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September welcomes opportunities for casual outdoor gatherings at home. With autumn officially about three weeks away, summer’s heat generally hangs on. Schedules resume and vacations subside. For me, a sense of calmness kicks in. Informal late summer get-togethers around the patio table welcome luscious dips. Traditional concoctions or those that […] Read More
WASHINGTON — Every once in a while, the voices of ghosts emerge to reveal dark chapters in U.S. political history. The State Department with the CIA last week declassified two 50-year-old documents that had been withheld from public view that shed new light on the military coup in Chile that overthrew […] Read More
Every year, the migration happens. Flocks of kids leave home for college. In the United States, more than 40 percent of new college students move away from home. And you know what that means? Their parents gain a bedroom. For Gina, sending her only child away to college was bittersweet. […] Read More
It’s a success story three years in the making, pushed forward at every step by coaches, parents and the players, and all to give Louis Lappe one swing of his bat. The 11- and 12-year-old champions from El Segundo Little League, on the power of Lappe’s game-winning hit on Sunday, […] Read More
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump will face trial on March 4, 2024, for four felony charges related to his alleged efforts to stay in power after he lost the 2020 election. That means jury selection would begin a day before Super Tuesday on March 5, when California, Texas and a dozen […] Read More
The Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman hits a solo home run during the first inning of their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) The Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman circles the bases after hitting a solo home run during the first […] Read More
LOS ANGELES ― Jason Heyward deposited a souvenir in the right-field bleachers at Dodger Stadium, 399 feet from home plate. He circled the bases, then offered a different greeting to each of the three teammates standing between him and the dugout: David Peralta, James Outman and Kiké Hernandez. The Dodgers […] Read More
Climate and anti-capitalist activists blocked a road leading into Burning Man on Sunday, the annual event’s opening day, creating miles of gridlock and leading to clashes with motorists and tribal rangers in the Nevada desert. Video and photos posted on X, the website formerly known as Twitter, show a trailer […] Read More
LOS ANGELES — The Sparks have won six of their last seven games but the job is not done if they want to end their two-year dry spell and make the playoffs for the first time since 2020. The Sparks (15-19) are 1½ games ahead of Chicago (14-21) in the […] Read More
A 30-year-old Corona resident died and seven others were hospitalized Sunday night, Aug. 27, when the car he was driving drifted into oncoming traffic on Gilman Springs Road in San Jacinto and struck a minivan, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash happened at about 9:15 p.m. west of Kennedy […] Read More
Laurel Kelly | (TNS) Mayo Clinic News Network For many families, the start of school is a busy, exciting time of year. For some families, though, returning to school also means unpleasant, unwelcome guests: head lice. An estimated 6-12 million infestations of head lice occur each year in the U.S. […] Read More
Here is the schedule for Inland football teams playing Week 2 games August 31 to September 2. Dates, sites and times subject to change. IE VARSITY’S WEEK 2 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE THURSDAY’S GAMES (Games at 7 p.m., unless noted) Nonleague Arlington at Lakeside, 7:30 p.m. Arroyo Valley vs. La Sierra at […] Read More
You know it was a remarkable week when dumping tons of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean wasn’t even the lead story. That’s right: While much of the globe’s attention was on the former American president’s legal battles and the mug shot seen around the world, Japan started its 30-year […] Read More
By Dr. Andrew Wassef, Guest columnist Andrew J. Wassef serves as the medical director of the MemorialCare Joint Replacement Center at Long Beach Medical Center. (Photo courtesy of MemorialCare) Total knee replacements and partial knee replacements are commonly performed surgeries for seniors to address pain associated with arthritis. Osteoarthritis is […] Read More
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WASHINGTON — Former President Trump surrendered to authorities in Georgia on Thursday night after being indicted last week and accused of conspiring with allies to overturn the 2020 election that he lost to Joe Biden. After turning himself in at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Trump was booked and photographed […] Read More
SAN JOSE — Potter Stewart served on the U.S. Supreme Court for 23 years, a constant presence through nearly a quarter-century of landmark case in one of this country’s most transformative eras. But Stewart will be best remembered for a brief statement he made regarding the Court’s decision on a […] Read More
SAN JOSE — Potter Stewart served on the U.S. Supreme Court for 23 years, a constant presence through nearly a quarter-century of landmark in one of this country’s eras. But Stewart will be best remembered for a brief statement he made regarding the Court’s decision on a 1964 obscenity case. […] Read More
