Новости за 12.03.2018

While you were staring out the window daydreaming about a vacation, spring break crept up on you, and now you need a plan ASAP.

Ismael Chamu se despierta al amanecer, tiritando por el frío de la mañana. Se levanta del suelo de una pequeña casa móvil, donde duerme junto a su hermano menor y muy cerca de sus dos hermanas, que comparten la única cama.

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, March 12, and here’s what’s happening across California:

Mass shootings dominate the headlines and seem to drive the movement to change gun policy, but reducing gun suicides could save many more lives. More than 20,000 people each year kill themselves with a gun; that’s twice the number of gun homicides. The Parkland, Fla., massacre claimed 17 lives;...

Si no fuera demasiado tarde para hacer malabares con su itinerario, me gustaría hacerle una invitación al presidente Trump en su primera visita a California desde que asumió el cargo.

When you’re 25, a Western omelet tastes best consumed at 2:30 a.m. At that hour, when the drunkenness from a night of clubbing is wearing off and the missed sexual opportunities of the evening have been wrung out to dry, coffee is your friend, home fries are the best move potatoes ever made, and...

President Trump will visit Southern California on Tuesday for the first time since he traumatized the state’s liberal consensus by winning the White House. It’s a free country, so he’s welcome, though he shouldn’t expect much red carpet to be rolled out. According to the White House, he has two...

When you’ve known each other nearly 80 years, you can’t be expected to recall every detail.

A look at the NCAA tournament’s Midwest Regional:

THURSDAY :: WICHITA, KAN.

1 Kansas (27-7, Big 12 champion)

vs. 16 Pennsylvania (24-8, Ivy League champion)

The Jayhawks are making their 29th consecutive tournament appearance, while the Quakers haven’t been in the tournament since 2007.

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Four years ago, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti vowed to revamp the way the city hires firefighters by introducing more women into a department that has been overwhelmingly male.

Customers of Cigna and Express Scripts probably won't see an immediate benefit in the way of lowered premiums or cheaper drugs once the $52-billion merger between two of the largest healthcare companies in the country goes through, experts say.

President Trump is heading to California this week for the first time since his inauguration to view border wall prototypes and raise money for the GOP.

After weeks of testing, the eight prototypes for President Trump’s “big, beautiful” wall will share center stage on Tuesday with Trump during his first presidential visit to California.

Los Angeles lawmakers say the city must act urgently to help tens of thousands of people get off its streets.

A look at the NCAA tournament’s West Regional:

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FRIDAY :: Nashville

1 Xavier (28-5, Big East champion)

vs. 16 Play-in winner (see matchup below)

The magic number for the Musketeers is 80 — they are 23-1 this season when holding opponents to 80 points or fewer.

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8 Missouri (20-12, at-large)

The recent killings of three humanitarian aid workers in Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram militants have sent shock waves throughout the humanitarian aid community and illuminated the increasingly precarious landscape such personnel must navigate to help people in areas of conflict and instability.

A look at the NCAA tournament’s East Regional:

THURSDAY :: PITTSBURGH

1 Villanova (30-4, Big East champion)

vs. 16 Play-in winner

(See matchup below)

Enjoy high-scoring games? The Wildcats have the nation’s top-ranked offense at 87.1 points per game — though their defense can be problematic.

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About 500 people are killed following the March 12, 1928, collapse of the St. Francis Dam located forty miles north of downtown Los Angeles.

Antonio Villaraigosa thinks he has a solid weapon to hammer Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom with as they run for governor. And he probably does.

Garden Grove police fatally shot a man who authorities said struck an officer with his car.

All five passengers aboard a helicopter that crashed into New York’s East River were killed, a spokesman for the New York Police Department confirmed early Monday morning.

Country music star Tim McGraw collapsed on stage during a performance in Ireland.

A man suspected of shooting two Pomona police officers, one fatally, is scheduled to appear in a Pomona courthouse Tuesday morning, records show.

As the Lakers tried to finish the Cleveland Cavaliers during the third quarter of Sunday night’s game, Lakers coach Luke Walton pulled aside the player he loves to antagonize, always with the best of intentions.