By Alicia Rancilio James Burrows loves sitcoms, and he should. The 81-year-old has directed more than 1,000 episodes of TV sitcoms, including fan favorites such as “Friends,” “Cheers,” and Will & Grace.” He’s also directed the pilot episodes for “Frasier,” “Two and a Half Men,” “The Big Bang Theory” and more, setting the tone for…
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LOS ANGELES — The death toll from the Missouri derailment of an Amtrak train that originated at Los Angeles Union Station and was bound for Chicago rose to four Tuesday, while federal transportation authorities began their investigation into the crash that forced the train off the tracks. The train, which left Union Station Saturday night…
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“Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead. Buzz: California consumers’ concern about their economic future has hit its Biden-era low. Source: The Conference Board’s monthly polling of shoppers for June creates various consumer confidence indexes, including one for California. The Trend With inflation running at four-decade highs and…
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The two-day Loving Life Music & Arts Festival is set to take place July 2-3 at Los Angeles Center Studios in Downtown Los Angeles. With a mission to spread love and positive energy through song and dance, the event will feature a curated lineup of EDM, house, techno and bass music artists from around the…
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A 30-year, county-wide backlog of untested sexual assault kits has been cleared, resulting in hundreds of new DNA profiles of potential offenders being entered into law enforcement databases and criminal charges being brought in a half-dozen cold cases, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday. A final test on Friday officially cleared a…
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By LISA MASCARO | AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee held a surprise hearing Tuesday delivering alarming new testimony about Donald Trump’s angry, defiant and vulgar actions as he ignored repeated warnings against summoning the mob to the Capitol and then refused to intervene to stop the deadly violence as rioters…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 3,688 more cases of the coronavirus between Friday, June 24, and Tuesday, June 28, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 600,229. There were 14,109 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Tuesday. The county is averaging nearly 31 new cases a…
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Bears linebacker Matt Adams was arrested Thursday night in Chicago on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful firearm possession, according to police. He also was cited for having high-capacity magazines and metal-piercing bullets, a violation of city code. Police said Adams was arrested at approximately 6:46 p.m. in the 200 block of North Garland Court in…
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All through the years, right to his death of pneumonia, Marlin Briscoe was called, “The Quarterback,” by quarterback legend Joe Namath. They’d see each other at some NFL reunion or social get-together and Namath would greet him with something like, “Hey, how’s The Quarterback doing?” “He remembers,’ Briscoe would say in relating the story. “He…
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Disneyland resort hotel guests are about to get a half-hour head start on booking Genie+ and Lightning Lane slots each day on the most popular attractions ahead of daily Disneyland visitors and Magic Key annual passholders. Guests at the three Disneyland resort hotels will have Early Entry privileges starting 30 minutes before the opening each…
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