s tent pole legislation in allowing trans athletes in girls’ sports during an ongoing feud with President Donald Trump’s administration […]
Authorities release love letters Gene Hackman wrote to wife Betsy
[ad_1] Authorities recently released a new cache of records in the death investigation of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa — including a series of heartfelt notes the couple left for each other, revealing the close-knit nature of their relationship even as Hackman’s health declined amid a battle with Alzheimer’s. The letters are at times humorous, […]