By John Flesher, Bernard Condon and Ed White | Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya with a shot to the head has been with the Grand Rapids department for seven years, after starring as a pole vaulter at a small college and marrying his longtime girlfriend during…
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A pair of dismal defeats at home showed the Chicago Bulls the limits of their star duo: DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine can do a lot, but they can’t do it all. The Milwaukee Bucks defense clamped down on DeRozan and LaVine in Games 3 and 4 of the first-round playoff series, holding them to…
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This week’s CIF-SS softball polls, released Monday, April 25. CIF-SS SOFTBALL POLLS (Selected by the CIF-SS Softball Advisory Committee) DIVISION 1 1 Oaks Christian 2 Villa Park 3 Roosevelt 4 Beaumont 5 Pacifica/Garden Grove 6 Camarillo 7 Huntington Beach 8 Westlake 9 Murrieta Mesa 10 Norco Others: Los Alamitos, Orange Lutheran, South Torrance, La Mirada,…
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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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