• In a win for dictators, State Department rolls back advocacy for international human rights

    In a win for dictators, State Department rolls back advocacy for international human rights
    In recent times, America has had an interesting track record when it comes to human rights. On the one hand it seems that the United States has claimed the mantle of responsibility for taking world governments to task about respecting the rights of their people and the human dignity of the populations that they invade. On the other hand, when America has launched its own wars, the massacring of civilians, “enhanced interrogation techniques”, and indefinite detentions have been common
  • OC baseball Top 25: Orange Lutheran, Cypress move up in the Top 10

    OC baseball Top 25: Orange Lutheran, Cypress move up in the Top 10
    This week’s Orange County high school baseball rankings, as of Monday, April 21.
    Notable this week: Huntington Beach returned to Sunset League action and swept Orange County’s then-No. 4 team Los Alamitos in three league games. … Orange Lutheran swept Santa Margarita in three Trinity League games, so those two teams swap positions in this week’s rankings. … Cypress climbs two berths after beating Foothill in two Crestview League games. … Newport Harbor rise
  • Sarah Palin tells defamation trial jury that Times editorial ‘kicked the oomph’ out of her

    Sarah Palin tells defamation trial jury that Times editorial ‘kicked the oomph’ out of her
    By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press
    NEW YORK (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin testified Monday at a defamation trial that an editorial about gun control in The New York Times in 2017 was devastating and “kicked the oomph” out of her.
    The former Republican candidate for vice president answered questions in Manhattan federal court at a trial of her libel claims against the newspaper. She seeks unspecified damages.
    “This was the gamechanger,” Palin said of the e
  • Supreme Court appears likely to uphold Obamacare’s preventive care coverage mandate

    Supreme Court appears likely to uphold Obamacare’s preventive care coverage mandate
    By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a key preventive-care provision of the Affordable Care Act in a case heard Monday.
    Conservative justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, along with the court’s three liberals, appeared skeptical of arguments that Obamacare’s process for deciding which services must be fully covered by private insurance is unconstitutional.
    The case could have big ramifications for the law&
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  • Lawsuits accuse insurers of colluding to drop coverage in fire-prone parts of California

    Lawsuits accuse insurers of colluding to drop coverage in fire-prone parts of California
    By TRÂN NGUYỄN, Associated Press
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two lawsuits filed in Los Angeles allege major home insurance companies have colluded to limit coverage in California communities at high risk for wildfires and force homeowners onto the state’s last-resort insurance plan that offers basic coverage and high premiums.
    Insurers, including State Farm and 24 other companies that hold 75% of California’s home insurance market, were part of an “illegal schem
  • Chipotle heads south of the border, opening 1st location in Mexico

    Chipotle heads south of the border, opening 1st location in Mexico
    By Dee-Ann Durbin | The Associated Press
    Chipotle Mexican Grill is coming to Mexico.
    The Newport Beach-based chain said Monday it’s planning to open a restaurant in Mexico early next year, its first location south of the border in its 30-year history.
    Chipotle is partnering with Alsea in Mexico City, a company that operates Domino’s, Starbucks, Burger King, Chili’s and other brands in South America and Europe. Alsea plans to explore additional expansion in Mexico and other loca
  • Long road back has left Dodgers’ Dustin May changed as person — but not as pitcher

    Long road back has left Dodgers’ Dustin May changed as person — but not as pitcher
    DALLAS – Given all that he has been through over the past four years – two major elbow surgeries, a life-threatening experience and emergency surgery not to mention months and months off monotonous, solitary rehab – it isn’t surprising that Dustin May has changed as a person.
    “Just being out of the game so long, I grew more of a respect for it, knowing it can be taken away at a moment’s notice,” the Dodgers right-hander said.
    What is surprising is that M
  • Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says

    Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says
    By ANNIE MA, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday.
    Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans.
    The Trump administration’s announcement marks an end to a period of leniency that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. No federal student loans have been referre
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  • Wife of former US Sen. Bob Menendez convicted in bribery scheme

    Wife of former US Sen. Bob Menendez convicted in bribery scheme
    By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press
    NEW YORK (AP) — Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, was convicted Monday of teaming up with her husband to accept bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car from three New Jersey men looking for help with their business dealings or legal troubles.
    The jury returned its verdict in the same federal courthouse in Manhattan where a different jury convicted Bob Menendez of many of the same charges last year. The Democrat is supposed
  • California halts medical parole, sends critically ill patients back to prison

