The first thing that intrigued me when Alejandro Benavides began telling me about his new book was its title. “Olivia: Boxcar-Camp Girl & Visionary of La Hispanidad.” So I asked the Aurora author and educator – who will turn 80 in a few months and describes himself as a lifelong learner – why he chose…
Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke (Los Angeles Times) Veteran Times columnist Bill Plaschke wins prestigious Red Smith Award Iliana Limn Romero April 14, 2024 The reaction was thunderous and effusive. Colleagues and competitors, team officials, longtime readers and even some critics all celebrated when the Associated Press Sports Editors announced this past week that…
Atacul cu cuţit care a făcut şase morţi şi mai mulţi răniţi sâmbătă într-un mall din Sydney a fost comis de un bărbat de 40 de ani suferind de o boală mintală şi nimic nu sugerează un eventual motiv terorist, potrivit poliţiei australiene, citată de agenţiile de presă internaţionale. „În acest stadiu, nu dispunem de…
Every April 15, Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day. Players wear No. 42 for Robinson, the first Black player in the league in the 20th century. The celebrations serve not only as a way to honor Robinson, but also to remind us that at one point, “persons of color” were banned. For at least…
Beau Thompson never thought his baseball-card-collecting hobby would lead him to the mound at Wrigley Field. Since December 2017, Thompson has been on a quest to collect 1 million Cubs cards. He finally hit that mark April 5, earning recognition from Topps and the Cubs for the achievement. Although Thompson always believed he would hit…
O fază controversată de arbitraj a avut loc în prima repriză a partidei dintre FC Botoșani și FCU Craiova, din etapa #4 a play-out-ului Superligii. Botoșani a beneficiat de o lovitură de la 11 metri, anulată după consultarea VAR. În minutul 16, „centralul” Iulian Călin a acordat un penalty pentru Botoșani ca urmare a duelului…
Carmen Lomana lo ha vuelto a hacer, convertirse en la invitada mejor vestida de cualquier evento. Si por lo noche lo hizo en el concierto de Isabel Pantoja con un vestido negro satinado, por el día lo fue con este vestido español rosa de tweed para un almuerzo en el Palacio de Liria. Eso sí,…
El Ejército de Israel anunció la noche de este sábado que Irán lanzó más de 300 drones y misiles hacia Israel, según confirmó el portavoz de las FDI, Daniel Hagari. El primer ministro israelí, Benjamín Netanyahu, afirmó en un mensaje en vídeo que “en los últimos años, y más aún en las últimas semanas, Israel…
