A man accused of fatally shooting a 6-year-old boy on the 55 Freeway in Orange, and the woman who authorities say was driving him at the time, will face a jury trial for their suspected roles in the road-rage confrontation, a judge ruled on Wednesday, March 30. Orange County Superior Court Judge Larry Yellin determined…
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LOS ANGELES — Luke Kennard wore one of Kawhi Leonard’s patented “Clip Gang or Don’t Bang” hoodies to work Tuesday, scored 17 points and then cracked a smile when he noted the relevance of the attire, which features an image of Leonard, Marcus Morris Sr. and Paul George screaming in competitive exhilaration at a posterized…
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By TIA GOLDENBERG TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Three deadly attacks in Israel in a week are raising questions over Israel’s approach to its conflict with the Palestinians, after years of efforts to sideline the issue and focus instead on other regional priorities. The attacks by Palestinian assailants, including most recently on Tuesday night, have…
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Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson on Wednesday pushed back on the notion that he’s unhappy in Baltimore, tweeting that he “loves” the team and lashing out at a “false narrative” around his future. Jackson’s comments came a day after Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti reiterated that the team was committed to signing its star quarterback to a…
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The Sparks won’t hold still. After a series of tantalizing offseason transactions that netted Liz Cambage, Chennedy Carter, Jordin Canada and Karlie Lou Samuelson, on Wednesday Coach and General Manager Derek Fisher acquired guard Lexie Brown from the Chicago Sky in a sign-and-trade deal. In exchange, the Sparks dealt the rights to Chinese center Li…
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA Technology companies helped pull stocks lower on Wall Street in afternoon trading Wednesday, placing the market on pace to end a four-day winning streak. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% as of 1:58 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 126 points, or 0.4%, to 35,165 and the…
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A treasure hunt spanning Disneyland, Disney California Adventure and Downtown Disney will once again send scavengers searching inside shops, outside restaurants and around attractions for enormous Easter eggs themed to Disney characters. Disney fans can take part in the Eggstravaganza Scavenger Hunt from Thursday, March 31 through April 17 at the two Anaheim theme parks…
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FILE: Judge David Carter shares a laugh with children from the Childtime Daycare Center in Brea while taking a lunchtime walk near the old County Courthose in Santa Ana in 1998. “Let’s break the law,” the judge told me more than 20 years ago as we jaywalked across Broadway, toward a gaggle of kids climbing…
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By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass billions of dollars in additional funding to fight the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, as he received a second booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine a day after federal regulators approved a fourth shot for those aged 50 and older. Biden spoke…
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By AAMER MADHANI and NOMAAN MERCHANT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about his nation’s forces’ poor performance in Ukraine. A U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss recently declassified intelligence, said Wednesday the intel finding indicates that…
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