    California halts medical parole, sends critically ill patients back to prison
    By Don Thompson | KFF Health News
    California has halted a court-ordered medical parole program, opting instead to send its most incapacitated prisoners back to state lockups or release them early.
    The unilateral termination is drawing protests from attorneys representing prisoners and the author of the state’s medical parole legislation, who say it unnecessarily puts this vulnerable population at risk. The move is the latest wrinkle in a long-running drive to free those deemed so ill that
  • Homeland Security Secretary Noem’s purse stolen at DC restaurant, officials say

    Homeland Security Secretary Noem’s purse stolen at DC restaurant, officials say
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse was stolen at a Washington, D.C. restaurant Sunday night, according to department officials.
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  • Disneyland teases rare appearance by Wall-E on Earth Day

    Disneyland teases rare appearance by Wall-E on Earth Day
    Disneyland fans who act fast can snap a selfie with Wall-E when the loveable robot from the 2008 Pixar animated film makes a rare meet-and-greet appearance at the Anaheim theme park resort.
    Disneyland posted a video to the official Magic Key Instagram page of Wall-E rolling into Pixar Place Hotel teasing an Earth Day appearance by the waste compactor robot at the Disney hotel on Tuesday, April 22.
    Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at So
  • OC softball Top 25: El Modena joins Rosary and Orange Lutheran in lead pack

    OC softball Top 25: El Modena joins Rosary and Orange Lutheran in lead pack
    Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County high school softball rankings for this week, as of Monday, April 21.
    Notable this week: El Modena climbs two spots to No. 3 to enter the county’s lead group with top-ranked Rosary and No. 2 Orange Lutheran. The Vanguards beat Pacifica 4-3 last week to move into first place in the Crestview League. Rosary and Orange Lutheran pace the Pacific Coast and Trinity leagues, respectively.
  • NFL draft: Should the Chargers pick WR Emeka Egbuka in 1st round?

    NFL draft: Should the Chargers pick WR Emeka Egbuka in 1st round?
    The Chargers desperately need a playmaker to team with standout quarterback Justin Herbert. That should be their offensive priority when they make the 22nd overall selection in the NFL draft Thursday, and it really should be a wide receiver with a sparkling collegiate resume.
    What matters most if the Chargers hope to improve on their 11-6 record, second-place finish in the AFC West and wild-card ouster at the hands of the Houston Texans last season is that they pick a player with the skills that
  • Coachella 2025: These were the most memorable moments of weekend 2

    Coachella 2025: These were the most memorable moments of weekend 2
    The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival wrapped its final day on Sunday, April 20, but the festival’s bittersweet ending is less high school graduation and more summer break.
    While festival headliners won’t be returning like a graduating class would, there will be new incoming performers akin to the freshman, who will likely showcase what’s to come in next year’s best music.
    To commemorate the end of Coachella weekend two memories at the festival, our team put toge
  • America (and I) went on a pre-tariff splurge in March

    America (and I) went on a pre-tariff splurge in March
    By Rick VanderKnyff, NerdWallet
    My wife and I bought a new car last month.
    It turns out we were not alone. That was made apparent by the crowds at the dealership where we bought our hybrid hatchback on March 30, and confirmed by a new report on retail sales figures for March.
    Advance estimates of March retail sales released today by the U.S. Census Bureau showed sales of motor vehicles and parts up 5.3% in March over the previous month, compared to a 1.6% decline in February. When looking back t
  • Californians can now buy generic Narcan from the state online for less

    Californians can now buy generic Narcan from the state online for less
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians can now buy opioid reversal drugs directly from the state under a program aimed at making the life-saving medication less expensive and more accessible, officials said Monday.
    The state began selling its own generic version of Narcan last year for $24 per twin-pack to businesses and local governments, and will now also sell to individual consumers online. A box containing two doses of naloxone nasal spray costs between $45 and $70 from regular pharmac
  • Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, is running for California governor

    Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, is running for California governor
    Podcaster and former Fox News host Steve Hilton is running for governor in California.
    Hilton announced his candidacy Monday and will launch his campaign with a rally Tuesday in Huntington Beach and a campaign message that parallels his recent book tour: California is failing, and the Democratic supermajority in the state is to blame, he said.
    “I just want to ask people to imagine what California would be like after another 15 years of one-party rule by the Democrats, yet more stagnation a
  • Sports world mourns soccer-loving Pope Francis with games in Italy and Argentina postponed

    Sports world mourns soccer-loving Pope Francis with games in Italy and Argentina postponed
    By ANDREW DAMPF, AP Sports Writer
    ROME (AP) — Top-flight soccer matches in Italy and Argentina were postponed after the death of Pope Francis on Monday.
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  • NFL draft: Should Rams use 1st-round pick on Matthew Stafford succession plan?

