L.A. County CEO, who got $2-million settlement, is resigning
Fesia Davenport, CEO for Los Angeles County, announced she would resign from her position next month, citing undisclosed health issues. Los Angeles County’s chief executive officer Fesia Davenport, who has been on medical leave since October, has announced that she will resign next month. California L.A. County chief executive got $2-million settlement after Measure G fallout, records say Fesia Davenport, L.A. County’s chief executive, received a seven-figure payout due to professional fallout from a voter-approved ballot measure that will soon make her job obsolete, according to a letter she wrote to the county’s top lawyer that was released Tuesday. The elected county executive will be in place by 2028. The office of chief executive issued a statement Saturday saying chief operating officer Joe Nicchitta will continue serving as acting chief executive officer while Davenport remains on medical leave.
Source:Los Angeles Times
March 21, 2026 22:15 UTC
Punch the monkey has a new best friend
Bodycam shows Justin Timberlake sobriety testBodycam video released by the Sag Harbor Police Department shows Justin Timberlake struggling to perform sobriety tests when he was pulled over in 2024. "I'm a little nervous," Timberlake said to the officers as he tried to walk a straight line. The pop star had filed a petition to block the release of the arrest footage. CNN has reached out to Timberlake's attorney for comment.
Source:CNN
March 21, 2026 22:14 UTC
LA Times Festival of Books 2026: Lionel Richie, Sarah Jessica Parker to headline
Major appearances include Lionel Richie discussing his memoir, Sarah Jessica Parker on "The Radiant Dark," and Larry David discussing the making of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." The festival debuts an Audiobook and Podcast Stage presented by Spotify and expanded programming for the romance and fantasy genres. Attendees can expect eight outdoor stages, including the LA Times Stage, Children’s Stage, and a Food Stage featuring demos from Cassandra Peterson (Elvira). What they're saying:The festival organizers highlighted the diversity of this year's talent, ranging from literary giants to pop culture icons. Regarding the programming, the announcement notes, "the weekend festival will feature esteemed authors and cultural luminaries, spanning literary heavyweights, performers, celebrity authors, poets, politicians and journalists."
Source:Los Angeles Times
March 21, 2026 21:57 UTC
Senate rejects Trump-backed measure to ban trans athletes in female sports
Saturday’s vote to advance the amendment required 60 votes under Senate rules. The Trump-backed voting bill would require voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before registering to vote and to show photo identification when voting, among other provisions. Trump has demanded that Republicans amend the bill to ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports, restrict gender-transition care for children and ban most voting by mail. Senate Democrats have vowed to block the bill, which they warn would make it harder to vote. Republicans, who control the Senate, do not have the 60 votes they need to overcome a Democratic filibuster.
Source:Washington Post
March 21, 2026 21:54 UTC
MAGA says the SAVE America Act is crucial. A new poll shows Americans don’t agree
If senators don’t figure out a way to pass this bill, they say, Republicans won’t be able to win elections anymore. If the bill isn’t signed into law, they say, GOP voters will just stay home in the 2026 midterm elections. It’s all rather apocalyptic, especially given the legislation deals with a purported problem (noncitizen voting) for which there is precious little actual evidence. But when the poll asked about the actual piece of legislation, formerly known as the SAVE Act, support wasn’t anywhere close to those numbers. Attendees hold signs advocating for voting rights and against the SAVE America Act outside the U.S. Capitol on March 18, 2026.
Source:CNN
March 21, 2026 21:37 UTC
Why unprecedented March heat wave in California has experts worried about what comes next
Oil City, PA (16301)TodayCloudy early with thunderstorms developing later in the day. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%..TonightRain showers early with overcast skies late. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Source:Los Angeles Times
March 21, 2026 21:14 UTC
Mono Lake water levels are well below what’s required. Now some want LA to tighten its tap
Oil City, PA (16301)TodayPartly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Slight chance of a rain shower. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph..TonightPartly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Slight chance of a rain shower. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Source:Los Angeles Times
March 21, 2026 20:32 UTC
Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports as TSA shortages drive delays
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to send U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports unless congressional Democrats agree to a GOP-backed funding deal, escalating a standoff that has already slowed security lines at airports nationwide. The changes Democrats are seeking include a requirement that ICE agents get a warrant from a judge before forcefully entering homes and cease wearing masks. “If you want TSA workers to get paid, then vote yes,” Schumer said on the Senate floor, arguing that Republicans have tied TSA funding to broader Homeland Security spending without new limits on immigration enforcement. “Surely, the next thing people want after waiting hours in long TSA lines is to get wrongfully detained by ICE,” she said. Trump said that he would deploy the ICE agents if Democrats did not “immediately sign an agreement.”That type of operation, Sandweg said, would almost certainly target a population of immigrants without criminal history.
