Prep talk: Greatest individual performances in state basketball history
Josh Lewin and broadcast partner Tracy Murray, who had 64 points in the 1989 Division II state championship basketball game, prepare to call a UCLA game in 2021. (Ben Bolch / Los Angeles Times)With the CIF state basketball championships set for Friday and Saturday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, how about a look back at some of the greatest individual performances in state history. There was nothing quite like Tracy Murray scoring 64 points for Glendora in the 1989 Division II final at the Oakland Coliseum. Last season, Brayden Burries scored 44 points to deliver an Open Division championship to Eastvale Roosevelt at Golden 1 Center. In 2018, Charisma Osborne of Windward made six threes and finished with 26 points to help her team win the Open Division title over Pinewood 58-47.
Source:Los Angeles Times
March 13, 2026 11:42 UTC
Luka Doncic scores 51 points as surging Lakers rout Bulls in LeBron’s return
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March 13, 2026 11:41 UTC
Nathan Lane Blasts Timothée Chalamet Over 'Stupid' Opera And Ballet Comments
I just took shots for no reason.”AdvertisementNow, prolific stage actor Nathan has weighed in, branding Timothée a “schmuck” for his controversial comments. “One doesn’t want to give this more attention than it deserves,” Nathan told anchor Whoopi Goldberg. “Then I realised, ’Oh, he’s still promoting that movie, that endless ping-pong movie,” Nathan said, referring to Marty Supreme before doling out a withering takedown. Advertisement“I got news for Timmy: If you think nobody cares about opera and ballet, I can’t tell you how much we don’t care about ping-pong,” he then told Whoopi and the rest of the panel. Nathan isn’t the first celebrity to publicly deride Timothée for his comments, after Whoopi herself responded, along with Jamie Lee Curtis and Andrea Bocelli.
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March 13, 2026 10:19 UTC
Zendaya Sports Iconic Sex And The City Movie Look On The Red Carpet
Zendaya at Essence's Black Women In Hollywood Awards on Thursday night via Associated PressWe couldn’t help but wonder… was Zendaya feeling the Carrie Bradshaw fantasy during her most recent red carpet appearance? AdvertisementAnd if you’re a Sex And The City fan, you might just recognise the red carpet look, as it was first worn by Sarah Jessica Parker in the opening scenes of the TV show’s first spin-off movie in the late 2000s. Sarah Jessica Parker on the set of the first Sex And The City movie Craig Blankenhorn/New Line Cinema/Kobal/ShutterstockZendaya’s long-time publicist Law Roach confirmed that the homage was intentional in an Instagram post he shared shortly after the ceremony. Advertisement“And just like that… I found it!” the RuPaul’s Drag Race regular enthused, praising his client for sporting one of “the most iconic dresses in movie history”. Asked about Zendaya and Tom’s nuptials on a red carpet last week, Law appeared to let the cat out of the bag when he quipped to reporters: “The wedding has already happened.
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March 13, 2026 10:19 UTC
US is in the dark on Mojtaba Khamenei’s views on the bomb
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March 13, 2026 10:15 UTC
Former NFL J.J. Watt star sparks viral debate over tipping practices at self-service restaurants
Now, even former NFL star JJ Watt is weighing in. Watt recently ignited debate on X after questioning whether to tip in a self-service scenario. But then you face an iPad screen prompting you to tip 20%, 25%, 30% or some other amount — with 20% preselected. 4 Former NFL star JJ Watt ignited debate after questioning whether to tip in a self-service scenario. 4 Etiquette expert Lisa Mirza Grotts said a digital tip prompt is not a “social obligation.” Backcountry Media – stock.adobe.comThat sentiment was echoed throughout the comments on X.
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March 13, 2026 09:32 UTC
Woman charged with killing her newborn also killed infant she had years earlier, prosecutors claim
An Oxnard woman is facing a second murder charge after investigators said they linked her to the 2015 death of her newborn child. The amended complaint was filed in Ventura County Superior Court, according to the release. AdvertisementFlores was previously charged with the Feb. 8 death of her newborn baby at a homeless encampment along West Vineyard Avenue in Oxnard. Flores has been charged with two counts of murder and two counts of assault on a child causing death, according to the release. A psychologist has been appointed by the court to evaluate her and all criminal proceedings have been suspended in the meantime.
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March 13, 2026 09:32 UTC
Harrison Ford's Reaction To Jimmy Kimmel's Sex Question Leaves Host Howling
Harrison Ford and Jimmy Kimmel during an interview earlier this week ABCHarrison Ford had a bold admission for Jimmy Kimmel during a recent appearance on the US comedian’s late-night talk show. During the interview, Harrison was played a clip from his hit Apple TV+ series Shrinking, in which his character references a big moment from earlier in the actor’s career by humming a section of the Indiana Jones theme song. Back in 2023, he admitted that he signed up to appear in Shrinking without ever actually reading a script. “So [Shrinking] came along, and then, very quickly after that, 1923 came along. I took the job without a script on both of them, on faith that the people who created the projects were going to deliver me a good script.”AdvertisementIn Shrinking, Harrison plays a senior therapist who has Parkinson’s disease.
