A Texas District Attorney has decided against prosecuting former USA Gymnastics CEO Steve Penny for tampering with evidence related to the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal. Walker County DA Will Durham’s decision not to prosecute Penny comes 3 1/2 years after Penny was arrested by a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task force in a Tennessee resort…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The Orange County girls athlete of the week: Name: Reese Ruvalcaba School: La Habra Sport: Softball Year: Senior Noteworthy: The first baseman belted three home runs and drove in eight runs to power the Highlanders to an 11-4 victory against rival Sonora that clinched…
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It’s decided: A conservative Republican will represent a new solidly red Assembly district that stretches from southeast Orange County across the Santa Ana mountains to southwest Riverside County. What’s not yet clear is which Republican — or from which side of the mountains — that will be, with Temecula Mayor Matt Rahn facing off against…
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By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases restrictions in a bid to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. Harris press secretary Kirsten Allen said neither President Joe Biden nor first lady…
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SAN JOSE — Sam Carrick earned his first regular shift in the NHL this season at the age of 29, after toiling primarily in the AHL since 2012-13, and the Ducks rewarded him with a two-season, $1.7-million contract extension Tuesday. He had been in the Ducks’ organization since 2016-17. Carrick, now 30, set career highs…
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Steve Fryer’s list of outstanding baseball players last week: Britton Beeson, Villa Park, Sr., 1B: He was named player of the game in the Boras Classic South championship game. Beeson drove in five runs with a double and a home run. Gabe Garcia, Foothill, Sr., P: Garcia had a no-hitter through 6.1 innings in his…
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By Ray Sanchez | CNN Harvard University is dedicating $100 million for the creation of a fund to study and redress its “extensive entanglements with slavery,” university President Lawrence Bacow said Tuesday. The university’s attempt to reckon with its past is detailed in a report titled “Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery,” which documents how…
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A 118-year-old French nun now holds the title of the world’s oldest living person, the Guinness Book of World Records has announced. Sister André was born Lucile Randon on Feb. 11, 1904. She took over the oldest slot after the death last week of Kane Tanaka of Japan, who was 119 years, 107 days old,…
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March 2020: The band Bikini Kill was in Portland rehearsing for a world tour, which would kick off in Seattle following a successful run of reunion shows the previous year. You know what happened next. The tour crumbled, slowly at first as COVID-19 revealed itself to be a serious threat, and then everything all at…
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Facing elimination in their first-round series with the Milwaukee Bucks, the Chicago Bulls were dealt another blow Tuesday when Zach LaVine entered health and safety protocols. LaVine will likely be out for Game 5 of the series, which tips off Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. The Bulls will drive up to Milwaukee to prepare for…
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