California Dolphin

It always seemed farfetched that anti-abortion doctors could argue that they have the right to ask a court to severely restrict a drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration simply because they don’t want to treat women who might experience complications. Do they even have standing to bring this case? Do they have any proof they have been so harmed or injured that it justifies restricting FDA-approved access to mifepristone, the first in a two-drug regimen for medication abortion? These are among the questions raised when the Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case from Texas by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, an anti-abortion group that claims the FDA did not adequately study mifepristone before putting it on the market in 2000. Last year, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk — a staunch opponent of abortion — ruled in favor of the alliance, which wants the drug pulled from the market. The Biden administration appealed to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which allowed doctors to continue to prescribe mifepristone, with the caveat that the medication be used as it

It’s a kinda-sorta memory. About the char of a cheeseburger from my childhood. I can almost taste it. It came to mind during a terrible stretch for the Los Angeles restaurant industry. More than 65 notable eateries closed last year, and the trend hasn’t let up: Spartina, Manzke, Pearl River Deli and others shuttered in the first few months of 2024. It seems harder than ever to run a successful restaurant, amid the rising cost of ingredients, labor, rent and utilities. The bleak news got me thinking about the first eatery whose closure left me bereft. Jeremiah P. Throckmorton Grille — a casual spot in Beverly Hills — was a real-life “Peach Pit” that for years served devotees burgers, hot dogs and egg creams, until it shut down suddenly in 1997. (Nagumo family) For many, Throckmorton — or Throck’s, as regulars called it — offered a taste of adolescent freedom: You could walk there after middle school and order a burger, fries and a milkshake, without anyone saying it’d spoil dinner. Sitting at the long counter, you hatched plans with friends. You worried about a

Premiering Friday on the confusingly named Paramount+ with Showtime, “A Gentleman in Moscow” is quite unlike anything else on television. Created by Ben Vanstone (“All Creatures Great and Small”) and largely directed by Sam Miller (“I May Destroy You”) from the 2016 novel by Amor Towles, there’s nothing overtly radical about the production or plot, and elements of the story might remind viewers of Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” or Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers” or Kay Thompson’s “Eloise” books. But in its tone and pacing is quite its own creature, at once romantic and controlled, somber and whimsical. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, sometimes heart-stopping, and as much as anything the stage for a wonderful performance by its star, Ewan McGregor, it collects characters who are flush with emotion but — for reasons political, personal, cultural or as a matter of self-preservation — don’t demonstrate it openly. The production, too, maintains that tension between feeling and restraint, which ultimately intensifies the feeling. McGregor plays Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov, who, having returned to Russia from Paris in the wake of the 1917 revolution — he “missed the climate,”

Shohei Ohtani looms large over Little Tokyo. His towering 150-foot visage on the side of the Miyako Hotel is only the latest, most obvious sign of the mania — and huge financial prospects — surrounding the Dodgers’ two-way superstar. Soon, crowds of tourists, from around the region and as far away as Japan, are expected to descend on Little Tokyo, and the small businesses there are ready. There will be special Ohtani-related deals at 31-year-old restaurant Mr. Ramen. Udon restaurant Marugame Monzo already has a window display with stuffed Totoros wearing Dodgers batting helmets and jerseys, an Ohtani pennant proudly centered. Where Ohtani goes, the money follows. That’s why you could almost hear a collective sigh of relief when Ohtani categorically denied this week, ahead of the Dodgers’ home opener Thursday, that he never bet on sports, or anything else, for that matter. And it wasn’t just relief from true-blue Dodger fans who are looking to Ohtani to bring World Series glory to the team they love. Many businesses, corporate sponsors and private investors, not to mention Major League Baseball and the city of Los

