A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported Sunday at 9:40 p.m. (Quakebot)A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 9:40 p.m. Sunday 13 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred 13 miles from Los Angeles, 14 miles from Palos Verdes Estates, 14 miles from Rolling Hills Estates and 14 miles from Avalon on Catalina Island. In the last 10 days, there has been one earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby. An average of five earthquakes with magnitudes of 3.0 to 4.0 occur per year in the Greater Los Angeles area, according to a recent three-year data sample. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

Hockey gold medalists, Team United States, pose for a team photo during the medal ceremony following the Men's Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026, in Milan, Italy. The final medals of the Milan-Cortina Games were handed out Sunday and these Olympics truly saved the best for last, with the U.S. men’s hockey game grabbing the last gold with an epic 2-1 overtime win over Canada. Two of those gold medals came in hockey, with the U.S. women also beating Canada in overtime of their final, marking the first time the Americans have swept in Olympic hockey. Six times the U.S. has finished second to Canada in an Olympic hockey tournament, the last in 2010 when Sidney Crosby’s goal in overtime gave Canada a record ninth gold medal. A little over 24 hours later, the spider was still alive and the U.S. hockey team left the Olympics with gold medals around their necks.

It was crystallized even more because iconic former Lakers coach Pat Riley sat courtside after a celebration for the unveiling of his statue on the Star Plaza outside Crypto.com Arena. He was the first Lakers coach to beat the hated Celtics for an NBA championship after eight failed attempts. So, yes, on this Sunday afternoon, this game meant more if only because it was another game in the long rivalry, a game the Lakers lost, 111-89. Voices Plaschke: During statue unveiling, Pat Riley reminds the disjointed Lakers of keys to winning On the day his statue was unveiled outside Crypto.com Arena, Showtime era coach Pat Riley urged the Lakers to fight to create legacies worth chasing. “I think they had a good game plan defensively, forcing us to take some shots … I mean listen, sometimes you got to make shots.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani banned most travel across the nation’s largest city from 9 p.m. Sunday through noon Monday, an extraordinary measure reflecting the test a historic blizzard hitting the region poses. The incoming weather is Mamdani’s second major snowstorm since becoming mayor on New Year’s Day. With this storm, he made the announcement of a snow day by posting a screen recording of a FaceTime call with a New York City student named Victoria. “No online school, no remote learning, full classic snow day,” he told her as she cheered. People walk along the street during snowfall on Sunday in New York City.

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Riles has been terribly, terribly missed. The Showtime era seems terribly, terribly distant. It was a Showtime magic born of a commitment found in one of the two inscriptions on the statue. The group was interestingly joined by actor Michael Douglas, who spoke as Riley's friend, while several Lakers Showtime greats watched from the audience. The Showtime Lakers faced those fears and overcame them.

Athletes attend the closing ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Verona, on Sunday. Ashley Landis/APWith that, the Olympic flame is extinguished and this year’s Winter Olympics are finito. The closing ceremony was an artistic and often surreal performance paying tribute to the Games’ athletes as well as Italian culture and heritage. Here are the final Olympics’ medal moments from today:US hockey victory: The US scored the crucial overtime goal that clinched gold in men’s final hockey game against Canada. Sweden’s gold win: Ebba Andersson earned the first gold medal of her career after winning the women’s 50km mass start cross country final today.

In the room when Chief Justice Roberts read Trump's tariffs decisionThe Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he unilaterally imposed sweeping tariffs across the globe, a striking loss for the White House on an issue that has been central to the president’s foreign policy and economic agenda. CNN’s chief Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic explains how Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the majority opinion, explained the decision in court. Correction: A previous version of this video misstated the amount of money generated by Trump's emergency tariffs.

US wins gold in men’s hockey final against CanadaTeam USA beat Canada 2–1 in a historic overtime win in the Olympic men’s hockey final. It marks the first US gold in men’s hockey since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice.”Correction: The video has been updated to reflect the correct number of years since the US won gold in men’s hockey.

• Whiteout conditions ongoing: A high-impact bomb cyclone is slamming the Northeast with near hurricane-force wind gusts and extreme snowfall rates, knocking out power and making travel impossible. • Snow piling up: Over 1.5 feet of snow has fallen so far, with a foot reported in at least five states. Heavy snow started pushing deeper into New England Monday morning with big cities expecting their most snow in years. • Northeast shut down: Treacherous conditions paused public transit, forced travel bans and prompted warnings to stay off roads. • State of emergency in NYC: A citywide travel ban is in effect until noon and the city canceled school Monday, its first proper snow day since 2019.

Police officers patrol Benito Juarez International Airport following roadblocks and arson attacks after a military operation in Jalisco state, in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 22, 2026. “However, I want to emphasize that this was a (Mexican military) operation, so the success is theirs,” the official noted. Three Mexican military personnel were also injured in the operation and transferred to a hospital in Mexico City for treatment. The US Drug Enforcement Administration circulated this wanted posted for Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes. - Ginette Riquelme/APA charred vehicle sits at a damaged supermarket in Guadalajara after the death of CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.

Watch: New Yorkers brace for incoming blizzardCNN’s Gloria Pazmino talks to New Yorkers outside Central Park who say they have had enough of the snow. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has issued a travel ban beginning at 9 p.m. Sunday, and schools will be closed Monday.

Aficionados of internet discourse may recall the vogue for deeming things “stochastic terrorism.” A stochastic process has a strong element of randomness, even when the overall result is predictable. Lately, I’ve been thinking about what you might call the stochastic economy — the things we pay for to avoid outcomes that are statistically likely but individually rare. These discussions are happening as the disconnect grows between healthy economic indicators and Americans’ negative perceptions of the economy. You’ve entered the stochastic economy, paying a significant sum to prevent an accident that is statistically likely to happen to someone but not particularly likely to happen to you. Stochasticity helps explain the mystery of good economic data and bad economic vibes.

People hold signs at a press conference organized by west Altadena residents, Altadena for Accountability, at a former home on East Las Flores on Feb. 12 in Altadena. The Los Angeles firestorm of January 2025 was a double disaster, burning thousands of homes and taking dozens of lives across Pacific Palisades and Altadena. AdvertisementMany in west Altadena have been left with a frustrating — but familiar — feeling: like they are being overlooked. AdvertisementThe community is governed by the five-member Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, with Kathryn Barger’s district covering Altadena. West Altadena is made up of people “who want to dedicate their lives and their professions to justice, to equality, to well-being, to health, to environment,” Clayton-Johnson said.