Mexico national team coach pleasantly surprised by youth experiment despite loss

Mexico national team coach pleasantly surprised by youth experiment despite loss

So what did we learn Saturday about the depth of Mexico’s aging national team? Or better yet, what did coach Jaime Lozano learn about his team? Well, for starters, it can’t hold a lead, giving up a two-goal advantage in a 14-minute span early in the second half, then conceding the game-winner two minutes into…

The weight loss drug boom isn’t over yet — here’s what to expect in the year ahead

The weight loss drug boom isn’t over yet — here’s what to expect in the year ahead

George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Weight loss drugs exploded into the public eye this year, and 2024 will bring more change to the evolving market.  The drugs skyrocketed in popularity in 2023 as they helped patients shed significant weight, despite hefty price tags, mixed insurance coverage and a handful of unpleasant side effects. …

Mexico shows its inexperience as Colombia rallies to victory at Coliseum

Mexico shows its inexperience as Colombia rallies to victory at Coliseum

The Mexico national team will be back in Southern California in June for its second group-stage game in Copa América. And there’s a chance some of the players coach Jaime Lozano used in Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Colombia will make that trip. That would have been a risky bet before Saturday. But Mexico’s not-ready-for-prime-time players,…

Progress builds toward L.A. hotel strike settlement as union reaches deals with 10 more hotels

Progress builds toward L.A. hotel strike settlement as union reaches deals with 10 more hotels

Unite Here Local 11 has reached tentative contract agreements with 10 more Southern California hotels covering hundreds of housekeepers, cooks, dishwashers, servers and front desk workers who have been pushing for higher pay and better benefits. Momentum is building to resolve the five-month-old strike that initially involved 60 hotels and more than 15,000 workers and…

Jim Cramer evaluates if the Las Vegas Sphere is worth a buy

Jim Cramer evaluates if the Las Vegas Sphere is worth a buy

Jim Cramer at the NYSE with Mad Money graphic, June 30, 2022. Virginia Sherwood | CNBC CNBC’s Jim Cramer has his eye on Sphere Entertainment, the company that owns the 580,000 square foot Sphere that looms in the Las Vegas skyline, but he is not recommending it to investors. “The stock’s certainly been a solid…

7 Things Stroke Doctors Say You Should Never, Ever Do

7 Things Stroke Doctors Say You Should Never, Ever Do

In the United States, strokes are a top cause of death and a major cause of disability, according to the American Stroke Association. This is a scary reality, especially since many of the stroke risk factors are pretty silent (like high cholesterol and high blood pressure) ― until they’re not. But just because some of…