By ELENA BECATOROS, OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and CIARAN McQUILLAN POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — The West moved to pour billions more in aid into Ukraine on Friday, as Russia shifted troops freed up by the imminent fall of the pulverized city of Mariupol and fighting raged in the country’s industrial heartland in the east. Russian forces shelled…
Read more
A once-in-a-century pandemic resulted in a once-in-a-decade revenue hit for the Pac-12 and its member universities. The conference on Friday reported $344 million in revenue for the 2021 fiscal year, according to federal tax filings provided to the Hotline in response to a request. That figure constitutes the lowest revenue total for the Pac-12 since…
Read more
By Nicole Gregory, contributing writer Students who want to add class credits this summer have a variety of choices, and Cal State Fullerton offers options that make courses accessible to more students. The university is offering five summer sessions of online and in-person classes as well as summer internship programs and study sessions abroad. Many Cal…
Read more
A pricey plate of chicken wings sure has folks talking, including comedian Stephen Colbert who called out an Orange County Register story in his monologue Thursday night. “Chicken wings for $34? Pent-up inflation driving food costs higher,” written by Bloomberg News, was published Wednesday by the Register and soon was picked up by other online…
Read more
The Boston Celtics crushed the Miami Heat Thursday but one of the Celtics’ owners recently donated $2 million to help a Florida native get back on its game from a long losing streak – manatees. Rob Hale, a telecommunications and real estate entrepreneur in the Boston area, and his wife, Karen, donated the money for…
Read more
“Payment Pulse” deals with the gut-twisting reality of Southern California homebuying finances. It’s really about the size of the monthly check to the lender, not the headline-grabbing, rising median sales price. Buzz: A mix of high home prices and soaring mortgage rates proved an expensive mix for Southern California homebuyers in April. Buyers who financed…
Read more
Q: Under Civil Code 4515, are homeowners allowed to post community gathering notices near the mailboxes or on the mailboxes if they are not blocking association notices? Our board removed such notices. Other than small claims court, how does one address this issue? I asked for a message board, but that has been rejected. Now…
Read more
As the housing market shifts and you’re trying to sell, there’s some planning and preparation ahead of showings for well-qualified buyers. The days of one open house and then escrow are behind us, for now. So, rather than spend the first few days on the market reviewing the deluge of offers, you now get to…
Read more
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles International Airport set an all-time record in March for trade by value moved in a single month, with global imports and exports worth a total of $13.65 billion moving through the airport, officials announced. Total imports at the airport accounted for more than $8 billion in March, while exports were…
Read more
One of the most irresponsible actions a public official can take is to vote for — or worse, sign into law — a bill that that they know is unconstitutional. Public officials take an oath to uphold the Constitution, and when they intentionally enact a law that violates the constitution, they impose needless and…
Read more
