Why didn’t the nation’s other cities go up with Los Angeles in a single sheet of flame? One of the reasons may lie in what an outnumbered and outgunned network of ordinary Americans is doing to help the outcasts -of the inner cities help themselves. It may not change the world when Soft Sheen Products, Inc., puts learning centers into Chicago’s worst housing projects; or Mayor Sharpe James of Newark gives his bootstrap rap to South Ward kids at city hall; or Charles Ballard of the National Institute of Fatherhood and Family Development in Cleveland coaches unwed fathers into acting like men....

One day I had an idea. I knew the federal government had tax credits to ease the burden on working-poor families, but the process for claiming these credits was simply too complicated for most to get the assistance they had coming. I came up with a plan: I would gather a group of business professionals to offer free tax-preparation services. We’d meet at the school on Saturday mornings and get the word out in the community that we were there to help....

It was, with Jeff Gordon winning the race and Kasey Kahne leading the most laps. But it also was a big day for Joe Gibbs Racing as well. The three-car organization, which has lagged behind Hendrick all season, finished 2-3-4 at Indy. “I can’t say enough about everybody at Joe Gibbs with all the hard work and everything they’ve done this year,” runnerup Kyle Busch said. “They’re helping give our program a boost and moving forward a little bit....

Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist was cleared to practice on Tuesday after being sidelined for the last six weeks with a vascular injury in his neck but insists that he still needs at least a week before being comfortable enough to play. “I want to take the first week and skate with the guys and get more speed, and then we’ll take it from there,” Lundqvist told The Record of Hackensack, N....

The Anderlecht frontman made his first appearance in a non-competitive game against Togo in June where he made a cameo as the Super Eagles won by 3-0 but has not been invited by Gernot Rohr since the outing. However, the forward has gotten another opportunity to prove himself to the gaffer ahead of the World Cup in Russia next year where Nigeria already secured their place after garnering 13 points from five duels....

If he were to look at this year’s NCAA Tournament bracket, he’d notice even more coaches who’ve been dismissed and are now in the postseason, coaches like Bob Huggins and Bill Carmody, Rod Barnes and Joe Dooley. Tubby Smith became Sporting News’ 2016 National Coach of the Year. MORE: Highest-paid college hoops coaches | College coaches then and now Sendek knows many things for certain, including these: He can help make somebody’s college basketball program better, and someone out there will realize that this spring....

Speaking to The New York Times on Thursday, Fauci, who is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said, “We really don’t know what the real number is. I think the real range is somewhere between 70 to 90 percent. But I’m not going to say 90 percent.” He added, “We need to have some humility here.” Earlier in the pandemic, Fauci suggested that a smaller percentage of Americans would have to receive a vaccine to reach herd immunity, a term used to describe widespread protection from the coronavirus across the country....

Rich people have to live somewhere, naturally. Like the rest of us, they’re attracted to suburbs such as Hinsdale, a bosky village of 16,700 only 20 minutes from the Loop. But they don’t see why they should have to live in the modest old frame houses they happen to find there. So increasingly, they buy the houses, tear them down and put up new ones more to their taste ....

Canadiens’ superstar defenseman P.K. Subban tested out a GoPro camera at a recent practice, and the results are incredible. MORE: Crosby’s GoPro video is nuts | NHL GoPro hype video Sure you can strap a GoPro to a bottle of Fireball whiskey and pass it around at a party, but videos like the above one are probably more in line with the camera’s actual purpose. 

A better way to expand access to care and coverage is through systemwide price transparency. Actual, upfront prices, like those you get when you’re buying nearly everything else, give consumers the information they need to avoid overcharging and identify affordable alternatives. They can choose to pay $200 for cataract surgery rather than $4,000. Lawmakers can accelerate this consumer empowerment by codifying recent federal price transparency rules into law by including them in their reconciliation effort....

That’s right: eat protein and cut the carbs. Applebaum may have a book to sell, but he’s not the only one talking this strange line. After nearly 20 years of pancakes and pasta, dieters, fitness buffs and a few maverick medical experts are rediscovering meatballs. The backlash started a year ago when Dutton published Drs. Richard and Rachael Heller’s “Healthy for Life” and Harper Collins weighed in with Barry Sears’s “The Zone,” a protein-rich diet plan for health-obsessed gymgoers....

Not entirely. Dole gets his statistics from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, an annual government report released every August. The 1996 edition does show that marijuana use among teens shot up in the ’90s. The number who said they had smoked pot in the previous month rose from 4 percent in 1992 to 8.2 percent last year (though that’s still below 1979, when 11 percent of high-school seniors said they smoked pot every day)....

It’s your living space too, and you’re allowed to bring up any issues that you’re having with your shared home. “When your boyfriend is over all the time, I feel like I can’t relax in my own space. ” “Having your boyfriend over 24/7 makes me feel like I’m living with 2 roommates instead of 1. ” “It’s not that I don’t like Jeremy, because I do. But when I’m trying to get ready for work and he’s in the shower for 45 minutes, it makes me a little angry....

So far, only a handful of sightings have been reported in North America: two near Blaine, Washington, last December, and an additional two in nearby British Columbia about one month earlier, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA). However, given that the insects’ life cycle begins in April and colonies cause particular damage during the late summer and early fall, experts are working to manage further expansion while there is still time....

Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have been wrestling for the top spot in the battleground state for months. The latest Monmouth University poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers shows the group all bunched together less than a week from Monday’s event. Former Vice President Biden narrowly lead the field of Democratic candidates with 23 percent support from likely caucusgoers. Sanders was not far behind with 21 percent support....

The lemon-and-cannabis-infused seltzer is a new development from Pabst Labs, a separate company from PBR which was started by former PBR employees looking to experiment with different types of products. Currently, the new drink is being sold in various California dispensaries that Pabst has partnered with, and those stores can be found via a locator on the Pabst Labs site. The beverage can also be ordered online for local residents who are of age to buy cannabis....

HAE is a lifelong genetic condition that affects approximately one in 50,000 to 150,000 individuals worldwide. In the United States, it is thought that the disorder affects one in 50,000 people. Although these figures are estimated, the true prevalence of HAE remains unknown. The severity of HAE varies significantly from person to person, and there are several types of the condition. This article will inform parents about the condition, including types, inheritance, symptoms, triggers, treatment, and supporting a child with HAE....

Confused critics and left-leaning Americans are questioning the underlying “conservative” principles of the Heritage Foundation after the powerful nonprofit announced it’s hosting an event entitled “The Crown Under Fire: Why the Left’s Campaign to Cancel the Monarchy and Undermine a Cornerstone of Western Democracy Will Fail.” Political pundits noted on Saturday that opposition to the British monarchy is “about as foundationally American as you can get,” but a recent interview of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry by Oprah Winfrey revealed an unabashedly pro-monarchy embrace of the Crown by many of today’s U....

The ESPN analyst called Boykin’s arrest “an embarrassment” and said he “put his whole team in jeopardy” after the TCU quarterback was charged with felony assault of an officer Thursday morning, according to the Associated Press. That’s not all Edwards had to say to a group of high school recruits. MORE: Clemson-Alabama: Five things to watch | Key to national title starts at QB “When you do stuff like that, you let your teammates down,” Edwards said....

It is a question Mexico fans have asked for most of 2013, but it's raising its head with increasing vigor at the start of 2014, largely due to that small matter of June’s World Cup. On Tuesday, the former Chivas player had to wait until the 87th minute to come on in the Red Devils’ Capital One Cup semifinal first leg at Sunderland, when the game seemed set up for the Mexican goal-poacher....