Los Angeles Times - Near East

• newWhat's different about Johnson & Johnson's vaccine that might explain its blood clot risk?
  Why might some COVID-19 vaccines pose a small risk of blood clots while others don't? Scientists suspect it's related to their use of adenoviruses.
  - 11 hours ago 15 Apr 21, 7:51pm -
• newLong Beach wants to help Biden house immigrant children. But are city leaders ready?
  In their rush to help unaccompanied immigrant children, some critics question whether Long Beach leaders understand what they are getting themselves into.
  - 18 hours ago 15 Apr 21, 1:00pm -
• newThe Dead Sea is dying. Drinking water is scarce. Jordan faces a climate crisis
  Climate change means Jordanians may soon not have enough water to drink. Others will face a similar scarcity.
  - 22 hours ago 15 Apr 21, 9:00am -
• Biden announces Russia sanctions, says U.S. not looking for 'cycle of escalation'
  Biden announces sanctions on Russia for hacking federal agencies and interfering to help Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
  - 1 day ago 15 Apr 21, 4:16am -
• Britain watches, wonders: Will brother princes make peace while grieving grandfather's death?
  In latest chapter of British royal rift, estranged princes William and Harry to cross paths at family funeral.
  - 1 day ago 14 Apr 21, 11:22pm -

• 'White Lives Matter' rallies miss their mark. Hate groups still see chance to 'fire up the base'
  White supremacists failed to turn out big crowds in Huntington Beach and elsewhere but have more coming, say experts on extremist groups.
  - 1 day ago 14 Apr 21, 7:56pm -
• 'Time to end the forever war.' Biden says troops to leave Afghanistan by Sept. 11
  Biden announces U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that drew America into its longest war.
  - 2 days ago 14 Apr 21, 5:52pm -
• Bernie Madoff, notorious financier who pulled off history's biggest swindle, dies at 82
  Bernie Madoff, who came to epitomize Wall Street corruption with his epic $65-billion Ponzi scheme, has died in prison of natural causes at age 82.
  - 2 days ago 14 Apr 21, 1:44pm -
• 'White Lives Matter' rallies fizzled. Hate groups still see chance to 'fire up the base'
  White supremacists failed to turn out big crowds in Huntington Beach and elsewhere but have more coming, say experts on extremist groups.
  - 2 days ago 14 Apr 21, 12:00pm -
• 'It's not enough': Residents react to charge against former Minnesota officer in killing of Daunte Wright
  Minnesota prosecutors charged Kim Potter, who fatally shot Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, with second-degree manslaughter. She was released on $100,000 bail.
  - 2 days ago 14 Apr 21, 11:14am -
• McManus: The pandemic won't end anywhere until it's under control everywhere
  The world's failure to deliver vaccines to needier countries is more than a scandal; it's a crisis. And it could come to haunt us all soon.
  - 2 days ago 14 Apr 21, 11:00am -
• Jordan's powerful tribes on collision course with monarchy over alleged royal plot
  Jordan's tribes have long been the kingdom's bedrock and a source of support for the monarchy. But accusations of seditious scheming may change that.
  - 2 days ago 14 Apr 21, 9:00am -
• Protesters rally in downtown Sacramento over police killing of Daunte Wright
  Protesters gathered in downtown Sacramento on Tuesday night to decry the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black man shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb.
  - 2 days ago 14 Apr 21, 6:38am -
• Feeling anxious because you got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine? Here's what to do
  Reports of blood clots among those who got Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine may make some recipients anxious. Here's how to handle those feelings.
  - 2 days ago 14 Apr 21, 1:17am -
• What science tells us about the link between the J&J vaccine and rare blood clots
  Two COVID-19 vaccines have now been linked to a risk of developing blood clots. Scientists don't know whether the vaccines are to blame.
  - 2 days ago 13 Apr 21, 11:05pm -
• Amid rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, Democrats move to beef up prosecution
  A bill under consideration would try to make it easier to report and prosecute hate crimes against Asian Americans.
  - 2 days ago 13 Apr 21, 9:38pm -
• Biden to announce plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11
  President Biden will miss the May 1 deadline of the Trump-Taliban deal and withdraw remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11.
  - 3 days ago 13 Apr 21, 4:26pm -
• Photos: Continued unrest in Minnesota over death of Daunte Wright during police encounter
  Minnesota State Patrol Col. Matt Langer said 40 people were arrested Monday night at the Brooklyn Center protest.
  - 3 days ago 13 Apr 21, 2:48pm -
• Q&A: What are vaccine passports, and why do some people hate them so much?
  We explain what vaccine passports are, how they work, where they've been implemented, and why some people object to them.
