FATAL FALL Worker plummets 53 floors from unfinished skyscraper
March 17, 2016: Passerbys look up at the Wilshire Grand Tower on South Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, where a worker fell to his death. (AP) LOS ANGELES – An electrician who plunged to his death while working on a Los Angeles skyscraper was not supposed to be above the third floor and had removed h...
FATAL FALL Worker plummets 53 floors from unfinished skyscraper
March 17, 2016: Passerbys look up at the Wilshire Grand Tower on South Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, where a worker fell to his death. (AP) LOS ANGELES – An electrician who plunged to his death while working on a Los Angeles skyscraper was not supposed to be above the third floor and had removed h...
MOVING PIECES GOP alliances shift in bids to block, boost Trump
Donald Trump’s emergence as the big fish in a now-tiny pool of three remaining Republican presidential candidates has touched off a remarkable scramble by political powerbrokers to quickly choose sides, all while talk of a potential independent run isn’t going away. The feverish effort to either boo...
MOVING PIECES GOP alliances shift in bids to block, boost Trump
Donald Trump’s emergence as the big fish in a now-tiny pool of three remaining Republican presidential candidates has touched off a remarkable scramble by political powerbrokers to quickly choose sides, all while talk of a potential independent run isn’t going away. The feverish effort to either boo...
OPEN CONVENTION 'MORE LIKELY'? Ryan: Trump, GOP should consider 'reality' of floor fight to pick nominee
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday it’s looking “more likely” the Republican Party will face an open convention in July – meaning, a floor fight to pick a nominee – and that Donald Trump and the party might want to accept that “reality.” Ryan discussed the possibility with reporters as he noted h...
SNEAKER 2.0 Nike moves to make tying laces a thing of the past
NEW YORK – Forget about slipping out of your shoes because of loose laces or feeling pressure from too-tight tying when doing those sprints. Nike Inc. has unveiled its first power-lacing sneaker — it allows users to make the fit looser or snugger on the fly by pressing buttons on the side of the sho...