• Live updates: Dodgers vs. Brewers in Game 5 of the NLCS

    Live updates: Dodgers vs. Brewers in Game 5 of the NLCS
    The Los Angeles Dodgers won Game 4 of the NLCS 2-1 in 13 innings on Tuesday. They turn around at 2 p.m. Wednesday for Game 5 with Clayton Kershaw starting in the final game of the series at Dodger Stadium. Games 6 and 7 would go back to Milwaukee.
    On Deck | Matchup breakdown | Updates: In-game box score |
    Follow along for live updates of Game 5 in the National League Championship Series between the Dodgers and the Brewers. Our reporters are at Dodger Stadium when gates open until the f
  • UCLA forward Emily Bessoir announces she is leaving

    UCLA forward Emily Bessoir announces she is leaving
    UCLA women’s basketball player Emily Bessoir announced in a social media post Friday that she is leaving the Bruins.
    “Words can’t describe how much the last four years have meant to me,” Bessoir wrote in the post. “I am overwhelmed by the support, generosity and love I received while playing, being injured and while being myself outside of basketball.”
    View this post on InstagramA post shared by Emily Bessoir (@embessoir)A spokesperson for UCLA women’s b
  • Disneyland replaces lamp posts as precautionary measure

    Disneyland replaces lamp posts as precautionary measure
    Disneyland has begun removing and replacing lamp posts throughout the Anaheim theme park as a precautionary measure after high winds in November toppled a Town Square lamp post that left several visitors injured.
    Disneyland has removed and is replacing lamp posts near the Jolly Holiday and Rancho del Zocalo restaurants and Pirates of the Caribbean attraction as a precaution.
    ALSO SEE: Disneyland’s Autopia cars to go fully electric by 2026
    Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out w
  • Why it’s not a happy 420 for many California cannabis dispensaries

    Why it’s not a happy 420 for many California cannabis dispensaries
    In cannabis culture, 420 — April 20 — is a day to celebrate.
    But for many in California’s legal cannabis industry, there’s little cause for revelry most days, according to experts who say high taxes, burdensome regulations and illegal sales are crushing entrepreneurs’ dreams.
    RELATED: How 4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana’s high holiday
    “I get calls every week from mom-and-pop operators that were excited about legal cannabis, that invested their l
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  • All-County boys wrestling: Fountain Valley’s Ryland Whitworth is the O.C. wrestler of the year

    All-County boys wrestling: Fountain Valley’s Ryland Whitworth is the O.C. wrestler of the year
    ALL-COUNTY BOYS WRESTLING TEAM 2023-24
    Fountain Valley wrestler Ryland Whitworth was the Gold Division champion at 215 pounds in the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at Palm Springs High School. (Photo by Steve Fryer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
    WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
    Ryland Whitworth, Fountain Valley, Senior
    Ryland Whitworth went into his senior season expecting that an injury-free season would be an award-winning season.
    That expectation came true.
    Whitworth was a CIF Southern Section champion
  • Kings’ playoff rivalry with the Oilers is now a trilogy

    Kings’ playoff rivalry with the Oilers is now a trilogy
    Ali vs Frazier. Holyfield vs Bowe. The Kings vs. the Edmonton Oilers?
    In their third bout in three years, Anze Kopitar and Connor McDavid’s clubs might take their place among the storied heavyweight trilogies of all time, and this time all the punishment will be meted out on skates.
    In each of the past two Stanley Cup Playoffs, it was the Kings left battered and dejected on the icy canvas when the final bell rang. The Oilers eliminated them in a seven-game slugfest in 2022, followed by a s
  • USC spring football game preview: Breakout candidates and what to watch

    USC spring football game preview: Breakout candidates and what to watch
    LOS ANGELES — A glint sparkled in Jacobe Covington’s eye when asked about USC’s new secondary schemes Thursday, a mischievous smirk creeping from the corners of his mouth.
    “We got a lil’ surprise for these other teams,” the junior cornerback said, voice building with excitement.
    Elements of such surprise will reveal themselves at noon Saturday, at USC’s spring game free to the public, where loyalists will stream in in droves for a glimpse at a new-look-r
  • California government can’t get education or homelessness right. Why trust it with your healthcare?