  - 3 days ago 13 Apr 21, 1:00pm -
• On YouTube, North Korean refugees chase fame, profit and understanding
  A flourishing subgenre of YouTube channels features North Korean refugees telling how they fled the authoritarian government and how they've adjusted.
  - 3 days ago 13 Apr 21, 12:00pm -
• U.S. urges pause of Johnson & Johnson vaccine over 'extremely rare' blood clotting
  U.S. officials called for a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine after serious blood clots were reported in six recipients.
  - 3 days ago 13 Apr 21, 11:13am -
• What's ahead for Iran and Israel after alleged attack at key nuclear site?
  'Shadow' conflict takes to the spotlight as Iran accuses Israel of attacking key nuclear site
  - 3 days ago 12 Apr 21, 11:56pm -
• Minnesota officer who shot Black man meant to draw Taser, not handgun, police chief says
  The shooting of Daunte Wright yet again ignited tensions in the Minneapolis area.
  - 3 days ago 12 Apr 21, 11:51pm -
• Harvey Weinstein indicted on sex assault charges in Los Angeles, extradition from N.Y. delayed
  A grand jury returned an indictment against Harvey Weinstein in L.A. County in connection with the sexual assaults of five women between 2004 and 2013.
  - 4 days ago 12 Apr 21, 4:43pm -
• Biden begins to fill out hollowed Homeland Security department — but no ICE pick
  Biden nominated Chris Magnus, a onetime Richmond, Calif., police chief, to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Ur Jaddou to head U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
  - 4 days ago 12 Apr 21, 3:32pm -
• One shot of vaccine may be enough for COVID-19 survivors, studies suggest
  A past coronavirus infection may eliminate the need for a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, a growing body of evidence suggests.
  - 4 days ago 12 Apr 21, 2:00pm -
• As trial of officer charged with murdering George Floyd transfixes nation, the future of policing is on the line
  Do cities defund departments and invest elsewhere, or should the status quo remain? The outcome of the Derek Chauvin trial could be decisive.
  - 4 days ago 12 Apr 21, 12:00pm -
• 'You just don't think it will happen to you.' Border Patrol agent delayed vaccination, got COVID-19
  Amid a new push to vaccinate Homeland Security employees, the wife of a hospitalized Border Patrol agent urges others not to delay COVID-19 shots.
  - 4 days ago 12 Apr 21, 11:00am -
• For Mexico's president, the future isn't renewable energy — it's coal
  Mexico once embraced renewable energy. Now President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is doubling down on dirty fossil fuels such as coal.
  - 4 days ago 12 Apr 21, 7:11am -
• Minnesota officer who shot Daunte Wright meant to draw Taser, not handgun, police chief says
  Residents and community activists of Brooklyn Center, a suburb north of Minneapolis, call for justice in the shooting death of Daunte Wright.
  - 4 days ago 12 Apr 21, 2:52am -
• Biden solicita un gran aumento del gasto nacional para el próximo ejercicio presupuestario
  En la primera entrega de su presupuesto, Biden propone un aumento del 16% en el gasto doméstico, afirmando que programas vitales han sido privados de fondos durante años.
  - 5 days ago 11 Apr 21, 3:19pm -
• McManus: No shot, no service. Why vaccine passports are a good idea
  The drive for vaccine certificates isn't a matter of government overreach by out-of-control Democrats; it's a product of the free-enterprise system.
  - 5 days ago 11 Apr 21, 11:00am -
• Ramsey Clark, attorney general under President Lyndon B. Johnson, dies at 93
  After serving in Johnson's Cabinet, Clark set up a private law practice in New York in which he championed civil rights and fought the death penalty.
  - 5 days ago 11 Apr 21, 2:28am -
• Shadow of COVID-19 and economic downturn hovers over elections in Ecuador and Peru
  Voters go to the polls in Ecuador and Peru on Sunday in contentious elections shaped by fallout from the pandemic.
  - 5 days ago 11 Apr 21, 12:49am -
• In 5-4 vote, Supreme Court lifts California's COVID ban on group Bible study in homes
  Citing religious freedom, Santa Clara County residents objected to state restrictions on Bible study gatherings in homes. The Supreme Court agreed.
  - 6 days ago 10 Apr 21, 5:47am -
• Biden's border czar, Roberta Jacobson, is stepping down
  President Biden's border coordinator Roberta Jacobson will step down at the end of the month, as the administration struggles to deal with an increase in migrants at the southern border.
  - 6 days ago 9 Apr 21, 8:41pm -
• Medical examiner who ruled George Floyd's death a homicide points to altercation with police
  A forensic pathologist says George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen that damaged his brain and caused his heart to stop, bolstering prior testimony.
