6 Stupid Holiday Food ‘Rules’ That Are Really Diets In Disguise

6 Stupid Holiday Food ‘Rules’ That Are Really Diets In Disguise

It’s the most wonderful time of the year ― unless you’re on a diet and have set impossible standards for eating during the holidays. There’s nothing wrong with taking an “everything in moderation” approach at the dinner table, but other “rules” we establish for ourselves around the holidays can actually hinder rather than help our…

Amid tragedy, former USMNT assistant Dave Sarachan finds a home coaching in Israel

Amid tragedy, former USMNT assistant Dave Sarachan finds a home coaching in Israel

The first sign that something was wrong, Dave Sarachan said, were the sirens. “Incredible sirens that I had never heard before,” he said. “Then I heard a couple of things like thunder, but it wasn’t cloudy.” It was just before sunrise on Oct. 7 and Israel was under attack. About 3,000 armed Hamas fighters poured…

Elliott: Why Anze Kopitar beats Gretzky, Dionne and Robitaille as king of Kings

Elliott: Why Anze Kopitar beats Gretzky, Dionne and Robitaille as king of Kings

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…

Who are the top 10 Kings of all time? Three experts make their picks

Who are the top 10 Kings of all time? Three experts make their picks

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…

George Santos’ Ziwe interview shows the promise — and limits — of his Hollywood dreams

George Santos’ Ziwe interview shows the promise — and limits — of his Hollywood dreams

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,…

Kern County is poised to become warehousing’s next frontier

Kern County is poised to become warehousing’s next frontier

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…

Why Google’s lobbying in California skyrocketed this year

Why Google’s lobbying in California skyrocketed this year

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,”…

Column: Measles is again on the march across the world, thanks to anti-vaxxers such as RFK Jr.

Column: Measles is again on the march across the world, thanks to anti-vaxxers such as RFK Jr.

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…