be Guitarist Stephane Wrembel Plays Music Inspired By Jazz Great Django Reinhardt By www.npr.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:26:24 -0400 Before the coronavirus outbreak, Wrembel visited the Fresh Air studio to talk about his musical influences and to play, with his trio, songs from his new album, Django L'Impressionniste. Full Article
be 'Fresh Air' Remembers Bollywood Icon Irrfan Khan By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 13:51:41 -0400 One of India's most beloved film stars, Khan, who died April 29, became internationally known for his work in films like Slumdog Millionaire and Life of Pi. Originally broadcast in 2012. Full Article
be 'Fresh Air' Remembers Jazz Archivist And Historian Michael Cogswell By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 13:51:41 -0400 Cogswell, who died April 20, was executive director of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, which houses journals, trumpets, tapes, photographs and other artifacts. Originally broadcast in 2001. Full Article
be Saxophonist Dayna Stephens' 'Liberty' Feels Right For The Way We're Living By www.npr.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 13:26:17 -0400 The Dayna Stephens trio's improvised grace in a compact setting — where players are interdependent, but no one steps on any toes — sets a good example for life during the pandemic. Full Article
be 'Fresh Air' Remembers Bollywood Icon Irrfan Khan By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 13:51:41 -0400 One of India's most beloved film stars, Khan, who died April 29, became internationally known for his work in films like Slumdog Millionaire and Life of Pi. Originally broadcast in 2012. Full Article
be Jerry Seinfeld On Staying Home: 'At My Dinner Table, You're Supposed To Be Funny' By www.npr.org Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 08:02:00 -0400 The comedian says he's doing well under quarantine. He talked with NPR about comedy during a pandemic and his new Netflix standup special, 23 Hours to Kill. "Humor is an essential survival quantity." Full Article
be Tom Cruise And NASA Could Be A Match Made In The Heavens By www.npr.org Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 18:42:11 -0400 NASA confirmed that actor Tom Cruise and private spaceflight company Space X are considering a feature film shot on board the International Space Station. Full Article
be Newsom chastises beachgoers, warning that defying order could delay reopening California By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:54:25 -0400 Gov. Newsom, saying the virus 'doesn't take the weekends off,' criticizes beachgoers and vows to increase enforcement of restrictions if necessary. Full Article
be In shift, Bloomberg offers ex-campaign staff health coverage By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:17:16 -0400 Michael Bloomberg will cover healthcare for ex-campaign staffers through November. His firing of staffers prompted lawsuits against the billionaire. Full Article
be Column: Newsom could use some beach time. It's sad he's closing Orange County beaches amid coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 03:00:37 -0400 Going to the beach is our birthright as native Californians — and our promise to newcomers. It's our gift from the Creator — a trade-off for all the quakes, wildfires, mudslides and smog. Full Article
be All state and local beaches in Orange County must temporarily close, Gov. Gavin Newsom says By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:43:49 -0400 The news comes after a memo saying California's governor would go further, closing all state and local beaches and parks, a plan he appeared to abandon. Full Article
be Millions skipped California's 2020 primary. Will coronavirus change who votes in November? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 22:00:32 -0400 In all, 46.89% of registered voters cast ballots in the March 3 primary, which was moved up from June with hopes that turnout would be high and presidential candidates would be forced to address issues mattering most to Californians. Full Article
be Gov. Gavin Newsom says reopening California will begin this week amid coronavirus crisis By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 15:39:09 -0400 The governor said bookstores, florists and others can reopen for pickup as early as Friday. More detailed guidelines will be released later this week. Full Article
be Photos taken at Kobe Bryant crash site should be against the law, California lawmaker says By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 21:29:12 -0400 Outraged that deputies allegedly shared photos from the site of a helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, a California lawmaker wants to make it a crime for law enforcement officers to take unauthorized photographs of those killed in fatal accidents or at crime scenes. Full Article
be How the post office became a potent weapon for Democrats By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 08:00:11 -0400 The financially imperiled post office, under attack by President Trump, has become a potent symbol for a Democratic Party looking for unifying causes. Full Article
be Anagrams For Beginners By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:22:01 -0400 Comedians Ashley Nicole Black and Chelsea Devantez join forces to unscramble two-word phrases where both words are anagrams of each other. Full Article
