To the editor: I purchased my home in the San Gabriel Mountains community of Wrightwood in 2017. Since then, I've been insured through AAA. ("Amid homeowner insurance crisis, consumer advocates and industry clash at hearing," April 24) Last week, I received notice of non-renewal because of wildfire risk. I've paid my policies in full each year and never had a claim. It was suggested that I try the FAIR plan, California's insurer of last resort. I contacted the California Department of Insurance,...
If the Democrats and the Biden campaign think getting rid of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will help Biden’s reelection chances, they are sorely mistaken.
To the editor: It has grown tiresome hearing pundits from the right and left suggest that former President Trump will score points with voters as a result of being a criminal defendant in numerous trials. ("Prosecutors seek more sanctions for Trump as key witness resumes testimony in hush money trial," May 2) Which voters will be impressed with someone who shows contempt for the rule of law, sounds more like a wannabe dictator than a president, and exudes the personal charm of a deadly...
Here are some practical uses for AI to help you with your caregiver duties and others that seem suspect.
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) needs to understand that House Democrats are not a “cheap date” and will need “something” in return to save his gavel from the motion to vacate introduced last month by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). “If Speaker Johnson wants help in staying as Marjorie Taylor Greene
To the editor: As a co-author of the UCLA high school data science course maligned by UC Davis professor Norman Matloff in his Times op-ed article, I agree with him that data science is a field in which even professionals make serious errors. That's why data science education must begin early and not be treated as a mathematical afterthought. Mathematics is only one component of data science. Almost three decades of research have shown that students can and should learn important statistical...
The Oklahoma Senate passed legislation on Wednesday prohibiting the use of ranked-choice voting in elections. Will Gov. Stitt sign it?
Refugees tell Holly Bancroft about the dangerous journeys they have taken to get to Northern France – and their hope of reaching the UK
Mila and Ashton have been keeping a low profile since they were forced to apologize for writing letters in support of Danny Masterson last year.View Entire Post ›
One trendy dim sum restaurant chain, Ping Pong, recently abolished their tip system in favour of a US-style 15 per cent 'management' fee, sparking outrage from customers.
Out of descriptors that fit Gustaf Westman’s designs — colorful, bubbly, soft, squiggly, curly — one word that doesn’t come to mind is spiky.Ignoring the custo
We could barely name a first-team eleven for our last game, filling the bench with kids from the Academy, and that situation hasn’t really changed in the three days since. And so, unsurprisingly, the starting lineup as voted on by the WAGNH Community is the exact same lineup as we had fielded against Spurs on Thursday. Ten of the eleven starters got at least 89 per cent, while the eleventh, Mykhailo Mudryk, wasn’t too far behind with 72. Carney Chukwuemeka (20%) and Cesare Casadei (17%) were the...