Kings center Anze Kopitar always knew where he wanted to go, never mind the prohibitive odds stacked against him. He was determined to become a professional hockey player, even though his homeland of Slovenia — part of Yugoslavia until 1991 — had little hockey tradition and few ice rinks. He realized at a young age…
Kings forward Wayne Gretzky (Getty Images) 1. Anze Kopitar: All those assists, two Stanley Cups, an exceptional two-way player who’s still a standout at 36. 2. Jonathan Quick: Feisty when someone intruded in his crease and holds just about every Kings goaltending record. 3. Wayne Gretzky: As much for his off-ice contributions as the incredible…
WASHINGTON — Most lawmakers who leave Congress in disgrace hide from the media. George Santos is trying to become an internet icon. The expelled and indicted Republican has fought relentlessly — thirstily, even — to remain in the public eye since his Dec. 1 removal from the House of Representatives, posting frequently on X, formerly Twitter,…
Season upon season, watermelons, carrots and corn have sprouted from Daniel Rudnick’s 255-acre farm along Interstate 5 in Buttonwillow, Calif. Now, the ground lies unplanted. In the next year, it will be cleared and graded to build a 4-million-square-foot warehouse complex. “Our plan all along was that we were going to leverage the value of…
The 30-second video ad struck an ominous tone, urging Californians to tell their lawmakers to vote against legislation that would force Google, Facebook and other large platforms to pay news publishers. “It’s a dangerous precedent that will drive up costs for small businesses and make it easier for politicians to raise taxes in the future,”…
Forecasting the future is difficult. But here’s an easy prediction: The anti-vaccination movement in the U.S. and globally is going to result in the deaths of more children. This grim portent comes to us courtesy of UNICEF, which is reporting that 30,601 confirmed cases of measles have been reported in Europe and Central Asia this…
Most people know which foods to avoid for a healthy heart. Yet, do you often think about the foods you eat and how they affect the brain? It’s been scientifically proven that diet can influence brain health. “The brain represents about 2% of our body weight, but it consumes about 20% of all of our…
Gill Castle, from Northumberland, is using her experience of having a stoma to help women in Kenya.
“Beeper Mini” app lets Android users send texts to iPhones with blue iMessage bubbles – CBS News Watch CBS News A new app called “Beeper Mini” allows Android phones to text iPhones with the blue iMessage bubble that had been exclusive to Apple devices. Jo Ling Kent interviewed the 16-year-old tech wizard who helped reverse…
NASA beamed ultra-high definition video of a cat named Taters back to Earth from nearly 19 million miles away, the space agency said Monday. The 15-second cat video was sent to Earth as an experiment for NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications. The space agency hopes to one day stream very high-bandwidth video and other data…
