Olympics
LA28 chairman Casey Wasserman met face-to-face with President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday and received unwavering commitment for hosting the Games in L.A. in 2028.
California
Gov. Gavin Newsom said LA Rises, a new private-sector philanthropic initiative, will work with the city, county and the state to support the rebuilding of Los Angeles. Mark Walter and the Dodgers will provide up to $100 million.
World & Nation
Residents across the country are bracing for dangerously low temperatures while the East Coast contends with a thick blanket of snow.
High School Sports
Casey Clausen steps down as football coach at Bishop Alemany. The Warriors lost their first-round Southern Section Division 9 playoff game to Sonora on Thursday night.
The increase, officials say, is driven by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country.
Conservators uncovered eight angels in a Boston church that counted Paul Revere as a bell ringer and played a pivotal role in the Revolutionary War.
A federal judge is continuing to block the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding
A Delta Air Lines plane has flipped upon arrival at Toronto’s Pearson Airport and ended up on its roof, injuring 18 people
A federal judge sentenced an Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison for leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine.
L.A. Influential
The 2028 Olympics cemented L.A.’s status as a global sports epicenter. Now all Casey Wasserman has to do is ensure the $7-billion Games’ profitability.