    NFL draft: Should Rams use 1st-round pick on Matthew Stafford succession plan?
    The Rams’ restructuring of quarterback Matthew Stafford’s contract in February cemented who will be the team’s starting quarterback in 2025. But the nature of the restructure leaves plenty of questions about how the Rams approach the position in 2026 and beyond.
    The Rams’ decision makers, from head coach Sean McVay to general manager Les Snead, have spoken about how they want Stafford to play for the franchise “as long as he wants to play.” Given the level tha
  • ‘Who am I to judge?’ Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style

    ‘Who am I to judge?’ Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style
    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, who died on Monday, had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even created words in a combination of his native Spanish with the Italian that he spoke as pope.
    Some of his memorable quotes:
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  • Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition

    Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition
    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday:
    Background
    Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children. He was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1969 and led the religious order in Argentina during the country’s murderous dictatorship from 1976-83. He became archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and elevated to cardinal in 2001 by St. John Paul II. He was elected the 266th pope
  • Star Wars Celebration returning to Los Angeles in 2027

    Star Wars Celebration returning to Los Angeles in 2027
    The world’s largest gathering of Star Wars fans is set to return to Los Angeles in 2027 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original 1977 film that gave birth to the epic space opera franchise that became a pop cultural phenomenon.
    Star Wars Celebration 2027 will be held April 1-4, 2027 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Lucasfilm announced.
    Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Subs
  • Katie Kitamura says ‘Audition’ has a ‘strangeness’ inspired by David Lynch

    Katie Kitamura says ‘Audition’ has a ‘strangeness’ inspired by David Lynch
    One day, Katie Kitamura was intrigued by a headline that declared, “A stranger told me he was my son.” 
    She chose not to read the story, preferringinstead to ponder the unusual idea that a woman could have a son who is a stranger. She mentioned it to a friend with older children, who said, “That’s just what parenting is. Every time my son comes home from college, it’s like a stranger has come back into the house.”
    And so, the “emotional core”
  • 15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete

    15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete
    By JACK BROOK, Associated Press/Report for America
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons (500 million liters) of crude gushing into the ocean, the effects of the nation’s worst offshore oil spill are still being felt.
    Oil company BP paid billions of dollars in damages, propelling ambitious coastal restoration projects across five states. Yet cleanup workers and local residents who s
  • PHOTOS: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

    PHOTOS: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
    Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88. Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, from the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta, where Francis lived.
    FILE – In this Aug. 7, 2009 file photo, Argentina’s Car
  • What to know about the death of Pope Francis

    What to know about the death of Pope Francis
    By VANESSA GERA and NICOLE WINFIELD
    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff, history’s first from Latin America, who presided over the Catholic Church for more than 12 years.
    The timing of Pope Francis’ death
    The death of Francis was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Irish-born Vatican camerlengo, a position that will be important in the coming weeks as he takes char
  • China to retaliate with sanctions on US officials, NGO leaders over Hong Kong issues

    China to retaliate with sanctions on US officials, NGO leaders over Hong Kong issues
    By KANIS LEUNG
    HONG KONG (AP) — China will sanction United States officials, lawmakers and leaders of non-governmental organizations who it says have “performed poorly” on Hong Kong issues, the foreign ministry announced.
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  • Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2026 dates announced

    Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2026 dates announced
    As the desert dust settles from this year’s festivities, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival organizers are already looking ahead to 2026. Goldenvoice has officially announced next year’s dates.
    The iconic three-day, two-weekend festival will return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio on April 10-12 and April 17-19, 2026. Advance ticket sales begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 2 at coachella.com. Fans eager to secure their spots can also opt for hotel packages, which are available
  • Recipe: Zucchini, olive oil, pine nuts and Parmigiano Reggiano team up deliciously

    Recipe: Zucchini, olive oil, pine nuts and Parmigiano Reggiano team up deliciously
    Sometimes it’s very simple combinations of ingredients that wow the palate; a bowl of perfectly seasoned olives teamed with sliced salami; wedges of crisp sweet-tart apple paired with aged white cheddar; blanched greens sautéed with pancetta, garlic and red chili flakes. Or, a stunning “carpaccio” made with raw paper-thin zucchini slices, buttery extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, shaved Parmigiano Reggiano and toasted pine nuts. It’s a classic concoction w
  • Russian attacks during Easter ceasefire declared by Putin killed 3 in Ukraine’s Kherson region