    California government can’t get education or homelessness right. Why trust it with your healthcare?
    California is losing taxpayers by the hundreds of thousands for several years running, largely due to the overall lack of affordability.  Fundamental programs like education, public health and public safety are failing.  California has the highest or close to the highest costs in the nation for housing, rent, electricity, gas, transportation, and even food.
    If single-payer health care in California wasn’t a pipe dream already, it must be now.  The massive costs of such a pro
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  • Man who set himself on fire across from courthouse where Trump is on trial is in critical condition

    Man who set himself on fire across from courthouse where Trump is on trial is in critical condition
    The man who set himself on fire across the street from the courthouse where Donald Trump’s hush money trial is taking place is in critical condition in a burn unit, police said Friday.
    The man first walked into the park around 1:30 p.m., took out pamphlets espousing conspiracy theories and spread them around the park before he doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire, officials said.
    Officials believe the man had traveled from Florida to New York in the past few days.
    Author
  • Swanson: Clippers-Mavericks III could be epic – if Kawhi Leonard plays

    Swanson: Clippers-Mavericks III could be epic – if Kawhi Leonard plays
    PLAYA VISTA – A word with the basketball deities, if I may?
    Small ask, please?
    Can we get Kawhi Leonard on the court for the Clippers’ first-round Western Conference playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks? Pleeease?
    Because, without Kawhi – currently considered questionable with what his team is describing as “very, very stubborn” right knee inflammation – this won’t be the first-round series basketball fans want to see.
    But with him? This will be t
  • Bomber targets Japanese workers in Pakistan; all survive

    Bomber targets Japanese workers in Pakistan; all survive
    By Adil Jawad | Associated Press
    KARACHI, Pakistan — A suicide bomber targeted a van carrying Japanese nationals in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on Friday, police said. The Japanese nationals escaped unharmed but officials later said one bystander was killed.
    Initially, police said the van was heading to an industrial area where the five Japanese nationals worked when it came under attack, local police chief Arshad Awan said. Police escorting the Japanese returned fire, killing a
  • Women animators create a safe space, support at CSUF

    Women animators create a safe space, support at CSUF
    Women in Animation was formed more than 30 years ago to support and grow the scant number of women working in the field of animation.
    The nonprofit has grown to 11,000 members worldwide and is a preeminent advocacy group supporting female-identifying and nonbinary people in animation, visual effects and gaming.
    WIA Student Collectives, including the WIA Cal State Fullerton Collective, have played a significant role in the nonprofit’s growth, enabling university students to build connection
  • 5 airport lines you can ditch (and how to skip them for free)

    5 airport lines you can ditch (and how to skip them for free)
    By Sally French | NerdWallet
    At the airport, long lines for check-in, security screenings and even getting food can feel like a giant waste of time — and potentially disrupt even the most meticulously planned itinerary.
    But with planning, you can skip some of the most annoying lines, and in some cases, get reimbursed if the line-skipping privilege requires an application fee. Here are five common airport bottlenecks and how to avoid them for free or cheap.
    1. Check in
    It is the year 2024,
  • Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote on joining the UAW

    Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote on joining the UAW
    By Chris Isidore | CNN
    Renee Berry has been working at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee since 2010, shortly after it opened, long enough to see the majority of her co-workers twice vote against joining the United Auto Workers union. She thinks the third vote taking place this week will be different.
    “It’s a totally different ball game,” she said. “The atmosphere is different. You see more pro-union than anti-union [workers]. A whole lot of people who were an
  • Carolee Ogata is named the new superintendent of Huntington Beach Union

    Carolee Ogata is named the new superintendent of Huntington Beach Union
    Carolee Ogata has been selected to serve as the next superintendent of Huntington Beach Union High School District, succeeding Clint Harwick once he retires in August.
    “I am honored and thrilled to have the opportunity to continue the legacy of excellence within the Huntington Beach Union High School District,” Ogata said. “HBUHSD boasts an exceptional community of dedicated staff and high-achieving students.”
    Ogata has been serving as the deputy superintendent of hu
  • Providence warns patients of potential disruption as Blue Shield negotiations drag on

