Eddie Bauer retail and outlet stores are operated by the recently formed Catalyst Brands, which is reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy. Eddie Bauer stores nationwide, including in Southern California, may soon close amid reports that its operator is preparing to file for bankruptcy. Eddie Bauer retail and outlet stores are operated by the recently formed Catalyst Brands, which owns the licensing rights to operate its U.S. and Canada stores. There are about 180 Eddie Bauer stores in North America. Eddie Bauer was founded in 1920 in downtown Seattle by 21-year-old outdoors enthusiast Eddie Bauer.

February 04, 2026 18:31 UTC

Gavin Newsom held a news conference at Dodger Stadium at the end of Jan. 2025 to announce a private-sector initiative called LA Rises to be co-chaired by Magic Johnson. He was there to unveil LA Rises, a signature initiative under which the private sector and philanthropists could unite to help Southern California rebuild and recover. The big announcement: Walter and two of his associated charities — his family foundation and the Dodgers’ foundation — would contribute up to $100 million as “an initial commitment” to LA Rises. LA Rises has delivered $20 million to date, including $7.8 million from Walter’s family foundation, according to Newsom’s office. We are still very involved with this, both with LA Rises and other entities.”Kasten did not rule out Walter shifting some or all of his remaining funding commitment to an organization outside LA Rises.

February 04, 2026 18:30 UTC

Mule deer were brought to Santa Catalina Island in the 1930s for game hunting. Per the plan conceived by the Catalina Island Conservancy, professional hunters will shoot the island’s non-native mule deer on the ground over four to five years. A mule deer doe licks its fawn at a feral cat feeding station behind the Descanso Beach Club in Catalina Island’s Avalon in 2023. “So this is really important to us.”AdvertisementA Catalina Island fox stares at a mule deer fawn. “The thing that we have to do before any of this is feasible at scale is to remove the mule deer,” she said.

February 04, 2026 18:28 UTC

The Washington Post Guild said the workforce has already shrunk by about 400 people in just the past three years. “I just don’t know how The Washington Post is going to be The Washington Post after this. It feels like the end of it.” - A recently laid-off national reporter for The Washington Post. “I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone,” wrote Ukraine correspondent Lizzie Johnson. “I just don’t know how The Washington Post is going to be The Washington Post after this,” the person said.

February 04, 2026 18:27 UTC

Tuesday’s result stretched the Scarlet Knights’ winless streak to six. Since switching from the American Athletic Conference to the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Scarlet Knights’ highest finish is fourth in 2020-21. “Rutgers has a lot of young kids,” said Cronin, who improved to 1-1 against the Scarlet Knights as UCLA coach after posting an 8-1 record against them in his 13 seasons at Cincinnati. Asked how UCLA was able to hold Rutgers to 26 points in the second half, Bilodeau credited the team’s defense. NBA lottery picks Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, the Scarlet Knights beat UCLA 75-68 last year in New Jersey.

February 04, 2026 18:27 UTC





Hey, just so you know, I was born in Houston, raised mostly in Texas in high income neighborhoods. Given the “scariest thing” we all face now, the only solution is the largest, national, ongoing, public uprising in the US since 1862 when the Civil War began. SO WHAT’S THE SCARIEST THING? Otherwise he’ll call us domestic terrorists, justifying a total takeover of the US government with the help of ICE, his private army. Yeah, it is the scariest thing.

February 04, 2026 18:22 UTC

James Harden’s tenure with the Clippers came to an end Tuesday when the team traded him to Cleveland for Darius Garland. James Harden is headed to the Cleveland Cavaliers, with the Clippers agreeing to send the 11-time All-Star back to the Eastern Conference during his highest-scoring season in six years, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Tuesday night. That approval could come by Wednesday, when the Cavaliers and Clippers face off at Intuit Dome. AdvertisementHarden is averaging 25.4 points this season, his most since averaging 34.3 points in 2019-20. AdvertisementFor the Cavaliers, it seems to be a move for right now — pairing the 36-year-old Harden with another star guard in Donovan Mitchell.

