Democrats gathered for their state party convention in San Francisco heard from eight major candidates for governor. It was speed dating: Eight suitors with less than four minutes each, pitching the woo to thousands of Democratic Party faithful. The race for California governor has been a low-boil, late-developing affair, noteworthy mostly for its lack of a whole lot that has been noteworthy. Michele Reed of Los Angeles cheers at the state Democratic Party convention. AdvertisementVoices Barabak: Unhappy with the choices for California governor?

›The Los Angeles taqueria where soft tacos were popularized starting 50 years ago is poised to become a city-designated historic-cultural site. Why it mattersKing Taco's original location is credited with popularizing soft tacos, al pastor, and the taco truck in Los Angeles, influencing taco culture across the country. The players Raúl and Lupe Martinez The husband-and-wife team who founded King Taco in 1975, helping to popularize soft tacos, al pastor, and the taco truck in Los Angeles. King Taco The taqueria chain founded by the Martinezes, known for its soft tacos, al pastor, and other Mexican cuisine that has influenced the region and country. David Hernandez A King Taco enthusiast who has been visiting the Cypress Park location since high school and now stops in for lunch two or three times a week.

But maybe not as Gu defended her Olympic ski halfpipe title on Sunday to make it six medals in six events over her Winter Games career. China’s Eileen Gu wears her Olympic medals after winning freeski halfpipe Sunday at the Milan-Cortina Games. She also captured two silver medals at the Milan-Cortina Games, to pair with two golds and a silver from the Beijing Games. “I don’t think the level is untouchable.”In her second run, Thomas dropped into the halfpipe — and dropped her phone. She won the gold in the event at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games and silver four years later in Beijing.

- Sonoma County District Attorney's OfficeMore than four decades after a teenager was murdered in California, DNA found on a discarded cigarette has helped authorities catch her killer. Nearly 44 years after Sarah’s murder, a jury found James Unick, 64, guilty of killing her on February 13. Genetic genealogy, which combines DNA evidence and traditional genealogy, helped match Unick’s DNA from a cigarette butt to DNA found on Sarah’s clothing, according to prosecutors. AdvertisementA DNA analysis of the cigarette confirmed James Unick’s DNA matched the 2003 profile, along with other DNA samples collected from Sarah’s clothing the day she was killed. Following two hours of deliberations, the jury rejected Unick’s account of events and convicted him of murder, prosecutors said.

US Secret Service agents and Palm Beach County law enforcement shot and killed an armed man who unlawfully entered the secure perimeter at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida on Sunday morning, the Secret Service said. ET before he was shot by agents and a deputy with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, authorities said. When a deputy and two Secret Service agents encountered the man, they ordered him to drop the items. Shotgun and gas can image from Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeNo law enforcement officials were harmed in the incident, authorities said. The Secret Service agents involved will be placed on administrative leave during the investigation “in accordance with agency policy,” a Secret Service statement said.

Dr. April Lockley, medical director of the Miscarriage and Abortion hotline, answers callers' questions about at-home abortions and miscarriage care. In light of this looming reality, a group of physicians created the M+A hotline in 2019. Telehealth abortions — when a physician virtually prescribes abortion pills to a patient and sends the medication by mail — now account for one-quarter of all abortions in the country. Self-managed abortions using pills — when people access abortion pills without the help of a physician — also increased post-Roe. Although state shield laws protect providers who prescribe abortion pills by mail, a handful of red states havesued abortion providers from blue states.

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.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — The annual dinner with governors at the White House is typically a chance for leaders from both parties to come together, socialize and spend a low-key evening with the president. Ahead of this week’s gathering of the National Governors Association, Trump ridiculed the bipartisan group’s leadership, Republican Gov. Jared Polis, to a working event at the White House on Friday — only to relent at the last minute. In brief remarks, Trump joked that state leaders “look in that mirror and say, I should be president, not him.”President Donald Trump speaks at the National Governors Association dinner at the White House, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in Washington. Advertisement“It’s a glowing evening in the White House,” Hutchinson, who once chaired the NGA, said in an interview.

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.

Take a look at this week’s developments below:Tuesday, February 17Indirect talks between Washington and Tehran took place in Geneva, Switzerland. Iran demanded “the complete lifting” of sanctions as well as the establishment of trust regarding Tehran’s “peaceful nuclear program,” state-affiliated news agency Tasnim reported. Wednesday, February 18White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to say whether Trump would hold off on military action against Iran while waiting for its proposals. The same day, top Democrats sitting on the House Foreign Affairs, Intel and Armed Services committees urged the Trump administration not to conduct military action in Iran without congressional approval. Sunday, February 22A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Iran and the US have differing views over sanctions relief.

The Dane looked drained, seemingly banished from the starting line up and with the expectations being that West Ham would be loaning him out in the January window and bringing in a replacement. In short, his West Ham career seemed over before it had begun. But he brought the Dane back against Burnley: The nytimes.com described his recall as a ‘bold call” and Hermansen overcame a shaky start to reward Nuno with a clean sheet. Achieving the same clean sheet next week against the defending Champions at Anfield would indeed be something remarkable. Hermansen in particular will face probably his sternest test yet in a West Ham shirt.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGFeb 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is curious as to why Iran has not yet “capitulated” and agreed to curb its nuclear programme, as Washington builds up its military capability in the Middle East, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said. “I don’t want to use the word ‘frustrated,’ because he understands he has plenty of alternatives, but he’s curious as to why they haven’t... I don’t want to use the word ‘capitulated,’ but why they haven’t capitulated,” Witkoff said in an interview on Fox News on Saturday. And yet it’s sort of hard to get them to that place.”Trump has ordered a huge buildup of forces in the Middle East and preparations for a potential multi-week air attack on Iran. AdvertisementEarlier in February, Pahlavi said U.S. military intervention in Iran could save lives, and urged Washington not to spend too long negotiating with Tehran’s clerical rulers on a nuclear deal.

Why it mattersDurant has a history of using burner accounts on social media, first surfacing in 2017 when he sent tweets in the third person defending his decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder. In 2017, suspicions first surfaced that Durant used burner accounts to send tweets defending his decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder. The players Kevin Durant A 37-year-old star player for the Houston Rockets who has nearly 20 million followers on X and a history of using burner accounts on social media. Frank Vogel The former head coach of the Phoenix Suns who was also criticized in the alleged burner account messages. Steve Kerr The head coach of the Golden State Warriors who was criticized in the alleged burner account messages.

Jon Cryer, Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy on set of the film "Pretty In Pink." Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThat is, until I saw “Pretty in Pink” and began to understand the things that made me different held more power than I realized. Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer and Andrew McCarthy pose in costume on set for "Pretty in Pink" in Los Angeles in 1986. “Pretty in Pink” is a classic rom-com, but it’s also a story about being brave enough to find love and validation within oneself. If her favorite pastime — wearing my pink beret and oversized scarves and necklaces — are any indication, she’s on the right track.

Armed man shot and killed after unlawfully entering Mar-a-lagoUS Secret Service agents and Palm Beach County law enforcement shot and killed an armed man after he unlawfully entered the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday, the Secret Service said. The president and first lady were at the White House in Washington, DC, at the time of the incident.