The man behind 'Gullivers Travels,' Johnathan Swift, is celebrated in a new biography
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) had the most coruscating mind and enigmatic character of any writer in English. Sturdily built, with bright blue eyes, bristling brows and...
Adding bold, colorful stripes might be the ultimate way to stand out this spring
Bold, colorful stripes are sartorial perennials, and this spring, they’re everywhere, from dresses, tops and capes to chokers, hoop earrings and bags.It might take some pluck to...
Chopped off heads, torn out hearts in brutal Brazil gang war
Shortly soon after midnight on New Year's Eve, hundreds of inmates watched from a Manaus prison yard as the sky lit up...
What we know about nerve agent that allegedly killed N. Korean
The fast-acting poison made use of in the apparent assassination of Kim Jong Nam at a crowded airport terminal in Malaysia final week...
Trump signs executive order to support remove ‘job-killing regulations’
President Trump signed an executive order for regulatory reform on Friday, directing government agencies to set up job forces to appear into strategies...
Trump renews attacks on media amid news of FBI-White Property speak to
President Trump made a victorious return to the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday, where he sought to assure cheering audience members that...
Even although he bashes anonymous sources, Trump utilizes them himself
President Donald Trump employed part of his speech at an annual gathering of conservatives right now to take aim at reporters' use of...
When a heart is ‘the leading cause of life’: Dennis McCarthy
Presidential Proclamation 3566, making February American Heart Month, was signed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964.Like all proclamations, it’s a long list...
White House signals possible crackdown on recreational cannabis
Americans can expect to see “greater enforcement” of federal laws banning recreational marijuana use, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Thursday,...
Gardening: There’s a wild story behind wild mustard
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Lottery ticket sold in West Covina worth nearly $1.5 million
WEST COVINA >> A ticket with five numbers in the most recent drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, but missing the...
$188 million winning Mega Millions lotto ticket sold in Nipton
NIPTON >> A ticket with all six numbers in the latest multi-state Mega Millions draw was sold just inside the California border...
Anglers in Sunset Beach drag 500-pound great white shark back into the ocean
There’s that moment, that split second, that you have to wonder what to do with the thrashing, enraged great white shark that’s...
Monster storms make a dent in California’s drought
After five straight bone-dry years, a parade of monster storms have delivered a knockout blow to California’s crippling drought, a new federal...
Want to avoid a shark encounter? These repellents range from $30 to $600
Matt Moore wants to make one thing clear: he’s not an alarmist.In his 22 years of surfing, he’s had 13 shark encounters...
Pacoima stolen vehicle chase ends in 2 arrests
PACOIMA — Police today arrested two stolen-vehicle suspects following a chase in the Pacoima area.One suspect was taken into custody shortly before...
LAPD Human Trafficking Task Force finds San Fernando teen girl missing for a month
SAN FERNANDO — Authorities today said a 15-year-old girl who went missing in San Fernando more than a month ago was found...
UFC 214 moved up to July 29 at Honda Center in Anaheim
UFC’s return to Southern California has been changed again, only this time it’s earlier.UFC 214, which had been scheduled for Aug. 5...
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Stand-up Love Story: Chicago Reader Feature
Philip Dawkins's play, The Comedians, initially started as an audio play through Audible but has now made its way to the stage at Raven...
