Every person should have a choice about who collects, shares, and makes money from their highly personal data, whether it’s their browsing history or biometric information, such as faceprints, voiceprints, or fingerprints. Two bills before the state Senate Appropriations Committee would put Californians in control by limiting what private data companies can collect and giving…
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By STEVE LeBLANC and BEN FOX BOSTON (AP) — For years, Vincent Gillespie waged a legal battle to try to gain control of hundreds of paintings by his father — renowned postwar American artist Gregory Gillespie. On Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors say, Gillespie engaged in a very different kind of battle, joining rioters as they…
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By YESICA FISCH and JON GAMBRELL TORETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as the U.S. defense secretary promised to “keep moving heaven and earth” to get Kyiv the weapons it needs to repel the new offensive even as Moscow warned such support risked widening the war. Two months into the devastating…
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Well, Florida’s Republican leaders actually did it. They voted to get rid of the special government district that Disney uses to run the Walt Disney World Resort. Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks. Subscribe here. More from Robert Niles Will…
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Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California desperately wants to be speaker of the House of Representatives. He will say and do anything except demonstrate integrity or a backbone to get there. Last week, McCarthy’s office strenuously denied a report that in the days following the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol…
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In any other year, Michael Lorenzen coming home to play with the Los Angeles Angels likely would constitute the biggest off-season move by a Cal State Fullerton baseball alum in the majors. You’ve got a hard-throwing, versatile, two-way-if-you-need-him player returning home to a team sorely in need of his right arm and skill set. Yes,…
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Obiajulu Ejiofor did not have an easy life. As a teen, she had barely survived the Nigerian Civil War; then after emigrating to London, she felt isolated and was stung consistently by racism. But she was fulfilled and happy. She was a mother of three, with a fourth on the way; she and her husband,…
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As Atlanta Hawks coach Nate McMillan looked ahead to Tuesday night’s Game 5 of his team’s Eastern Conference playoff series against the Miami Heat at FTX Arena it was with a decided case of déjà . . . ew. Been there. Seen it. Lost it. Having been swept out of the first round by the…
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The Chicago Cubs don’t boast the same star power as they did a year ago. Yet despite subtracting three star hitters last July, the Cubs offense has become more functional and successful. The typical early season disclaimers apply, but even so, the Cubs offensive profile has made games more engaging for fans and players because…
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Defensive lineman Thomas Booker went to Stanford because he wanted a better understanding of the game and more versatility as a player, characteristics that could lead him to the National Football League. The 6-foot-3, 303-pound Booker isn’t listed as one of the premier defensive linemen in college football alongside Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson, Oregon’s Kayvon Thibodeau,…
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