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Former Rangers wideman Willie Henderson played against the Legends World Cup winner during the 1960s and he looks back at taking on the legendary Hungarian

There's a lot to know about the world's favorite cookie.

A jar of skin, preserved tattoos, and reasons to be happy you don't have syphilis.

Kate Beckinsale may look gorgeous in the new poster for her upcoming film Love & Friendship, but the corsets for the period piece proved to be quite, well, constraining. Depending on...

There's something almost sweet about the way Democrats and establishment Republicans are coming together over their shared disgust with Donald Trump. Unable to find common ground on even the most basic issues (for instance, the constitutionality of nominating a Supreme Court justice during an election...

To the editor: The main purpose behind the article and the poorly constructed USC/L.A. Times poll seems to be to convince voters that their only choice to defeat Donald Trump is to anoint Hillary Clinton. (“Common ground for Democrats: USC Dornsife/Times poll,” March 28)This is contrary to a recent...

Teaching a freshman seminar on freedom of speech on college campuses has made us aware of the urgent need to educate the current generation of students about the importance of the 1st Amendment. From the beginning of our course, we were surprised by the often unanimous willingness of our students...

Over the last three years, the composer, violinist and singer Andrew Bird, his wife, Katherine Tsina, and their 4-year-old son, Sam, have endured their share of trials. The experiences in part prompted Bird and his family to retreat to Los Angeles from New York a few years ago, he said while sitting...

In an attempt to head off two competing ballot measures, Gov. Jerry Brown secretly negotiated a compromise to raise the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022, while allowing himself or the next governor to delay the incremental annual increase if the economy tanks. This is a better, more responsible...

I'm old enough to remember when the situational prohibition of legal tobacco products was seen as an unusual but necessary intervention to protect the health of serially exposed nonusers. It was a more innocent time, really.

The first page in any handbook for creating a government regulatory commission would lay out something fairly obvious: There has to be an odd number of members. Anything else could wind up looking a little like the current post-Scalia Supreme Court, which has issued several rulings that haven't...

The adult children of the Metrolink engineer killed in a collision between a commuter train and a pickup have sued the regional rail agency and Union Pacific Railroad Co., alleging that negligence in the design and operation of the rail car led to their 62-year-old father’s death.

Is there really zero media coverage when terrorist attacks happen in countries outside Europe and the U.S., as many have alleged on social media? Of course not: Many outlets cover the Middle East and Africa, and recent attacks in both have garnered headlines worldwide. Still, some social media...

Good morning. It is Thursday, March 31. Firefighters and campus police came to the aid of ducklings who fell into a storm channel at Cal Poly Pomona. This video shows the rescue and the ducklings’ reunion with mom. Here's what else is happening in the Golden State:

To the editor: Thank you for your thoughtful portrayal of the two remarkable young African Albino women who have managed to survive unspeakably horrific childhoods. (“Walking Tall,” March 26)Only through the boundless energy, generosity, kindness and determination of Malena Ruth and others were...

To the editor: Sometimes we hear the question: “What good is government?”Your articles on the wage hike and 401(k) plans show how government can impact huge numbers of people; in fact, millions here in California. The numbers are almost staggering. The wage hike, for example, will help 5.6 million...

Lorenzo Martone cycles through a pop-up shop

A curated collection of bicycles, cycling accessories and fashion-forward athleisure wares has wheeled into Liberty Fairs' rotating pop-up shop on 3rd Street through April. The chap in charge of the curating is Lorenzo Martone, founder of New York-based...

According to media reports, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan became the first woman in history of Vietnam to hold the office of the chairperson of the country's parliament.

The Brookings Institute Tax Policy Center compared Clinton’s plan with Trump’s. Over 10 years Clinton would raise taxes by $1 trillion. The top 1 percent would pay three-quarters of it and the top 0.1 percent would pay half of it.…

Jay Dixon’s extensive experience is an asset for Benton County and makes him the best choice for Benton County commissioner Position 2.

Regarding "Voting Against the Candidates," Gazette-Times "As I See It," March 25: Professor deLespinasse, obviously quite mindful about "sophisticated" voting, prescribes two pathways to achieve sophistication: (1) vote for the "less bad" candidate; or (2) vote against the one candidate…

Although I am perfectly aware that this opinion will spark the ire of dog lovers, I must protest the absurdity of bringing dogs to Corvallis all the way from South Korea. The cost of doing this could be much better…

In San Jose, multiple proposals to tighten rent controls, perhaps by tying them to inflation, are being debated in the City Council, and some could go to the ballot. Rent control is a policy that, as libraries full of research and California’s own experience demonstrate, doesn’t do much to accomplish its avowed purpose: to make more affordable housing available. The reasons for the lack of building are many and related: community resistance, environmental policies, a lack of fiscal incentives for local governments to approve housing... Читать дальше...

Good morning! Here are the plays everybody will be talking about Thursday.

A downtown Toronto hub where the architectural blessings are mixed, with bad and good cheek by jowl