Source:Washington Post
March 21, 2026 19:37 UTC
Super PAC spending passes $200M, with some groups hiding their cause
The secretive giving is the latest example of how outside groups are obscuring their spending in competitive campaigns. Special interest groups, including AIPAC, have sometimes tried to veil their spending by using affiliated organizations that appear unrelated to the parent organization’s stated policy goals. Super PACs poured more than $57 million into Illinois races, including two that ranked among the top 10 House primaries targeted with the most outside spending ever. “It absolutely should be a priority, particularly the issue of transparency,” Bean said of outside spending. “Kat’s campaign is being funded with tens of thousands of dollars from right-wing donors to Republicans and Donald Trump,” said an ad the group spent about $800,000 on.
Source:Washington Post
March 21, 2026 19:03 UTC
Crypto firms are ditching hundreds of workers to bet the house on AI
The Algorand Foundation on Wednesday joined the ranks of crypto firms slashing headcount, losing 25% of its fewer than 200 employees and citing "the uncertain global macro environment" and a broader crypto downturn. "Not using AI at Gemini will soon be the equivalent of showing up to work with a typewriter instead of a laptop." To be fair, the company blamed the broader crypto environment. New job postings across major crypto job boards ran at roughly 6.5 per day in January, down around 80% from the same period a year earlier. Just the companies mentioned in this story — excluding Messari, which did not disclose numbers — have announced around 450 job cuts in a matter of weeks.
Source:Washington Post
March 21, 2026 18:05 UTC
Ukraine Exploits Russian Starlink Blackout To Push Offensive, WSJ Reports
Starlink cutoff disrupts Russian coordinationRussia’s loss of Starlink access in February significantly degraded its ability to coordinate troops and drone operations. SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk, introduced a system that restricted Starlink access to approved users, allowing Ukrainian forces to retain connectivity while cutting off Russian units. Ukrainian troops said Russian forces were forced to rely more heavily on radio communications, which could be intercepted. Loss of control inside Russian unitsThe loss of Starlink also affected command and control within Russian units, reducing oversight of frontline troops. Strategic impact on the battlefieldUkrainian partisans have confirmed that the loss of Starlink access has crippled Russian battlefield command and led to incidents of friendly fire.
Source:Wall Street Journal
March 21, 2026 17:58 UTC
Israeli police attack journalists in Jerusalem, fracturing wrist of CNN producer
Israeli security forces violently disperse Muslim worshippers who were performing the nightly Tarawih prayers outside the old city walls of Jerusalem on March 17, 2026. - John Wessels/AFP via Getty ImagesIsraeli police attacked a group of journalists outside the Old City of Jerusalem on Tuesday evening, including a CNN producer who suffered a fractured wrist in the violent incident. Israeli security forces disperse Muslim worshippers who were performing the nightly Tarawih prayers outside the old city walls of Jerusalem on Tuesday. (CNN Jerusalem Correspondent Jeremy Diamond is a board member of the FPA.) Following the attack on journalists, CNN issued the following statement: “On Tuesday evening, a CNN producer was among a group of journalists covering Muslim worshippers praying outside the Old City of Jerusalem during Ramadan.
Source:CNN
March 21, 2026 17:49 UTC
6 Phrases Adult Children Want To Hear From Their Parents
“These affirmations can hold significant healing power, especially when parents may have been preoccupied with their own challenges, leading to unmet emotional needs in childhood.”Relationship: 6 Phrases Adult Children Want To Hear From Their ParentsBelow are six powerful things parents can say to their adult children that would improve their relationship. ‘I’m sorry.’These two words are what many adult children want to hear more than anything else,therapist and author Jor-El Caraballo told HuffPost. “Most adult children understand their parents aren’t perfect and have the best intentions when it comes to parenting,” she said. But we as adult children can certainly try our best on our end to create the relationship we’ve always wanted with our parents as well.”2. “Adult parents have to remember that I, too, have bumped my head.
Source:Huffington Post
March 21, 2026 17:05 UTC
A landmark 7-year WNBA labor deal moves forward with a signed term sheet
- Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesThe WNBA and its players union have reached the next step in their new collective bargaining agreement, signing a term sheet. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe new seven-year CBA, which will begin this season and run through 2032, represents a transformational landmark labor deal for the league. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementSalary capThe salary cap for the 2026 season is expected to be $7 million with average salaries of more than $585,000. Those will grow starting in 2027 at the rate of the growth of the salary cap. There’s a salary cap exception for pregnancy and child birth.
Source:CNN
March 21, 2026 16:56 UTC