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Marc Ratner revisits the “Fan Man” incident 25 years later

During the seventh round of Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield’s title rematch at Caesar’s Palace on Nov. 6, 1993, Peter Miller of Las Vegas, who later became known as “Fan Man”, landed his motorized paraglider in the ring forcing a 20-minute delay.

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Slow UCLA response to violence questioned

LOS ANGELES — On the morning before a mob attacked a pro-Palestinian student encampment at UCLA, campus Police Chief John Thomas assured university leadership that he could mobilize law enforcement “in minutes” — a miscalculation from the three hours it took to actually bring in enough officers to quell the violence, according to three sources.

Holy Fire ceremony marked amid war’s backdrop

JERUSALEM — Bells and clamor, incense and flames. One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” with worshippers thronging the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Saturday.