be Judith Warner's New Book On Middle School Suggests It Doesn't Have To Be All Bad By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:01:00 -0400 The author of And Then They Stopped Talking To Me tells NPR, "I expected middle schoolers to be these sorts of monsters. And they weren't. They were just kids." Full Article
be COMIC: Hospitals Turn To Alicia Keys, U2 And The Beatles To Sing Patients Home By www.npr.org Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:00:27 -0400 Call them victory anthems. Every time a patient with COVID-19 is well enough to be discharged, hospitals in New York and elsewhere play songs of celebration over the intercom. A doctor explains. Full Article
be Not My Job: We Quiz 'Full Frontal' Host Samantha Bee On Backsides By www.npr.org Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:33:45 -0400 Bee will answer three questions about the people who stand in for actors when a posterior shot is required — and the star is either unwilling or unqualified to do it. Full Article
be The New Federal Rules Will Better Protect Students Accused Of Sexual Assault By www.npr.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 16:07:00 -0400 The Trump administration says new rules announced on Wednesday will better protect students accused of sexual assault and harassment, but critics say they will make it harder for survivors to report. Full Article
be Judith Warner's New Book On Middle School Suggests It Doesn't Have To Be All Bad By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:01:00 -0400 The author of And Then They Stopped Talking To Me tells NPR, "I expected middle schoolers to be these sorts of monsters. And they weren't. They were just kids." Full Article
be French Education Minister Says School Reopenings Will Be Done 'Very Progressively' By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:39:04 -0400 France's minister of education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, talked with NPR about the gradual reopening of schools, which will be voluntary. Still, many parents and administrators are against the plan. Full Article
be COMIC: Hospitals Turn To Alicia Keys, U2 And The Beatles To Sing Patients Home By www.npr.org Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:00:27 -0400 Call them victory anthems. Every time a patient with COVID-19 is well enough to be discharged, hospitals in New York and elsewhere play songs of celebration over the intercom. A doctor explains. Full Article
be Women Bear The Brunt Of Coronavirus Job Losses By www.npr.org Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:00:27 -0400 Before the coronavirus crisis, there were briefly more women on American payrolls than men. That's no longer true. Women accounted for 55% of the increase in job losses last month. Full Article
be Southern California freeways are a number, not a name By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:36:00 -0400 Reader Ron King of Camarillo doesn't like how The Times refers to local freeways. Full Article
be Staff news: W.J. Hennigan to cover Pentagon; Josh Rottenberg joins Calendar By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:14:00 -0400 The Times this week announced two staffing moves: W.J. Full Article
be Renewal scam targets L.A. Times subscribers By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:43:00 -0400 Los Angeles Times subscribers have been receiving what appears to be an annual renewal notice, but at a rate about 40% higher than the actual cost. Full Article
be Christina Bellantoni to lead L.A. Times political coverage By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 14:00:00 -0400 The Times is launching enhanced digital coverage of California politics, an effort that will be overseen by Christina Bellantoni, who currently is editor in chief of Roll Call, the Capitol Hill newspaper. Full Article
be Times columnist Bill Plaschke to co-host morning radio show on Beast 980 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 00:17:00 -0400 Times columnist Bill Plaschke is joining the airwaves with a morning show that kicks off this week on all-sports radio station the Beast 980 AM. Full Article
be Dan Beucke joins L.A. Times as deputy business editor By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 19:58:00 -0500 Dan Beucke has joined the Los Angeles Times as deputy Business editor. Full Article
be Ben Muessig named L.A. Times technology editor By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:02:00 -0500 Ben Muessig has been named technology editor of the Los Angeles Times. Full Article
be Del Wilber to cover Justice Department for L.A. Times By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 15:10:00 -0500 Del Wilber is joining the Los Angeles Times' Washington Bureau, where he will cover the Justice Department. Full Article
be Brenda Rodriguez, Marc Bernardin, Sarah Rodman named editors in L.A. Times Calendar section By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:58:00 -0500 Three editors are joining The Times, and some veterans are taking on new roles in a revamped Calendar department. Full Article
be Geoff Berkshire named film editor for L.A. Times By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 16 May 2017 17:40:00 -0400 Geoff Berkshire is joining the Los Angeles Times entertainment team as film editor. Full Article
be HCQ in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: No Better, No Worse? By www.medpagetoday.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:00:00 +0000 (MedPage Today) -- There was no difference in risk of intubation or death in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 coronavirus infection treated with hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial also used in the treatment of certain autoimmune diseases, compared... Full Article
