Trump ally Tom Barrack to be released on $250-million bail
Thomas J. Barrack Jr., a prominent Los Angeles investor and longtime ally of former President Trump, was released from jail Friday on a $250-million bond while he awaits trial on …
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Tokyo Olympics: Can Japan’s diverse athletes lead to change?
TOKYO — With millions around the world watching, Rui Hachimura walked onto the gleaming white floor of Japan’s Olympic Stadium on Friday waving the country’s red-and-white flag. The 6-foot-8 Washington Wizards …
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GOP blocks infrastructure bill for now
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked Democrats’ attempt to start formal debate on a bipartisan infrastructure plan Wednesday, arguing that Democrats are rushing the procedural vote before the final bill has been …
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Kamala Harris’ laugh is a sound check for a divided country
“You’re writing a story in the Los Angeles Times about the vice president’s laugh? I think that’s laughable.” — Bakari Sellers, Democratic lawyer and CNN commentator Seriously, to weigh how …
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Biden hits Cuba with new sanctions over protest crackdown
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday announced a new round of sanctions against the besieged Cuban government for its violent crackdown on demonstrators, blacklisting the defense minister and a paramilitary …
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U.S. details plans to evacuate translators from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — After criticism for slow action, the Biden administration is detailing plans to evacuate thousands of Afghans who worked as interpreters for the United States during its 20-year war in …
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Same hospitals, worse outcomes for Black patients than white ones
Black patients are significantly more likely to suffer dangerous bleeding, infections and other serious problems related to surgical procedures than are white patients treated in the same hospital, according to …
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Largest wildfire in U.S. heads toward Oregon mountain towns
In 20 years of Oregon firefighting, Wayne Morris has never seen anything like the Bootleg fire. Fire commanders had planned to flank the blaze that erupted about 300 miles southeast …
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After an assassination, Haitians in Miami ponder solutions
First, the question ricocheting through the barbershops, bakeries and botanicas of Little Haiti was, “Who killed the president?” But as Haiti plunged into deeper turmoil after the July 7 assassination …
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Japan’s Gen Z troubled by COVID Olympics concerns
The high school student in rural Akita prefecture was mesmerized as the Ethiopian marathoner persevered, the Dutch judoka ended his match with humble grace and the Japanese women’s volleyball team …
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