ST. LOUIS — The Mets are the first team in MLB to reach 12 wins. They entered Monday leading the National League East by a four-game advantage. They’ve won each of their first five series to begin the season, matching a franchise record. This week in the Midwest, the Mets will look to win their…
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By Mike Schneider | Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — The parents of a 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from a 430-foot (131-meter) drop-tower ride in central Florida’s tourist district sued its owner, manufacturer and landlord on Monday, claiming they were negligent and failed to provide a safe amusement ride. The parents of Tyre…
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An Orange County judge while serving as a prosecutor failed to disclose that police reports had been fabricated in a murder case involving the death of an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy, an attorney for the state Commission on Judicial Performance told a panel of judges on Monday, April 25. A California Highway Patrol…
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Temperatures in Southern California soared into the 80s and 90s Monday ahead of a cool-down beginning Tuesday, April 26 that should last through the workweek. A high of 85 recorded at LAX was one degree warmer than the previous record temperature set for Monday’s date, National Weather Service David Gromberg said. But onshore winds delivered…
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By Sylvie Corbet | Associated Press PARIS — After winning another five years in the French presidential palace, Emmanuel Macron intends to go back to work straightaway on domestic and foreign policy — but he will soon face crucial parliamentary elections where he may struggle to keep his majority. Here’s a look at what comes…
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ANAHEIM — The joke around the Angels on Monday was that Manager Joe Maddon must be reading Twitter. After a growing discontent among Angels fans that Shohei Ohtani continued to hit in the leadoff spot, Maddon moved Taylor Ward to the top of the order, followed by Ohtani. “I succumb so easily,” Maddon quipped. In…
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Servite, Capistrano Valley Christian and Saddleback were seeded No. 1 in their divisions for the CIF Southern Section boys volleyball playoffs. Servite is top seeded in Division 2, Capistrano Valley Christian is No. 1 in Division 4 and Saddleback is No. 1 in Division 6. Servite (19-9) finished second in the Trinity League, behind Mater…
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Editor’s note: This is the Monday, April 25 edition of the Troy Story USC sports newsletter from reporter Adam Grosbard. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. Watching the USC spring game on Saturday, it was impossible to escape the influence of transfers on Lincoln Riley’s first roster in Los Angeles. Former…
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Orange County’s median home price in March cracked seven figures for the first time at $1.02 million — the 15th record high set in the pandemic era. Across Southern California, the median home price of $735,000 also was an all-time high — up 4% for the month and 17% over 12 months. Buyers grabbed 23,225…
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Since branching out last year, the campus garden at Anaheim’s Magnolia High School has blossomed into a small farm featuring dozens of varieties of produce – carrots, cauliflower, snap peas, three kinds of lettuce, turnipps, cucumbers and more – and young trees that will bear figs, pomegranates, citrus fruits, apricots and plums. It’s all part…
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