The most depressing thing we learned about the 2024 Republican presidential candidates last week when they met for their first onstage encounter in Milwaukee is that most of them would vote for former President Trump, even if he is a convicted criminal by election day. Most would probably follow him […] Read More
A crowd of El Segundo residents who packed a local park erupted when Louis Lappe hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the final inning on Sunday, Aug. 27. The 12-year-old’s dramatic solo shot into the left field stands lifted the seaside city’s headline-making team over Curacao to […] Read More
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Alyssa Thomas scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Connecticut Suns in an 83-68 victory over the Sparks on Sunday, snapping its six-game win streak. Azurá Stevens finished with 17 points to lead the Sparks (15-19), who currently hold the final playoff spot, leading […] Read More
WASHINGTON — Last week, eight Republican presidential candidates did something unusual: They held a serious debate about foreign policy, focused mostly on their disagreements over U.S. aid to Ukraine. Of those on the stage in Milwaukee, only two — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and upstart capitalist Vivek Ramaswamy — said they […] Read More
NEW YORK — The Angels wasted Griffin Canning’s seven-inning performance in a 3-2 loss to the New York Mets on Sunday afternoon. Canning gave up one run and Luis Rengifo’s homer in the eighth put the Angels on top, but Matt Moore gave up a run in the eighth and […] Read More
NEW YORK — For years the Angels have used a six-man rotation, largely because of Shohei Ohtani. Now what? With Ohtani done pitching for the rest of the season, the Angels could go to a more traditional five-man rotation for the final month. “Yeah, that’s a possibility,” Manager Phil Nevin […] Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Bob Weir was cold. It was a partly cloudy July night and temperatures were falling as Dead & Co. played before tens of thousands of fans in San Francisco, ancestral home of the band’s legendary forebear, the Grateful Dead. Typical summer weather in the city, and Nancy Pelosi […] Read More
The “sandwich generation” is typically defined as parents in the age range of 40 to 60. This typically is the stressed-out group of folks caring for both growing children and aging parents. It’s a lot. But there’s good news — there are ways to make these obligations easier, and there […] Read More
The consensus box of Del Mar horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, August 27, 2023. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign […] Read More
Ramaswamy’s age, political inexperience and foreign policy beliefs that buck traditional GOP orthodoxy about the United States’ role as leader of the free world all drew attacks during Wednesday’s debate. Rival candidates accused him of being either naive about the dangers posed by Russia and China or shamelessly exploiting an […] Read More
CANBERRA, Australia –Three United States military personnel were taken to a hospital, one with critical injuries, after a U.S. aircraft crashed on a north Australian island Sunday during a multination military exercise, officials said. One of the injured was in a critical condition and other two were in stable conditions, […] Read More
Denver Broncos tight end Albert Okwuegbunam catches a touchdown pass against the Los Angeles Ramsduring the first half of an NFL preseason football game Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Denver Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham passes against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half of an […] Read More
Elon Musk’s SpaceX discriminated against asylees and refugees by discouraging them from applying for jobs and by refusing to consider or hire them because of their citizenship status, the Justice Department alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday. In an investigation, the Justice Department found that the actions taken by company […] Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A white man fatally shot three people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store on Saturday in a predominately Black neighborhood in an attack that the local sheriff called “racially motivated.” The shooter then killed himself. “He hated black people,” Sheriff T.K. Waters told a news conference. […] Read More
Follow along for live updates from USC beat writer Luca Evans before, during and after USC’s game against San Jose State. Stuff I'm interested in (and will keep ya posted on) for USC v. SJ State: –How are Austin Jones/MarShawn Lloyd used in backfield?–How many targets does camp standout Kyron […] Read More
Teeming with life and stretching across multiple continents, tropical forests are often called the “lungs of the planet” because of their ability to suck up climate-warming carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen — a process known as photosynthesis. But even as these critical ecosystems work with Earth’s oceans to help scrub […] Read More