    Russian attacks during Easter ceasefire declared by Putin killed 3 in Ukraine’s Kherson region
    By ILLIA NOVIKOV
    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks during the 30-hour Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by President Vladimir Putin over the weekend killed three people in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, a regional official said Monday.
    Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of Kherson’s administration, wrote on Telegram that the casualties occurred over the last 24 hours, adding that three others were wounded in the region, parts of which are occupied by Russia.
    After Putin d
  • Coachella 2025: Our 50 best photos from weekend 2 of the music festival

    Coachella 2025: Our 50 best photos from weekend 2 of the music festival
    We came. We saw. We conquered. Here’s our 50 best photos from the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio Friday through Sunday, April 18-20.
    Post Malone headlines weekend two of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 20, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
    Amy Taylor of Amyl and the Sniffers performs in the Gobi tent during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Sunda
  • CDC advisory group considers narrowing COVID vaccine recommendations

    CDC advisory group considers narrowing COVID vaccine recommendations
    Next year’s COVID vaccine recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appear likely to be less expansive than in previous years.
    Notes from a recent meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ COVID-19 Work Group show health officials are considering narrowing the recommended age range for universal vaccination from everyone over 6 months to those 65 and older and people with health complications for the next respiratory virus
  • Prop. 36 triggers retail theft crackdown aimed at repeat offenders in Southern California

    Prop. 36 triggers retail theft crackdown aimed at repeat offenders in Southern California
    On a recent, drizzly afternoon in Lake Elsinore, Riverside County sheriff’s Deputy Ian Noel was staked out in an unmarked SUV in the Home Depot parking lot, waiting patiently.
    Then, over the police radio, he was informed that a woman had been seen placing items in her purse inside a Target store across the street. Without hesitation, Noel darted over to the Target lot, where he parked and waited.
    As the woman left the store, Noel and several other police vehicles pulled up in front of the
  • NFL draft: Woodie Marks’ versatility at USC could help him move up

    NFL draft: Woodie Marks’ versatility at USC could help him move up
    LOS ANGELES — Woody Marks could run through the tackles, he could catch passes and turn upfield to make a play. He was capable of being a three-down running back. He just wasn’t in a system that called for that.
    Rather, at Mississippi State, where he played the first four years of his college career, Marks was asked to protect his quarterback, to chip linebackers and then become a safety valve, and to run as a way that helped open up the passing game.
    So, for his fifth and final year
  • Spring allergies are back. Here’s how to check pollen levels and keep from sneezing

    Spring allergies are back. Here’s how to check pollen levels and keep from sneezing
    By KENYA HUNTER, Associated Press
    ATLANTA (AP) — Allergy season can be miserable for tens of millions of Americans when trees, grass, and other pollens cause runny noses, itchy eyes, coughing and sneezing.
    Where you live, what you’re allergic to and your lifestyle can make a big difference when it comes to the severity of your allergies. Experts say climate change is leading to longer and more intense allergy seasons, but also point out that treatments for seasonal allergies have bec
  • Closing arguments set for Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial on charge she conspired to kill husband

    Closing arguments set for Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial on charge she conspired to kill husband
    By JACQUES BILLEAUD, Associated Press
    PHOENIX (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled Monday afternoon at the Arizona trial for Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho woman with doomsday religious beliefs who’s charged with conspiring to murder her estranged husband in suburban Phoenix.
    Vallow Daybell, who isn’t a lawyer but has chosen to defend herself, told the judge late last week that she plans to rest her case without calling witnesses or putting on evidence. If she follows through
  • Trump’s transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using ‘road diets’ to slow speeders

    Trump’s transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using ‘road diets’ to slow speeders
    By JEFF McMURRAY
    A stylist was just starting her shift at a salon in Kansas City, Missouri, when a car smashed through the storefront window and landed in the waiting area a few feet away.
    Such crashes were so common along 31st Street that business owners regularly texted one another photos showing the damage caused by vehicles speeding along the four-lane road lined with shops, bars and restaurants, which drivers used as a shortcut between major highways.
    “A wide road makes people think,
  • Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airports

    Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airports
    By AARON KESSLER and MICHAEL BIESECKER, Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A commercial airliner was on final approach to San Francisco’s international airport in November when the crew spotted a drone outside the cockpit window. By then it was too late “to take evasive action,” the pilots reported, and the quadcopter passed by their windshield, not 300 feet away.
    A month earlier, a jetliner was flying at an altitude of 4,000 feet near Miami’s international airport
  • White House voices support for Hegseth as a new Signal chat revelation stirs fresh Pentagon turmoil

