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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has picked a 30-year fire department veteran as the new fire chief months after she ousted the previous chief over handling of the most destructive wildfire in the city’s history.Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has picked a 30-year fire department veteran as the new fire chief months after she ousted the previous chief over handling of the most destructive wildfire in the city’s history.

When undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Tom Aspinall steps into the Octagon for UFC 321 on Saturday night to defend his title, he will do so believing that there is a non-zero chance he could die.When undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Tom Aspinall steps into the Octagon for UFC 321 on Saturday night to defend his title, he will do so believing that there is a non-zero chance […]

In our travel news round-up this week: Nevada’s haunted clown motel, Rome’s crypt adorned with the bones of 4,000 friars, plus the intriguing story of the Ouija board.In our travel news round-up this week: Nevada’s haunted clown motel, Rome’s crypt adorned with the bones of 4,000 friars, plus the intriguing story of the Ouija board.

The Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration often looks like a car crash. Literally.The Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration often looks like a car crash. Literally.

Do you think that the NBA gambling scandal will cause leagues to put some distance between themselves and sports gambling? Don’t bet on it.Do you think that the NBA gambling scandal will cause leagues to put some distance between themselves and sports gambling? Don’t bet on it.

If there’s one former president whom Donald Trump has elevated during Trump 2.0, it’s Grover Cleveland.If there’s one former president whom Donald Trump has elevated during Trump 2.0, it’s Grover Cleveland.

An asylum-seeker sentenced to 12 months in a British prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl was mistakenly released Friday, prompting an urgent police search for a man whose case had prompted anti-migrant protests.An asylum-seeker sentenced to 12 months in a British prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl was mistakenly released Friday, prompting an urgent police search for a man whose case had prompted anti-migrant protests.

Polls opened in the Ivory Coast on Saturday to elect a new leader as longtime President Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term after key contenders were barred from contesting.Polls opened in the Ivory Coast on Saturday to elect a new leader as longtime President Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term after key contenders were barred from contesting.

“People grew up watching me get bullied by my peers or get harsh critiques. In a weird way, people know how to hate me. People are conditioned because they’ve seen it.”“People grew up watching me get bullied by my peers or get harsh critiques. In a weird way, people know how to hate me. People are conditioned because they’ve seen it.”