Singer-guitarist James Hetfield paused midway through Metallica’s concert at SoFi Stadium on Friday to share a memory stirred as he walked past a giant Metallica logo backstage before the first of two shows there this weekend. “It’s a logo I scratched out on a napkin in Norwalk, I don’t know, […] Read More
The Rev. Gordon A. and Kae Jones of Hemet celebrated their 65th anniversary Aug. 23, 2023. (Courtesy of the Rev. Gordon A. Jones) The Rev. Gordon A. and Katharine “Kae” Jones of Hemet celebrated their 65th anniversary Aug. 23 at a luncheon with family and friends at Abby’s Cafe in […] Read More
Bernardo Arévalo, a 64-year-old sociologist and reformer, did the seemingly impossible this week. He overcame trumped-up legal challenges and a better-financed, establishment-backed rival to become Guatemala’s next president. Arévalo’s landslide victory — delivered by young and middle-class voters fed up with endless government dysfunction — is a watershed for Central […] Read More
Photo courtesy Chalice Farms Chalice Farms (chalicefarms.com), an Oregon-based cannabis company specializing in confectionary chews, has already seen its products flourish throughout Nevada and the Beaver State. And now that its lineup of delicious edibles is available for consumption in California, stoners and health-conscious folks alike can agree that Chalice’s […] Read More
The OCVarsity football wrap-up includes local scores, game stories and photo galleries from games Thursday and Friday. FRIDAY’S GAMES SCORES High school football: All of the scores from Friday’s Week 1 games /*! This file is auto-generated */!function(c,d){“use strict”;var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll(‘iframe[data-secret=”‘+t.secret+’”]’),n=d.querySelectorAll(‘blockquote[data-secret=”‘+t.secret+’”]’),o=new RegExp(“^https?:$”,”i”),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE […] Read More
RIVERSIDE — Senior Adrian Mendoza could have attended Riverside Poly but chose Arlington for football. “I was supposed to go to Poly coming out of middle school but then COVID happened and I ended up here, and it’s great to finally beat Poly my senior year,” Mendoza said after helping […] Read More
Was mercenary warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin’s presumed death in a plane crash a form of fiery payback by Russian President Vladimir Putin? And if it was, does it leave Putin stronger — or exacerbate the fundamental weaknesses laid bare by Prigozhin’s abortive mutiny two months earlier? Those questions reverberated Thursday not […] Read More
We Olive and Wine Bar inside the OC Mix at South Coast Collection (or SOCO—jeez, any more names you’d like to add?) is the ideal spot to stop for a drink (or drinks) after work. Besides delicious tapas, cheeses, wines and beers to enjoy there, as well as bottles of […] Read More
BOSTON — The best 1-2 punch in baseball landed again. In his return to Fenway Park, Mookie Betts sparked one three-run inning and Freddie Freeman had the pivotal double in another as the Dodgers came from behind to beat the Boston Red Sox, 7-4, on Friday night in the opener […] Read More
They’re just a couple of 12-year-olds from the South Bay running around Williamsport, Pa. Max Baker and Lucas Keldorf have played understated yet key roles this summer for El Segundo Little League’s baseball team, which takes on Needville (Texas) in the Little League World Series United States Championship Game today […] Read More
Shelly Polson woke up Aug. 8 to see her neighbor’s house engulfed in flames. The Lahaina resident lived with two dogs, Shadow and Rebel, and has provided refuge to numerous cats in her home near the southeast edge of town. On the day of the Lahaina fire, the indoor cats […] Read More
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ — KROST, a leading CPA and consulting firm, is thrilled to announce the promotion of Matthew Weber to the esteemed position of Principal. Matthew’s dedication, experience, and exceptional contributions have led to this well-deserved advancement within the organization. Matthew Weber, who joined KROST’s tax practice […] Read More
Dan Savage (OC Weekly file photo) I’m a heterosexual cis woman in a monogamous marriage. My husband and I have always struggled to connect sexually, mostly because he has extreme anxiety that makes doing anything new or different difficult. He’s been in therapy since before I met him, but it […] Read More
An Australia-based battery tech company is planting roots in Orange County, leasing its first U.S. location in Rancho Santa Margarita. EVO Power USA Inc., a battery energy storage company based in Australia, signed a 15,070-square-foot industrial lease at 30452 Esperanza. Terms of the lease were not disclosed. “After searching locations […] Read More
The Associated Press is an independent, not-for-profit news cooperative, serving member newspapers and broadcasters in the U.S., and other customers around the world. The Southern California News Group is one of them. AP journalists in more than 100 countries tell the world’s stories, from breaking news to investigative reporting to […] Read More
Noah Lyles annoys NBA players with ‘world champion of what’ comment
Noah Lyles isn’t wrong. A team that wins the championship of a league based primarily or entirely in the U.S. is not technically the world champion, despite commonly being referred to as such in this country. But the U.S. sprinter is taking flak from some NBA players for calling foul […] Read More