be Radio Hall of Famer Barry Farber, one-time NYC mayoral candidate, dead at 90 By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:59:28 +0000 The conservative radio host spent an extraordinary six decades in the broadcasting business. Full Article
be 'Despicable human being’: NYC nurse arrested for gassing up car with credit card stolen from dying coronavirus patient — cops By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:42:32 +0000 Danielle Conti, 43, used the pandemic as her personal piggy bank after allegedly stealing the charge card from 70-year-old widower Anthony Catapano while making her daily rounds at hard-hit Staten Island University Hospital North sometime in early April, authorities charge. Full Article
be Queens man claiming to be Trump official charged with running coronavirus test scam By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 23:06:13 +0000 Henry Sylvain Gindt II, 34, of Long Island City lied that he had the lab capabilities to run the tests, which he sold through two web sites for $135 to $200 apiece, authorities said. The Secret Service and federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh said Thursday that they’ve charged Gindt with mail and wire fraud. Full Article
be Amber Alert issued for missing 9-year-old boy in upstate New York: state police By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:09:44 +0000 Gustavo Oliveira was last seen near Tallow Wood Drive in Clifton Park around 1 a.m. with his father, 41-year-old Nivaldo Oliveira, police said. Full Article
be Armed robbers stealing e-bikes from Manhattan deliverymen strike again, this time slicing one victim’s hand with a knife By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:49:30 +0000 The 36-year-old Domino’s Pizza deliveryman was dropping off a pie to a building on Fort George Hill near Fairview Ave on Sunday about 9 p.m. when the crew of crooks took his $1400 bike at knifepoint and cut the man’s hand. He refused medical attention, cops said. Full Article
be ‘That’s abysmal’: NYC politicians outraged after NYPD reveals 81 percent of social distancing arrests have been minorities By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:17:31 +0000 According to the NYPD, there have been 374 social distancing-related arrests since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place. Of that number, 304 of the arrests have been of African-American or Hispanic people. Full Article
be Three men charged in Bronx shooting, including gunman beaten by crowd and his shooting victim By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:31:57 +0000 Jose Rivera, 23, is facing attempted criminally negligent homicide, gun possession and reckless endangerment for the Thursday afternoon shooting that landed him in the hospital with a head injury after a bunch of witnesses attacked him. Full Article
be Elliott: Kings' Anze Kopitar, Sharks' Tomas Hertl become buddies in NHL All-Star tournament By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 01:29:17 -0500 Usually rivals, the Kings' Anze Kopitar and Sharks' Tomas Hertl led the Pacific Division to the title in the three-on-three NHL All-Star tournament. Full Article
be Kings pay tribute to Kobe Bryant at Staples Center: 'It's going to sting for a while' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 02:13:55 -0500 The Kings let the Tampa Bay Lightning come back for a 4-2 win on the night Kobe Bryant is remembered. Full Article
be Elliott: John Gibson honors Kobe Bryant and lives lost in helicopter crash with special mask By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 1 Feb 2020 16:27:28 -0500 Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson pays tribute to Kobe Bryant and the others lost in Calabasas helicopter crash with a specially designed mask. Full Article
be Kings trade Kyle Clifford and Jack Campbell to Maple Leafs By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 00:24:18 -0500 The Kings traded forward Klye Clifford and backup goalie Jack Campbell to the Toronto Maple Leafs for forward Trevor Moore and draft picks. Full Article
be Elliott: Hockey is the big winner as U.S. women beat Canada before record crowd in Anaheim By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 02:02:16 -0500 The U.S. women's hockey team ended its rivalry series with Canada with a 4-3 overtime victory in front of a record crowd of 13,320 at Honda Center. Full Article
be Unmasking the artist behind John Gibson's tribute to Kobe Bryant By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:00:43 -0500 When Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash, Ducks goalie John Gibson wanted to honor the Lakers legend with his mask. He knew just who to contact. Full Article
be Kings are as synonymous with South Bay as the aviation industry and the beach By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 15:21:29 -0500 The Los Angeles Kings have made their home away from Staples Center in the South Bay, an aviation industry hub with an established hockey 'bubble.' Full Article
be Elliott: Sled hockey helps teenage double amputee thrive: 'I'm in the best place possible' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 7 Mar 2020 09:00:28 -0500 Lera Doederlein has overcome her physical limitations to become a member of the U.S. women's national development sled hockey team and this season's 21st Duck. Full Article