Новости за 28.01.2018

Santa Monica has wrestled with street vending for years. On the one hand, officials argue, the sale of unregulated food can cause health risks. But they worry that, without decriminalization, immigrants who ply their trade are more vulnerable to deportation.

Think of packing as an audition. The items that get a part in your trip should be multi-talented. Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for a little mirror that unfolds to a full-length view; notepads that perform through all kinds of weather; an alarm clock that generates more than just buzz; and a...

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Dieter beware: U.S. News & World Report, in its high-profile January cover story on “best diets,” calls the DASH and Mediterranean diets tops for health, though these regimens represent the failed nutritional status quo of the last 50 years.

Long ago, I was one of the privileged, unsupervised, suburban teenagers who had infinite access to marijuana and unlimited opportunities to smoke it. Someone, somewhere grew it, harvested it and shipped it our way, and closer to home, someone sold it and someone bought it, but all I knew was that...

When I have time away from the obligations that dog a life, I return to my hometown of Brunswick, Maine, to write. The quiet and the cold, the anonymity and those luminous prompts to childhood memory, suit my mood perfectly. I disconnect. I write. I keep to a meager routine.

To the editor: President Trump has lied so much that almost all of his pronouncements are suspect. (“Trump ordered Mueller fired last year before backing off, news report says,” Jan. 25.)

It is a sadly predictable facet of American life that whenever a high-profile rape sentence is handed down, the first instinct of many people is not to celebrate the triumph of justice or applaud the courage of survivors. Instead, their response is to express a desire for the perpetrator to be...

To the editor: There has been little mention of the fact that prior to the demonization of “chain migration,” generations of families came to this country this way. (“Trump wants to kill two immigration programs, but doesn't seem to know how they work,” Jan. 17, and “Trump's immigration plan draws...

To the editor: Everyone loses when our buses and trains are not used to their maximum capacity. We feel the pain of increased traffic from more people choosing to drive alone in cars; there’s also reduced economic activity when people no longer make trips to work or elsewhere. (“Ridership on Metro...

To the editor: Reporter John Myers forgot to include the most impressive words I have ever heard come out of the mouth of Gov. Jerry Brown. (“Gov. Jerry Brown looks back, pushes forward in his final State of the State speech,” Jan. 26)

Dear Liz: I asked for a credit limit increase on my Visa card from $5,000 to $20,000. I was turned down because of not enough income. I was very disappointed and wonder what if anything I can do to reverse the situation.

Decades ago, Lake Michigan teemed with nutrients and green algae, casting a brownish-green hue that resembled the mouth of an inland river rather than a vast, open-water lake.

Bank of America has made headlines for dismantling eBanking, a checking account that made it easy for customers to avoid a monthly fee.

Afghan authorities have raised the death toll from Saturday's suicide bombing in Kabul to 103.

Trailing by 17 points as the fourth quarter arrived in the Orange County All-Star Classic, the outlook for the South could not have been bleaker on Saturday.

Emilio Carbajal believes in new beginnings, and the Newport Harbor High junior got one last summer.

Six adults and an unconscious baby were rescued Sunday from a boat in the Pacific Ocean after drifting for four days in the blazing sun without water. The survivors had scrambled onto the small wooden dinghy after the ferry they were aboard sank, according to authorities.

In bits of each of their fights, Jorge Linares and Lucas Matthysse had glimpses of their fevered pursuits going sideways.