    Providence warns patients of potential disruption as Blue Shield negotiations drag on
    Providence and Blue Shield California, currently embroiled in a contractual spat over how much the insurance company covers patient care, have until June 1 to ink a new deal before the old contract expires.
    The hospital system emailed its 110,000 patients earlier this week, warning that Blue Shield health insurance might flip to out of network with Providence hospitals, clinics and physicians.
    “We are diligently working with Blue Shield to resolve this negotiation and that you can continue
  • Corky: Credit where it’s due for the people who can do it all in the water

    Corky: Credit where it’s due for the people who can do it all in the water
    When I was a kid and learning to surf, I was always told that in order to be a “complete” surfer it was important to be able to do all things surfing and ocean related.  A total “waterman” was the expression that was used.
    At first, I thought this just meant being able to all things that had to do with riding a surfboard well.  You should be able to ride all size waves, from knee high to mountain high.  You should be able to surf in either direction equally
  • States want to make it harder for health insurers to deny care, but firms might evade enforcement

    States want to make it harder for health insurers to deny care, but firms might evade enforcement
    Shalina Chatlani | (TNS) Stateline.org
    For decades, Amina Tollin struggled with mysterious, debilitating pain that radiated throughout her body. A few years ago, when a doctor finally diagnosed her with polyneuropathy, a chronic nerve condition, she had begun to use a wheelchair.
    The doctor prescribed a blood infusion therapy that allowed Tollin, 40, to live her life normally. That is, until about three months ago, when it came time for reapproval and Medicaid stopped paying for the therapy. It
  • Sealing homes’ leaky HVAC systems is a sneaky good climate solution

    Sealing homes’ leaky HVAC systems is a sneaky good climate solution
    Leslie Kaufman | Bloomberg News (TNS)
    There’s a hidden scourge making homes more harmful to the climate and less comfortable: leaky heating and cooling systems. Plugging those leaks may be the dull stepchild of the energy transition, but that doesn’t make it any less important than installing dazzling solar arrays and getting millions of electric vehicles on the road.
    The problem, however, is that energy efficiency pays back over time, but it comes with high upfront costs.
    “It
  • ‘Are nursing homes our only option?’ These centers offer older adults an alternative

    ‘Are nursing homes our only option?’ These centers offer older adults an alternative
    Anna Claire Vollers | (TNS) Stateline.org
    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — George Raines, a white-haired man in a red track suit and matching University of Alabama ball cap, cracked jokes as physical therapist Brad Ellis led him through a series of exercises designed to strengthen his legs.
    Raines, who is 79, pretended to be in pain, but his grin belied his tone of mock suffering. The men were in the therapy room at Ascension Living Alexian PACE in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where older clients spend the
  • When rogue brokers switch people’s ACA policies, tax surprises can follow

    When rogue brokers switch people’s ACA policies, tax surprises can follow
    Julie Appleby | (TNS) KFF Health News
    Tax season is never fun. But some tax filers this year face an added complication: Their returns are being rejected because they failed to provide information about Affordable Care Act coverage they didn’t even know they had.
    While the concern about unscrupulous brokers enrolling unsuspecting people in ACA coverage has simmered for years, complaints have risen in recent months as consumers discover their health insurance coverage isn’t
  • Sugar cravings could be caused by loneliness, study finds

    Sugar cravings could be caused by loneliness, study finds
    Ebony Williams | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)
    If you’ve spent a lonely night at home eating chocolates and/or ice cream, you shouldn’t feel guilty. That’s because loneliness can cause an intense desire for sugary foods, a new study found.
    Published in JAMA Network Open, researchers linked brain chemistry from those who socially isolate to poor mental health, weight gain, cognitive decline and chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes and obesity.
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  • Kathryn Scanlan published ‘Kick the Latch’ in 2022. It’s winning awards in 2024