    White House voices support for Hegseth as a new Signal chat revelation stirs fresh Pentagon turmoil
    By TARA COPP and ERIC TUCKER
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House expressed support Monday for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following media reports that he shared sensitive military details in another Signal messaging chat, this time with his wife and brother.
    Neither the White House nor Hegseth denied that he had shared such details in a second chat, blaming what they called disgruntled employees and the media and claiming no classified information was shared.
    “The president stands s
  • Google faces off with US government in attempt to break up company in search monopoly case

    Google faces off with US government in attempt to break up company in search monopoly case
    By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, Associated Press Technology Writer
    Google confronts an existential threat Monday as the U.S. government tries to break up the company as punishment for turning its revolutionary search engine into a ruthless monopoly.
    The drama will unfold in a Washington courtroom during the next three weeks during hearings that will determine how the company should be penalized for operating an illegal monopoly in search. In its opening arguments, federal antitrust enforcers also urged the
  • Southern California leaders mourn Pope Francis’ death, reflect on his legacy

    Southern California leaders mourn Pope Francis’ death, reflect on his legacy
    After the Vatican announced the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, early morning Monday, global and Southern California officials mourned the leader of the Catholic Church who was known for his humility and inclusive – at times controversial – views.
    The late Holy Father, a member of the Jesuit order, was 88 years old.
    “Pope Francis saw God in all His creatures, reminding us of humanity’s obligations towards each other and the world we live in, askin
  • Trump renews attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Powell, accelerating US market slide

    Trump renews attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Powell, accelerating US market slide
    By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump repeated his attacks Monday against the chair of the Federal Reserve, demanding that the central bank lower its key interest rate to boost the economy.
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  • Status Update: JCPenney to be bulldozed in Orange; 99 Ranch opens in Aliso Viejo

    Status Update: JCPenney to be bulldozed in Orange; 99 Ranch opens in Aliso Viejo
    City and homebuilding officials will gather Thursday, April 24 to witness the demolition of the long-shuttered JCPenney at the Village at Orange Mall.
    The mall, now half of its former shape, saw the back end of the property demolished in 2024. Left alone in the back parking lot was the hulking remains of JCPenney, boarded up and idle.
    The shuttered JCPenney at the Village at Orange shopping mall will be demolished. Newport Beach-based Integral Communities is proposing 167 two- and three-story co
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  • Richard Carpenter will mark 30th anniversary of Carpenter Center with rare performance

    Richard Carpenter will mark 30th anniversary of Carpenter Center with rare performance
    It’s been decades since 1970s music icon Richard Carpenter has been on stage at his namesake theater. But this month he’s picking up the mic again and stepping on to the stage to perform a duet in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach on Saturday, April 26.
    “People always go out of their way to let me know how much this center means to them and the city, so I think it’s it terrific and I’m very pr
  • Salvadoran President Bukele proposes prisoner swap with Maduro for Venezuelan deportees

    Salvadoran President Bukele proposes prisoner swap with Maduro for Venezuelan deportees
    By MARCOS ALEMAN and MEGAN JANETSKY
    SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele proposed carrying out a prisoner swap with Venezuela on Sunday, suggesting he would exchange Venezuelan deportees from the United States his government has kept imprisoned for what he called “political prisoners” in Venezuela.
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  • Angels Q&A: What’s up with Mike Trout?

    Angels Q&A: What’s up with Mike Trout?
    ANAHEIM — The Angels were headed for a third straight series loss and a record under .500 before they pulled out a dramatic victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.
    That got them back to a winning record (11-10) as they hit Monday’s off day, which precedes a pair of series against the Pittsburgh Pirates (8-15) and Minnesota Twins (7-15).
    When we asked for questions on Friday, though, the Angels were coming off five losses in the previous six games, so there was pred
  • Gondolas in the Great Park? Irvine could pilot new transportation system.

    Gondolas in the Great Park? Irvine could pilot new transportation system.
    Great Park visitors one day might get around using a new gondola-like transportation system that delivers aerial views, taking passengers from shops to the park’s famed balloon.
    The Great Park Board on Tuesday, April 22, will consider approving a pilot project with Swyft Cities to build an autonomous elevated cable transit network, dubbed the Whoosh system, that could ferry passengers around the park.
    While the Whoosh system resembles what one might see at a ski resort or an amusement park
  • China warns countries against making trade deals with the US unfavorable to Beijing

    China warns countries against making trade deals with the US unfavorable to Beijing
    BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday warned other countries against making trade deals with the United States to China’s detriment.
    Governments including those of Taiwan, Japan and South Korea have begun negotiations with Washington after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs against almost all of America’s trading partners on April 2. The import taxes were quickly paused against most countries after markets panicked, but he increased his already steep tariffs against Chi

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