And so, an era ends. The liberal reform movement that supplanted the colorful, corrupt ethnic machines in the 1950s and 1960s has run its course. The money no longer exists to fund the large centralized bureaucracies, the plush union contracts, the speculative and overly optimistic social programs. For the past 30 years, New York-to take the most egregious example-has spent too much of its resources “trying to do the things a city can’t do,” says Harvard sociologist Nathan Glazer, while it neglected “the things a city can do…When you have a $31 billion budget and can’t clean the streets, something’s wrong....

On April 30, Newsom issued a letter directing officials to close beaches in Orange County beginning on May 1 after people were photographed on them. By depriving Muldoon of his “ability to access and enjoy the beach,” California’s officials violated his fundamental rights as protected by the Constitution, according to the lawsuit. California had the first suspected case of community transmission in the country and reported 53,616 cases as of Sunday, according to the state health department....

I worked as a doctor from 2011 until 2016, when I shifted my career to the humanitarian sector. Four years after hanging up my stethoscope, I find myself joining the fight against coronavirus, returning to the profession I thought I left behind. Despite the worsening of the many factors that drove me away and that cause so much stress for doctors—government cuts, lack of support, and bureaucracy—perhaps things are beginning to change....

Even though she hadn’t fought professionally, she was deemed by many boxing pundits as the face of female boxing, replacing the likes of Laila Ali, Christy Martin and Lucia Rijker. To her credit, Shields hasn’t disappointed. She’s undefeated in four pro fights, winning two by knockout. She looks to continue her dominance when she defends her WBC and IBF female super middleweight titles against Tori Nelson on Friday (Showtime, 10 p....

When Otis Brawley, then medical director of the hospital’s cancer center, asked the woman when she had first noticed a lump in her breast, she recalled that her son had been in second grade. He was now a high school junior. Even after the tumor first broke through her skin, she admitted waiting nearly two more years to seek treatment. She had no health insurance, she explained. Apparently she hadn’t realized that, as a public hospital, Grady accepts and treats the uninsured....

‘Eriksen good enough for Barca’ “First of all I don’t know what the reason is to pull the socks over your knees,” says Lee Carsley, coach of the Under-18 team that will play at Stamford Bridge. “I’d say, ‘Don’t be silly, John Terry can do it, that’s fine, but just pull your socks down, look normal’." Whether the players are copying the monolithic Chelsea captain or dazzling Barcelona winger Neymar, the rules serve to marry prodigious talent with a humble attitude....

The superstar left-hander improved to 5-1 with a 1.74 ERA for the season. Kershaw needed just 109 pitches to cruise through the Mets’ lineup and allowed just one extra-base hit — a double to Curtis Granderson in the sixth inning. MORE: Greatest pitching performances in major league history Kershaw registered a shutout with 10-plus strikeouts for the eighth time in his career. That’s twice as many as any other pitcher since he entered the major leagues in 2008....

It’s another honor in a historic year for Kershaw. He was voted Sporting News Player of the Year by his fellow players and is the favorite to win the NL MVP on Thursday. SN AWARDS: Kershaw Player of the Year | AL rookie | NL rookie | Managers | AL All-Stars | NL All-Stars “To be associated with the guys who won the Cy Young Award, and having my name put there with some of those guys is unbelievable,” Kershaw told MLB Networkd after the announcement was made Wednesday....

Auri Katariina shared the video on December 6, reaching over 40 million views with her kind gesture. Auri regularly shares videos to her popular TikTok account, showing her transforming homes to a far more presentable and hygienic standard. This time, Auri was faced with a home that had not been cleaned in over five years, after the owner suffered from depression. “Eventually, she didn’t have the strength to shower, so she had to cut all her hair off, so she wouldn’t have to wash [it],” she explained in a previous video....

Clemson has a stranglehold on the conference, much like Florida State did in the 1990s. The Seminoles won nine straight conference titles from 1992-2000. The Tigers, under coach Dabo Swinney, have compiled a 65-7 record in the CFP era with two national championships. That included a 44-16 victory against Alabama in last year’s championship game. MORE: SN’s pre-preseason rankings for 2019 The Tigers return a Heisman front runner in quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who is surrounded by a deep supporting cast of playmakers....

Pinion has one year of eligibility remaining, but the 6-6 junior announced Tuesday his intention to turn professional. He has already signed with an agent. MORE: Latest Mock Draft | Dad says Winston waiting to make decision | Tracking the underclassmen Pinion led the ACC with 28 punts inside the 20 and broke his own school record for a season. He also had 17 punts of 50 yards or more, tied for third-most in the ACC, and just two touchbacks....

With just over a month until the college football season kicks off and a seemingly inevitable Clemson-Alabama national championship game unfolds for the fourth time in five years, players from both teams are already busy trash talking each other at their respective conference media days. MORE: Dabo Swinney Clemson won’t change under ACC Network’s spotlight Crimson Tide linebacker Dylan Moses started the beef while speaking at SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala....

Some of the tweets are a bit strange but they have good intentions, hopefully. MORE: People like the Hornets again | Marcus Smart buys mom a house | Chris Bosh still adjusting to being No. 1 Although at times it’s more entertaining to hear the mean tweets sometimes you just want to see the good in people.

The Cleveland weatherman made a vow in September he wouldn’t shave until the Browns won a game. With just four games left on the 0-12 Browns’ schedule this season, Sabol might have to wait until next fall until he has a clean face again. As if Sabol needed another reminder to reiterate how terrible the Browns are this year. Every day when he wakes up he has to look at that bushy beard....

The lefty is awaiting a second opinion and said surgery could end his season and possibly his career. MLB 2015: Top five candidates for regression “Obviously (the discomfort is) very disappointing with all the stuff I did in the offseason to prevent something like this from happening. It’s frustrating,” Lee told reporters Monday, via MLB.com. “There’s still a possibility it’s scar tissue and it’s normal but there’s also the possibility (last year’s injury is) coming back and that’s very frustrating....

Webb’s presumed snub of Bush is rare enough in a city where everybody who’s anybody has a glory wall, and social occasions are geared to a parade of picture taking. But what happened next is where the story really takes off. President Bush, spying Webb across the room, walked over to him and asked, “How’s your boy?” Webb’s son is a Marine in Iraq. A more seasoned politician might have been flattered that the president knew his son was in the line of fire and bothered to ask about him....

ESPN.com reported Monday that Bowyer has sued HScott Motorsports, claiming the team owes him more than $2.2 million in salary and commission from their one season together. MORE: These NASCAR trophies will blow your mind Clint Bowyer Racing Inc. filed the lawsuit, alleging breach of contract and fraud, against team owner Harry Scott and HScott Motorsports. According to the complaint, filed Nov. 21 in North Carolina Superior Court, Bowyer alleges that the team missed a total of $1....

Collectively, ironically, and through no fault of her own, these rules may doom her. How long her quest survives depends in part on what happens in tonight’s primary. She has to win or finish extremely close in Wisconsin. But even if she does manage to finish close, ten straight losses to Sen. Barack Obama will make winning in Ohio and Texas on March 4 that much more difficult. And those two states will be her last big chance of the season....

We find the ad misleading. In fact, active-duty Guard and Reserve troops already were covered by federal insurance, and four out of five non-active-duty guardsmen and reservists already were covered by their civilian employers or other sources. Clinton did help expand and enhance health care coverage for reservists but can’t claim credit for creating coverage where none existed, as this ad implies. Analysis The ad, called “Guard,” began airing statewide in New Hampshire on Dec....