On Friday, BLM members demonstrated outside Mayor Garcetti’s official residence for the fourth day running in a bid to dissuade Biden from appointing him to a top position. Garcetti was co-chair of the Biden-Harris campaign and is said to be in the frame for the post of either secretary of transportation or housing and urban development. But BLM protesters have criticized his housing record and said that he has not followed through on transportation projects....

Shane Lee Brown, a Black man, is now suing the police and city of Henderson for misidentifying him as Shane Neal Brown, an older white man whom the warrant was actually for, according to a lawsuit. Shane Lee Brown was pulled over by Henderson police on January 8, 2020, but he did not have his identification with him, KLAS-TV reported. The lawsuit said he gave police his name, Social Security number and card, but when police performed a record check for “Shane Brown,” they discovered a felony warrant....

Back in 2015, Tyson was repeatedly punched and assaulted by David Clarence Dawkins as the assailant used the “N” word multiple times. The incident took place when Tyson came to B.S. & Co., a bar in Wolverine that was operated by Unthank LLC. The assault initially left Tyson unconscious and he suffered brain damage. Although Dawkins was convicted of aggravated assault, Tyson wanted to sue the bar as the staff failed to call the police to intervene....

Speculation about Francis’ future has grown after the Vatican announced earlier this month that he would not be going on a planned trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan in July. The Vatican cited Francis’ knee ailment, which has forced the 85-year-old to use a wheelchair for at least a month. Meanwhile, plans to visit the Italian city of L’Aquila in August for a feast have been viewed as an effort to cement his legacy, adding fuel to speculation that Francis could soon follow in Pope Benedict XVI’s footsteps and step down from leading the Catholic Church....

Crawford made 37 saves in his first win since late December and backstopped the Blackhawks to their first regulation win of the season, 4-1 over the Blue Jackets. A two-time Stanley Cup champion, Crawford suffered a season-ending concussion on Dec. 23 in a win over the Devils. In his first game back on Thursday, he gave up three goals on 30 shots in a 4-1 home loss to the Coyotes....

The total is 5 goals (OVER -145). Check our odds page for current Game 1 lines from Las Vegas, and read Steve Petrella’s first look at the series here. The Westgate has also posted a set of Game 1 props for your wagering consideration. Among them: will the game go into overtime, and head-to-head scoring matchups featuring Jonathan Toews vs. Tyler Johnson and Patrick Kane vs. Steve Stamkos. Here they are: BLACKHAWKS @ LIGHTNING - GAME 1 PROPS WILL EITHER TEAM SCORE IN THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF THE GAME?...

The Clippers star was one of 19 players selected to the roster from which the World Cup team will be chosen. Griffin said Thursday that he wants to dedicate all his energy on improving and preparing for the upcoming NBA season. Griffin joins Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook in not participating. Westbrook dropped out to rest previous knee injuries. The Americans begin training camp Monday in Las Vegas, a month before the World Cup of Basketball opens in Spain....

The youngest daughter of former President Donald Trump married Michael Boulos, the son of a wealthy Lebanese family, on Saturday at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Before the couple stepped out for their first dance, a group of tall women danced at the edges of the dancefloor wearing black blindfolds. They also sported mini versions of Tiffany’s wedding bouquets in their mouths and wore their hair slicked back....

In general, when physicians refer to something as a blood disorder, they are implying that the condition is not cancerous (i.e., leukemia or lymphoma). Types and Causes Blood disorders can be inherited or acquired. Sometimes you develop a blood disorder due to an infection, toxic exposure, drug side effect, or lack of certain nutrients in your diet (such as iron, vitamin K, or vitamin B12). Blood disorders are defined by changes in any of the parts of your blood:...

Overall trends show a significant drop in violence over the last several months, according to previously unpublished military statistics obtained by NEWSWEEK. During a single week in mid-September, attacks in Iraq totaled about 900—down from about 1,700 a week in June. The number of attacks increased slightly in late September and early October during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. But according to the statistics, the just-ended Ramadan holiday was significantly less violent this year than in the previous two years....

Despite the worst carnage since the war of 1971, peace in the disputed territory of Kashmir may be at hand. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been desperately seeking a way out of the conflict. Rebuffed by his allies in China, Nawaz cut short a late June visit to Beijing and began looking elsewhere for backers. He begged for a meeting with Bill Clinton on July 4, just before the U....

This omission left the show’s defenders “twisting slowly in the wind,” as Morley Safer angrily put it. (He and Wallace now claim to have patched up their feud.) Hewitt opted for what the Nixon White House called a “modified, limited hangout,” telling his people to shut up and conceding no error beyond inept spin-doctoring. Ironically, the program that has done so much to inspire investigative reporting may have made the work of future would-be Wood-wards and Bernsteins more difficult....

Nearly two thirds of France was declared a disaster zone. The country’s power grid and rail system each reported upwards of $80 million in damage. The winds stripped more than a dozen 100-kilogram lead sheets from the dome of the Pantheon in Paris, and Notre Dame lost six of its bell towers. In Chartres a 500-kilo block of stone tore away from the cathedral’s steeple and plunged through the roof....

NHL disciplinarians ordered Boll to miss the Jackets’ next three games and forfeit $27,419 in salary. Boll caught the Anaheim Ducks’ Patrick Maroon with his left shoulder. Here’s the NHL’s reasoning. Boll didn’t receive a penalty on the play. Maroon was slow to get up but remained in the game, according to Canada’s CBC Sports . Boll and the NHL conferred by telephone, an indication his punishment would be fewer than five games....

However, in reality, there is no science to substantiate the claim that the third Monday in January (for 2022, that happens to be January 17) is actually any worse than any other. But while Blue Monday is a myth (reportedly invented on behalf of a travel company), everyone has bad days, regardless of the date. Read on for some of the best tips for banishing the blues, whatever day it is....

The top 70 players in the FedEx Cup points standings are eligible to compete at Medinah Country Club in the suburbs of Chicago, but only the top 30 advance to the Tour Championship. That includes Tiger Woods, who says he’s feeling better after pulling out of last week’s Northern Trust put will need a strong weekend to make up ground and qualify for the final weekend of the season in Atlanta....

BNP is a hormone produced by the heart in response to excess cardiac stress, especially during heart failure. BNP helps to reduce cardiac stress by increasing salt and water excretion by the kidneys, and dilating blood vessels. Though traces are always present during healthy cardiac function, elevated amounts of BNP in the blood implies insufficient pumping activity, the underlying cause of heart failure. This can also be a sign of other problems, such as hypertension (high blood pressure) and cardiac hypertrophy (enlarged heart muscles), as well as kidney conditions....

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins gifted Calipari one of his signature pullovers ahead of the Wildcats’ Big 12/SEC Challenge matchup with the Mountaineers. Calipari received the pullover from Huggins before the game and the two iconic coaches chatted at midcourt in their matching outfits. MORE: Did John Calipari take a shot at Duke and Zion Williamson? This isn’t the first time Huggins has done this. He gifted a pullover with a Kansas logo to Jayhawks coach Bill Self ahead of West Virginia’s home game against KU earlier this season....

The referee in the College Football Playoff Championship game looks a lot like the famous comedian-actor and everyone took notice. MORE: Top 10 for 2015 | Urban’s Way: Ruthless, relentless | Photos | Kimmel’s ‘Mean Tweets’ | Get championship gear Newhart probably wondered why he was all of a sudden so popular. He took to Twitter to address the masses. More than likely the teenagers on Twitter don’t even know what Newhart is famous for....