Millions viewed Lisa He’s post about her mother’s struggling business in Edinburgh. But internet fame created its own complications — and obscured bigger questions. Go to Source Author: Isabella Kwai …
Trump Administration Moves to Oust Arbitrators as Doctor Payouts Soar
The two companies settled billing disputes between doctors and insurers, keeping patients out of the middle. One let doctors win 96 percent of the time. Go to Source Author: Margot …
Golden State Valkyries Reign Supreme in San Francisco, a City of Start-Ups
San Francisco hosted a victory parade on Wednesday for the new W.N.B.A. champions, a team that’s not even two years old but has made the Bay Area swoon. Go to …
Inside the Golden State Valkyries, the Most Valuable Team in Women’s Sports
Expectations were low for the Golden State Valkyries, the W.N.B.A.’s first expansion team in 17 years, but they captivated Bay Area sports fans and surprised the league by securing a …
The Bell Tolls for Trumpism
Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica react to the Democratic Party’s major midterm victory. Go to Source Author: Ezra Klein, Rollin Hu and Jack McCordick https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Trump Wanted Democrats to Win
The president loves combat and chaos. He’s about to get more of it. Go to Source Author: Michelle Cottle https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Beverly Whipple Has Died. She Introduced the G-Spot to the Mainstream.
Dr. Whipple studied the female erogenous zone and, with collaborators, wrote a best seller about women’s sexuality. She was 85. Go to Source Author: Randi Hutter Epstein https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Democrats’ historic rout was fueled by massive voter swing to the left
Not since voters were repulsed by President Nixon after the Watergate scandal half a century ago has the popular vote swung so decisively in a single election cycle. Read full …
‘Not a hit on me’: Trump faults candidates and Fox News, not himself, for Republican losses
Reflecting on the losses, Trump largely put the onus on the candidates, some of whom he said he only endorsed for the good of the party. Read full story Author: …
Democrats sweep California’s down-ballot races but one remains too close to call
Democrats swept California’s statewide down-ballot races — no surprise in a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a nearly two-to-one margin, and voters haven’t elected a Republican to a …
Multiple California ballot measures remain undecided as vote tally continues
Some ballot measures have received decisive action from voters on issues such as public funding for housing and voter identification. Read full story Author: Hayley Smith
How Robert Luna toppled Alex Villanueva to win two terms as L.A. County sheriff
On Tuesday, voters extended L.A. County’s Robert Luna era, electing him to a second consecutive term as sheriff — a feat not seen since Lee Baca’s tenure ended in 2014. …
How Latino voters helped secure blue victories
In Texas, voters in majority-Latino districts near San Antonio and along the border helped Democrats break Republicans’ longstanding grip on the state to win the races for governor, lieutenant governor …
Raman on cusp of becoming mayor, analysts predict, citing expected results from late votes
“I’m hopeful. I’m very hopeful,” a beaming Raman told raucous supporters at her election night party. “I’m also really superstitious. So we’re all just going to be cool, okay? Very …
California’s plastic law will cut far less single-use plastic than expected
CalRecycle issued its final baseline number for plastic reduction in the state. It’s even lower than the lowball the industry suggested this summer: 1/3 of the state’s preliminary estimate. Read …
SoCal Outback Steakhouse franchisee files for bankruptcy, citing California’s labor costs
San Diego-based Cerca Trova Restaurant Group, which once operated nearly 100 Outback Steakhouse restaurants, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday. Read full story Author: Caroline Petrow-Cohen
This iconic L.A. mammal is the first to venture onto the wildlife crossing over the 101 Freeway
A coyote became the first large mammal documented exploring the massive Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over the 101 Freeway, which doesn’t officially open until next month. Some see it as …
Paul Pelosi barred from driving for six months after Napa hit-and-run crash
Nancy Pelosi’s husband was accused of striking an unoccupied parked vehicle and leaving the scene in July. He pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor hit-and-run. Read full story Author: Suhauna …
Persian Gulf leaders fear a renewed U.S.-Iran war as diplomacy sputters
Diplomats and business leaders fear that, with the U.S. election now over, the war pitting the U.S. and Israel against Iran could escalate. Read full story Author: Nabih Bulos
‘Kornacki Cam’ is the streaming hit of the midterm elections, boosting NBC
NBC was on track to be the most-watched network on election night thanks to its popular number cruncher. Read full story Author: Stephen Battaglio