  - 7 days ago 9 Apr 21, 5:30pm -
• For many Jordanians, palace's official line on the wayward prince is an absurd fairy tale
  The palace insists that Jordan's royal house and the country are in order after the detention of Prince Hamzah. Many are skeptical.
  - 7 days ago 9 Apr 21, 4:35pm -
• Prince Philip's life in photos: The husband of Queen Elizabeth II has died at 99
  Britain's Prince Philip passed away peacefully at age 99 at Windsor Castle. Here are some images from over the years.
  - 7 days ago 9 Apr 21, 3:19pm -
• Biden requests large boost in domestic spending for the next budget year
  In the first installment of his budget, Biden proposes a 16% increase in domestic spending, saying vital programs have been starved for years.
  - 7 days ago 9 Apr 21, 3:18pm -
• This doctor escaped Cambodia's killing fields, but she couldn't survive COVID-19
  Linath Lim fled the brutal Khmer Rouge regime and became a doctor in Fresno. Amid the pandemic, she treated farmworkers and the poor, until the virus caught up with her.
  - 7 days ago 9 Apr 21, 12:00pm -
• Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband and closest confidant and advisor, dies at 99
  The Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II's husband, was the undisputed master of the British royal household for more than seven decades.
  - 7 days ago 9 Apr 21, 11:10am -
• Myanmar accelerates toward a civil war of 'unprecedented scale'
  Anti-coup demonstrators are abandoning peaceful protest for armed resistance as the deposed civilian government appeals to ethnic rebels to join the fight. The United Nations warns of a 'bloodbath.'
  - 7 days ago 9 Apr 21, 10:00am -
• Column: The California exodus is a myth. But that doesn't stop the haters
  Reports of the state's decline and fall are a cyclical staple. Blame it on envy and partisanship
  - 7 days ago 8 Apr 21, 8:55pm -
• Psychiatric and neurological problems are common in COVID-19's wake, study finds
  One-third of COVID-19 survivors were diagnosed with a psychiatric or neurological condition within six months of being infected with the coronavirus.
  - 8 days ago 8 Apr 21, 7:13pm -
• Space Force acquisitions and launch division will be based in L.A. area
  The Los Angeles Air Force Base's Space and Missile Systems Center in El Segundo will become the headquarters of the Space Force's Space Systems Command.
  - 8 days ago 8 Apr 21, 5:30pm -
• Limiting ghost guns, pistol braces and spurring red-flag laws: What Biden's proposing
  Biden's proposals would require background checks for 'ghost guns,' encourage state red-flag laws and more. Yet they stop short of what advocates seek.
  - 8 days ago 8 Apr 21, 5:26pm -
• Politicians dread the sting of #KHive, the fervent online fans of Kamala Harris
  Members of the #KHive respond with venom when they think someone has dismissed or insulted the vice president.
  - 8 days ago 8 Apr 21, 4:47pm -
• COVID-19 vaccines work well against California variant, scientists say
  Two COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be protective against a rapidly spreading variant of the SARS-Cov-2 virus that arose in California, a study finds.
  - 8 days ago 8 Apr 21, 2:35am -
• Biden to take executive actions to reduce gun violence
  With gun limits facing opposition in Congress, President Biden will take executive actions after mass killings in his first weeks in office.
  - 8 days ago 8 Apr 21, 12:00am -
• Litman: The prosecutors are scoring at the Derek Chauvin trial. Here's why
  The prosecutors in the Chauvin trial have broken out of the paradigm that so often results in not-guilty verdicts where police are concerned.
  - 8 days ago 7 Apr 21, 8:46pm -
• Biden digs in for negotiations over infrastructure and jobs plan
  President Biden touted his $2.3-trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday, hoping to summon public support to push past the Republicans lining up against the massive effort.
  - 8 days ago 7 Apr 21, 7:50pm -
• Abcarian: Hunter Biden tells a harrowing tale of addiction in his new memoir
  The president's son emerged from 'non-stop depravity' to sobriety and a new life, and he still insists his tie to a Ukrainian firm was not wrong.
  - 8 days ago 7 Apr 21, 7:36pm -
• McManus: How to catch the cheaters who don't shoulder their share of the tax burden
  As April 15 draws near, let's focus our collective anger on the millions of tax cheats who don't pay what they owe.
  - 9 days ago 7 Apr 21, 11:00am -
• Jordan's royal rift entangles an American-born queen
  Who is Queen Noor? Royal drama emerges, nearly 43 years after an American's marriage to Jordan's King Hussein.
  - 9 days ago 7 Apr 21, 12:23am -