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Juliet La Sala is a New York–based journalist and culture reporter for The Washington Times, where she covers events and issues shaping public life. She has written for Westchester Magazine, NYCity News Serivce and the Mott Haven Herald, and the Hunts Point Express, where she covered immigration, education and local government in the Bronx and greater New York area. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. She can be reached at jlasala@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Juliet La Sala

United States' Hunter Hess reacts during the men's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Conservatives, GOP lawmakers slam HuffPost critique on displays of patriotism at Olympics

Republican lawmakers and conservatives on social media are blasting a HuffPost article suggesting that it's understandable that Americans feel less patriotic during the Winter Olympics.

February 23, 2026

A Pima County sheriffs official stays outside of Nancy Guthrie‘s home on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ty O'Neil)

Anonymous donor doubles down: $200,000 reward now offered for return of Nancy Guthrie

The reward for information about the disappearance of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, has been increased to $200,000 after a glove containing DNA near the scene did not match any profiles in federal criminal databases.

February 20, 2026

Memorial Circle, the proposed plot of land near Memorial Bridge where the Independence Arch could be built, is seen in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard) ** FILE **

Veterans sue over Trump’s Independence Arch proposal near Lincoln Memorial

A group of Vietnam veterans and an architectural historian filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to block President Trump's plan to build a 250-foot Independence Arch in Washington.

February 20, 2026

A National Parks Service worker puts his hand on a panel that was part of an exhibit on slavery at the President's House Site in Philadelphia to be put back Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti) ** FILE **

Slavery exhibit returned to Philadelphia’s Independence Mall

Workers have begun restoring the slavery exhibit on Philadelphia's Independence Mall after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate it.

February 20, 2026

Journalists detained while investigating U.S. deportees in Cameroon

Four journalists and a lawyer were arrested Tuesday in Cameroon while reporting on Africans recently deported from the United States.

February 19, 2026

Bad Bunny performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Bad Bunny scores starring role in historical drama ‘Porto Rico’

Puerto Rican pop singer Bad Bunny has landed his first leading acting role in the historical drama "Porto Rico," which also stars Viggo Mortensen, Edward Norton and Javier Bardem.

February 19, 2026

Seen is the view on the way to the Glacier Point trail in the Yosemite National Park in California on Oct. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Tammy Webber, File)

Major national parks will drop timed-entry systems this summer

The National Park Service announced several major national parks will eliminate their timed-entry reservation systems starting in the summer of 2026. The parks, including Arches, Yosemite and Glacier, will no longer require reservations.

February 19, 2026

A doctor, using a laser, removes tattoos from an ex-gang member deported from Los Angeles at a clinic in San Salvador, Wednesday, June 6, 2007. The ex-gang member, who does not have uveitis or is related to the story, is shown in this file photo as an example of how tattoos can be removed. (AP Photo/Luis Romero, File)

WATCH: The body art trend that’s quietly showing up in eye doctors’ offices

Tattoos are found these days on everyone from elementary school teachers to physicians and politicians -- but as inked skin becomes more common, so does a rare eye disease caused by body art.

February 19, 2026

Sarah Ferguson poses for photographers upon arrival at the U.K. premiere of the film "Marlowe" in London, March 16, 2023. (Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)

Six Sarah Ferguson companies close amid new Epstein files

Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, closed all six of her companies after new documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files highlighted her close relationship with the sex offender and financier.

February 18, 2026

Ambulance. File image credit Chris D swabb via Shutterstock.

Costa Rican police investigating the fatal stabbing of California surfing legend Kurt Van Dyke

Costa Rican investigators are searching for the home intruders who killed California surfing legend Kurt Van Dyke in an apparent robbery. Mr. Van Dyke was found fatally stabbed in his home on Saturday.

February 17, 2026

An operator's arm-chair covered with plastic sits in an empty control room of the 3rd reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, in Chernobyl, Ukraine, on April 20, 2018. Russia’s attack on a nuclear power plant in Ukraine has revived the fears of people across Europe who remember the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Children of Chernobyl workers carry higher levels of DNA mutations, a new study shows

Children of the workers who cleaned up after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in April 1986 are showing mutations in their DNA decades later, according to researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany.

February 16, 2026

A man runs in front of a bull during the "Carnaval del Toro" in Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain, on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/ Jose Vicente) **FILE**

Bull fatally gores elderly man at Carnival of the Bull in Spain

A 71-year-old man died after being gored by a bull during the first night of the Carnaval del Toro festival in Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain.

February 16, 2026

Washing machines on display at a Home Depot store Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ** FILE **

Americans shouldered nearly 90% of the $264 billion in tariff costs, says N.Y. Federal Reserve Bank

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that U.S. consumers and businesses paid nearly 90% of the roughly $264 billion in tariff revenue collected in 2025.

February 16, 2026

A man walks holding flowers and balloons on Valentine's Day, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

Love that matters not just on Valentine’s Day: How the little moments make all the difference

Bouquets of flowers, expensive dinner, pricey jewelry and grand gestures are the stuff of romantic stories and films, but many couples find that smaller moments of affection and attention mean all the more in love's long run.

February 13, 2026

The Shroud of Turin, a 14-foot-long linen revered by some as the burial cloth of Jesus, is shown at the cathedral in Turin, Italy, in 2000. (Associated Press) **FILE**

New research challenges traditional claims about the Shroud of Turin

Researchers are examining the Shroud of Turin as a painting rather than a burial cloth, multiple news outlets report.

February 12, 2026

Nicole Curtis uses a Bernzomatic torch to add a heat patina effect to wood at World Maker Faire in Queens, New York, on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. She was there to launch the Bernzomatic Find Your Fire Community Grants program, which awards $38,000 in grant money to community-minded maker projects that use a torch in some way. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Bernzomatic/AP Images) **FILE**

HGTV cancels ‘Rehab Addict’ after host Nicole Curtis’ on-set racial slur

HGTV has canceled the home renovation "Rehab Addict" show after its host, Nicole Curtis, was caught on camera using a racial slur during filming, multiple news outlets report.

February 12, 2026

James Van Der Beek arrives at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 22, 2019. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

GoFundMe fundraiser for actor James Van Der Beek’s family tops $1 million

Friends and family of the late actor James Van Der Beek have launched a GoFundMe fundraiser to help his family deal with medical costs incurred from his cancer treatment, multiple news outlets report.

February 12, 2026

The National Institutes of Health's James Shannon building is seen on the agency's campus in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

NIH research finds that a brain-training game may help older folks prevent dementia

A long-term study has found that a brain-training game can help people over 65 lower the risk of developing dementia for up to 20 years, multiple news outlets report.

February 11, 2026

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the premiere of her movie "Melania" at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

‘Melania’ documentary producer denies improper use of ‘Phantom Thread’ score

The producer of "Melania" is challenging claims by filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson and musician Jonny Greenwood that the score of their movie "Phantom Thread" was used without permission in the documentary about first lady Melania Trump.

February 11, 2026

Britney Spears arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," on July 22, 2019. Spear’s highly anticipated memoir “The Woman in Me” will be released Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Britney Spears sells her entire music catalog to music company Primary Wave

Pop singer Britney Spears has sold the rights to her entire music catalog to music publisher Primary Wave, according to multiple news sources.

February 11, 2026