Howdy, “Cowboy Carter.” Almost two years after Beyoncé ushered fans into her glitzy disco “Renaissance,” the countdown for her latest album is finally on. “Cowboy Carter,” the second act of the pop diva’s promised “Renaissance” trilogy, lands later this week — and with it, a bounty of material for the Beyhive. Beyoncé enters her “Cowboy Carter” era months after revealing the new album, and dropping two singles, during Super Bowl LVIII in February. Since then, the 32-time Grammy winner has shared several album images, topped Billboard’s country-music chart, dropped “Cowboy Carter” merchandise and more. In a rare post directly addressing fans, Beyoncé revealed that “Cowboy Carter” has been in the works for more than five years. “I focused on this album as a continuation of RENAISSANCE … I hope this music is an experience, creating another journey where you can close your eyes, start from the beginning and never stop,” she wrote. With mere days to go before “Cowboy Carter” arrives, here’s what we know so far about Beyoncé’s newest release — from its track list to the merchandise drop. When does ‘Cowboy Carter’ come

World March 27, 2024 / 5:30 AM EDT / AP Vatican same-sex blessings policy explained Breaking down the new Vatican policy on same-sex blessings 05:32 Bangkok — Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender. The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 400 of the 415 members of the House of Representatives who were in attendance, with 10 voting against it, two abstaining and three not voting. The bill amends the Civil and Commercial Code to change the words “men and women” and “husband and wife” to “individuals” and “marriage partners.” It would open up access to full legal, financial and medical rights for LGBTQ+ couples. The bill now goes to the Senate, which rarely rejects any legislation that passes the lower house, and then to the king for royal endorsement. This would make Thailand the first country or region in Southeast Asia to pass such a law and the third in Asia, after Taiwan and

Local News By Steve Large Updated on: March 27, 2024 / 5:11 AM EDT / CBS Sacramento City council votes to make Sacramento safe space for transgenders City council votes to make Sacramento safe space for transgenders 02:21 SACRAMENTO — The city of Sacramento is now a transgender sanctuary city, believed to be the first in California to vote for this designation. The move was a big victory for transgender advocates in Lavender Heights, the heart of Sacramento’s LGBTQ+ community. Sabrina Naves is a trans advocate who says families are moving to Sacramento from other states that restrict or ban gender-affirming health care. “They’ve moved to Sacramento. They’ve come here and they found a welcoming home for themselves,” Naves said. The city council voted to protect those families by declaring Sacramento a transgender sanctuary city. Ahead of the council vote, there was a faceoff between supporters and opponents. Moms For Liberty held a protest outside city hall. “This city is saying that we will promote the idea that people can be born in the wrong body and that we will pick up children coming into

A lawsuit filed against the Department of Water and Power by an 85-year-old woman who was seriously injured when an electrical line fell on her in 2023 while she was walking in the Fairfax district is headed to trial, a judge ruled Tuesday. The plaintiffs are Ann Gelfand and her husband, 87-year-old Martin Gelfand. On Tuesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lynne M. Hobbs denied a motion by the city and DWP to dismiss the case, ruling instead that a jury will hear Ann Gelfand’s claim for dangerous condition of public property and her husband’s cause of action for loss of consortium. Hobbs did dismiss the Ann Gelfand’s negligence claim. “The court finds that there are triable issues of material fact as to whether the location was dangerous due to a combination of various factors: the first downed power line, the risk of other power lines going down after one goes down and the severe winds,” the judge wrote In their court papers, the couple’s attorneys stated that Ann Gelfand sustained severe injuries that left her with “debilitating and lifelong deficits that will require future

A man was fatally stabbed Tuesday in the unincorporated Willowbrook area near Compton. Deputies from the Century Sheriff’s Station responded to the 11700 block of Wilmington Avenue, near 117th Street, around 2:27 p.m. Tuesday regarding an assault with a deadly weapon call, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Upon their arrival, the deputies found the victim suffering from stab wounds, authorities said. Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics were called to the scene and took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. There was no immediate word on a suspect or what may have precipitated the attack. Anyone with information regarding this stabbing was asked to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous callers may call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or tips may be sent to lacrimestoppers.org. .