With the NFL draft combine starting in Indianapolis this week, it’s time for our first Rams mock draft of the offseason. At this point in the winter, these kinds of exercises aren’t necessarily about nailing down which player a team will take; events such as the combine and pro days could send prospecting flying in…
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PARIS (AP) — France’s top diplomat Monday requested that U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner no longer be allowed direct access to members of the French government after he skipped a meeting to discuss comments by the Trump administration over the beating death of a far-right activist. French authorities had summoned Kushner to the Quai d’Orsay, which…
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By AMIR HUSSEIN-RADJY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB, Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Students held anti-government protests at universities across Iran’s capital on Monday, according to witnesses and videos circulating online, in a new sign of unrest as U.S. forces gather in the region for possible strikes. The protests, in which many students expressed support for the…
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By KATHY McCORMACK and PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a shooting near the country’s northern border in New Hampshire in which a person is accused of firing a gun at a border patrol agent, who returned fire and struck the subject. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said the…
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The Segerstrom Center for the Arts, celebrating 40 years of presenting touring Broadway musicals in Orange County, will stage six local premieres along with returning favorites in its 2026-27 Broadway Series, announced Monday, Feb. 23. Highlights include season-opener “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” the first North American touring production of the show in 25 years,…
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After a little more than one year in business, The Market by The Meat Cellar at San Juan Capistrano’s River Street Marketplace has announced its closure. The final day of service will be on Sunday, March 1. Owners Anthony and Sara Villegas shared the news via Instagram, citing, in part, a difficult road for the…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — Zach Neto’s goal is simply to stay on the field this season. And if he, and the rest of the Angels key players can do the same, he has high expectations. “I think we’re right there,” the Angels’ shortstop said. “We don’t have young guys who haven’t experienced this before We all…
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By DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer Two-time WNBA champion Kara Braxton died after being in a car crash in Atlanta on Saturday. She was 43. The athletic department at Georgia, where Braxton played in college, texted The Associated Press confirmation of her death on Monday and posted on social media. Her son, Jelani Thurman, posted…
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Disneyland has bestowed a rare honor usually reserved for Disney Legends instrumental in the creation of the Anaheim theme park on a beloved annual passholder who was as much of a Main Street U.S.A. mainstay over the past two decades as Mickey Mouse. Disneyland has added a memorial plaque to a Main Street U.S.A. porch…
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The nearly five-week strike by 31,000 registered nurses and other workers at Kaiser Permanente is over, with union members returning to work on Tuesday, Feb. 24. In a statement, the union said its members are going back to work while “final negotiations are completed.” The likely end of the protracted walkout comes after last week…
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