Tony Hawk took skateboarding to new heights in 1999 when, high above a halfpipe at the X Games, he began furiously spinning, completing two and a half turns in the air before gliding gracefully back onto the ramp. The 900 — named for the number of degrees of rotation the …
Late Wednesday night, members of the International Olympic Committee gathered for a dinner at the Olympic Museum on the banks of Lake Geneva. The next morning, they would see presentations from seven candidates vying to be their leader, a role that would by most measures be the most important in …
What next for Los Angeles? Angelenos can’t catch a break. Dangerous winds are expected to bear down on Southern California, putting homes and businesses from Ventura to San Diego County on high alert even as wildfires still rage around Los Angeles. The cost of rebuilding once the fires are finally …