February 04, 2026 18:20 UTC

The practice field for GALS, an all-girls public school in Los Angeles. Wednesday is National Girls & Women in Sports Day, so why not salute Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles, the only public, all-girls middle school in California. “So many girls are excluded from organized sports due to cost, transportation, and small necessities,” said GALS LA executive director Vanessa Garza in a news statement. “We believe every girl deserves the opportunity to build teamwork, leadership, and belonging through sports.”AdvertisementInterested girls in grades six to eight can sign up for the GALS LA RISE soccer program here. GALS LA RISE competes in two leagues — FIYA and Lab Five Pacoima.

February 04, 2026 18:16 UTC

Still, sorting people into type A and type B categories can sometimes serve as useful shorthand for understanding ourselves and others. AdvertisementA Quick Recap Of Type A and Type B PeoplePeople often use the terms “type A” and “type B” in everyday conversation, but few know their slightly odd origins. Type A helps type B stay on track; type B helps type A actually enjoy the ride.”Advertisement... And How They ClashWhen someone close to us does things really differently from us, many of us find it difficult, and we may turn to judging them rather than seeking to understand how they work. How Can Type A and Type B Partners Set Healthy Expectations and Boundaries? “The goal isn’t to make your type B partner more ambitious or your type A partner more chill.

February 04, 2026 18:12 UTC

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February 04, 2026 18:11 UTC

Authorities in Los Angeles on Tuesday touted the results of a statewide crackdown on human trafficking, announcing the arrests of more than 600 suspects and saying more than 170 victims were rescued as part of the operation. “This is a multibillion-dollar industry,” said Los Angeles County Dist. In addition, 14 children were rescued from sex trafficking. “We have traffickers that are putting barely teenage girls out there on the streets of Los Angeles to be victimized,” he said. Hochman also criticized current state sex trafficking laws, which don’t consider incidents involving adults as serious, violent felonies, he said.

February 04, 2026 18:06 UTC

The newspaper’s books department will be closed, the Associated Press reported, and its Washington-area news department and editing staff will be restructured. The Washington Post Guild, the union for staff members, said roughly 400 people have lost their jobs in the last three years. Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein famously broke the Watergate scandal in the 1970s, contributing to President Nixon’s resignation. The Washington Post Guild had appealed to the public to send a message to Bezos: “Enough is enough. Without the staff of The Washington Post, there is no Washington Post.”

February 04, 2026 18:05 UTC

Which is to say: The Washington Post feels like a part of my family’s DNA, imprinted on our earliest memories, memorialized among clippings of our hair and other, more traditional, recollections (first diaper blowout, first word). The Post journalists I know have shown a genuine willingness—even an eagerness—to evolve, a spirit of creativity and innovation at a time of transformation in the media. George Packer: The Washington Post is dying a death of despairNearly all media outlets are struggling to reinvent themselves. “There’s sort of an Avis mentality at the Post: ‘We try harder,’” Mike Semel, a longtime Post editor who now works at The Athletic, told me. Andrew Golden, who covers the Washington Nationals for the paper, met and fell in love with his now-wife at the Post.

February 04, 2026 18:04 UTC

As a child, Korey spent almost as much time at the Broomstones Curling Club in tiny Wayland, Mass., as he did at home. Those games, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, also marked the only time the U.S. has climbed to the top of the podium in Olympic curling. Skip Tabitha Peterson, 36, has competed in eight world championships and two previous Winter Olympics, though she has never won a major international competition. U.S. skip Tabitha Peterson competes against Canada at the World Women’s Curling Championship in Uijeongbu, South Korea, on March 18. The U.S. has never medaled in women’s curling at the Winter Games, finishing fourth in 2002 and 2006.

February 04, 2026 18:01 UTC

LOADING ERROR LOADINGFORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison. AdvertisementProsecutors had asked for life without parole, saying Routh is unrepentant and has never apologized. A defense attorney brought in for his sentencing asked for 27 years, noting that Routh is already turning 60. At Routh’s trial, a Secret Service agent helping protect Trump on the golf course testified that he spotted Routh before Trump came into view. Routh had multiple previous felony convictions including possession of stolen goods, and a large online footprint demonstrating his disdain for Trump.

February 04, 2026 18:00 UTC