    Kathryn Scanlan published ‘Kick the Latch’ in 2022. It’s winning awards in 2024
    Kathryn Scanlan’s slim novel “Kick the Latch” didn’t arrive with a massive media push when it was published in 2022, but both book and author continue to defy expectations.
    Over the course of a single week last month, the Los Angeles-based writer was the recipient of both the £10,000 Gordon Burn Prize and one of this year’s Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes, which comes with an astounding $175,000 award.
    “It’s shocking. I
  • Inside author Kathryn Scanlan’s award-winning week

    Inside author Kathryn Scanlan’s award-winning week
    Kathryn Scanlan’s slim novel “Kick the Latch” didn’t arrive with a massive media push when it was published in 2022, but both book and author continue to defy expectations.
    Over the course of a single week last month, the Los Angeles-based writer was the recipient of both the £10,000 Gordon Burn Prize and one of this year’s Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes, which comes with an astounding $175,000 award.
    “It’s shocking. I
  • Ex-Customs and Border Protection worker pleads guilty to wife’s death in Orange

    Ex-Customs and Border Protection worker pleads guilty to wife’s death in Orange
    A Covina man who worked for U.S. Customs and Border Protection pleaded guilty on Friday, April 19, to a federal charge for kidnapping his wife in 2016 in an incident that resulted in her death.
    Eddy Reyes, 38, who lived with his wife in Santa Ana before she vanished, entered his plea in downtown Los Angeles.
    The charge carries potential sentences of the death penalty or life in federal prison without parole. However, the government has agreed to not seek a sentence greater than 30 years in excha
  • In France and US, two wildly different takes on IVF

    In France and US, two wildly different takes on IVF
    Ariel Cohen | CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
    MONTPELLIER, FRANCE — In vitro fertilization, a procedure first used more than 45 years ago, has suddenly become the topic of political debate on both sides of the Atlantic — but for wildly different reasons.
    In France, President Emmanuel Macron’s government is eyeing policies to promote the use of assisted reproductive technology, including IVF, to increase the nation’s declining birth rate. But French feminist groups say the proposal und
  • Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter among students suspended at Columbia over pro-Palestinian encampment

    Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter among students suspended at Columbia over pro-Palestinian encampment
    Cayla Bamberger | New York Daily News (TNS)
    NEW YORK — The daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, a vocal Democrat sharply critical of Israel, was among at least three students suspended Thursday over a pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University.
    Omar, who made history as one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress and has been a sharp critic of the war in Gaza, grilled Columbia administrators Wednesday on protections for students protesting the war.
    “There&r
  • Disneyland’s Autopia cars to go fully electric by 2026

    Disneyland’s Autopia cars to go fully electric by 2026
    The gas-powered Autopia cars in Tomorrowland will become a thing of the past when Disneyland transforms the ride vehicles to fully electric power in an update that has been anticipated for decades but will still take several years to realize.
    Disneyland will convert Autopia from gas engines to fully electric power within 30 months, according to Disneyland officials.
    Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme
  • Iran acknowledges drone attack by Israel and says it failed

    Iran acknowledges drone attack by Israel and says it failed
    Patrick Sykes, Arsalan Shahla and Ethan Bronner | (TNS) Bloomberg News
    Iranian state media confirmed an attack by Israel in the early hours of Friday and said the “sabotage” operation involving drones had failed.
    Israel launched a retaliatory strike on Iran following last week’s missile and drone barrage from Tehran, according to two U.S. officials, though media from both countries appeared to downplay the severity of the incident.
    An explosion was heard early Friday in Isfahan
  • 25 years later, a Columbine teacher reflects on why she stayed: “We take care of each other”

    25 years later, a Columbine teacher reflects on why she stayed: “We take care of each other”
    Twenty-five years ago, Michelle DiManna sat in the math office at Columbine High School grading papers and talking to a colleague when she heard students screaming in terror.
    Two heavily armed shooters had entered the Jefferson County school late in the morning on April 20, 1999, and proceeded to kill 12 of their classmates and a teacher, injuring dozens more in a tragedy that shocked Colorado and the nation.
    The shooting, which ended with the two killers taking their own lives, reshaped school

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