Video game play gets frisky at CES gadget gala
LAS VEGAS - Video game play met romantic intimacy in a corner of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Thursday -- but it hasn't always been smooth sailing for sex toys at the Las Vegas gadget extravaganza.

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Shocked LA residents survey fire damage, brace for more
LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Shell-shocked Los Angeles residents on Thursday surveyed the devastation from wind-whipped fires that have engulfed entire neighborhoods and claimed at least five lives, as forecasters warned of further dangerous conditions.

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Musk draws ire because 'isn't left-wing': Italy's Meloni
ROME - Italy's far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said on Thursday Elon Musk's political interventions only caused outrage because he wasn't left-wing -- and that foreigners had been interfering in Italian politics for years.

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LA Times

Even Republicans, who have used President Carter to attack Democrats for nearly 50 years, have had to reckon with revisionism.

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LA Times

Former President Jimmy Carter once was offered a gift from Northern California: a 9-ton peanut carved from a redwood tree. His aides said no thanks.

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