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March 13, 2026 08:03 UTC
Americans Are Skipping Meals And Borrowing Money To Pay For Health Care
LOADING ERROR LOADINGMore than 82 million Americans, or about one-third, make daily trade-offs in order to afford health care, according to a new study. AdvertisementThe Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits expired at the beginning of the year, forcing Americans enrolled in ACA health care plans to pay higher premiums. But even 25% of households that earn between $90,000 and $120,000 a year said they are making trade-offs to afford health care. Maese said that the “most striking” part of the study is that in order to afford health care, Americans are making decisions beyond health care spending. “In reality, health care affordability is not just about health care.”AdvertisementThe West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare has been studying health care affordability since 2021, and Maese said health care is a part of the “total affordability picture in America.”“This means that healthcare is affecting the economy, and society, in many indirect ways that are rarely captured by prevailing metrics,” Maese said.
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March 13, 2026 07:52 UTC
U.S. Allows Countries To Buy Russian Oil Stranded At Sea For 30 Days
LOADING ERROR LOADINGMarch 12 (Reuters) - The United States issued a 30-day license for countries to buy Russian oil and petroleum products currently stranded at sea in what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said was a step to stabilize global energy markets roiled by the Iran war. AdvertisementThat release was part of a broader commitment by the 32-nation International Energy Agency to release 400 million barrels of oil. The agency said earlier on Thursday that he war in the Middle East was creating the biggest oil supply disruption in history. Bessent, in a statement on X released hours after benchmark oil prices shot above $100 a barrel, said the measure was “narrowly tailored” and “short-term” and would not provide significant financial benefit to the Russian government. The U.S. Treasury previously issued a 30-day waiver on March 5 specifically for India, allowing New Delhi to buy Russian oil stuck at sea.
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March 13, 2026 06:50 UTC
Key Senate chairman hopes to soon have first public oversight hearings on war with Iran
Senate Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker is planning soon to hold the first public oversight hearing of the Iran war with top US Department of Defense officials testifying, CNN has learned. As the war with Iran nears the two-week mark, President Donald Trump has continued to make conflicting comments about when it might end. And to date, the GOP-led Congress has not held any open oversight hearings of the conflict, although there have been several classified sessions for members. Wicker made his intentions known the same day Senate Majority Leader John Thune downplayed the need for separate public hearings into the war – something at least one member of his conference told CNN she wants. “Public hearings featuring cabinet-level witnesses have been a standard part of congressional oversight throughout our history, including recent military conflicts, as well as during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Source:CNN
March 13, 2026 06:47 UTC
Trump may be unable to end the war he started with Iran, even if he wanted to
Rather, Iranian hardliners have filled the vacuum with Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba – the very man Trump publicly said he did not want. An Iranian woman holds a poster of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran on March 11. Democracy and regime change are now an aspiration in the rear-view mirror of Trump as he seeks an end to the war. And so for Iran’s regime, the path to victory – or at least not to defeat - is suddenly very clear, albeit long. Trump or Israel could kill a second Khamenei, but the resulting Iranian resolve would be harder to defeat still.
Source:CNN
March 13, 2026 06:28 UTC
CNN sees smoke rising over Beirut as Israel intensifies attacks
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March 13, 2026 06:13 UTC
US Air Force refueling plane crashes in Iraq, killing at least four of six on board
Markings on the plane identified it as coming from Beale Air Force Base in California, which hosts the Air Force Reserve Command’s 940th Air Refueling Wing. KANMarkings on the plane identify it as coming from Beale Air Force Base in California, which hosts the Air Force Reserve Command’s 940th Air Refueling Wing." Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine said the Air Force and CENTCOM would provide updates as more information becomes available. The Air Force did not say what specific mission the jets involved in Thursday’s incident were performing. The KC-135s are some of the oldest platforms in the US Air Force’s inventory, with the last unit delivered in 1965, according to an Air Force fact sheet.
Source:CNN
March 13, 2026 06:12 UTC
U.S. Did Bomb Girls’ School in Iran on First Day of War — Killing 175 People, Mostly Children
It is still not clear why the building was hit, but one person familiar with the school strike said the building had been identified as a factory and had been an approved strike target. “Initially there was some confusion on why it was on the target list,” said a third person familiar with the strike. The individual would not go into further detail, citing the military’s ongoing investigation into the strike. A U.S. official and a person familiar with the targeting confirmed to The Post that the initial investigation appeared to indicate that the school strike was conducted by the U.S. military. The mistaken strike was probably due to an intelligence error on the target location, the official said.
Source:Washington Post
March 13, 2026 06:10 UTC