By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, a day after appearing unmasked at a White House event with President Joe Biden. Pelosi, D-Calif., received a positive test result for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic, her spokesman Drew Hammill said Thursday in a tweet. He…
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The OC Health Care Agency reported 142 more cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, April 7, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 547,935. There were 1,810 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Thursday. On Thursday, there were 78 people reported in Orange County hospitals with coronavirus,…
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By Edith M. Lederer and Jennifer Peltz | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the world organization’s leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, which the United States and Ukraine have called war crimes. It was a rare,…
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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. — He walked among the azaleas with just the slightest hint of a limp. He couldn’t quite bend over to read the putts on Augusta National’s tricky greens. Otherwise, there was nothing to indicate that Tiger Woods nearly lost his right leg 14 months ago in a devastating…
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand | CNN Investigators said Thursday that they had seized a cache of weapons during a search of multiple Washington, DC, apartments belonging to two men accused of impersonating Department of Homeland Security agents for more than two years. Between five residences and three vehicles that belong to Arian Taherzadeh…
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A horse from the J. F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center, Choco, got wedged into a gully last year, requiring rescue. Orange County Fire Authority crews had to partially dig the horse out and then use a helicopter to lift him to safety. Officials describe it as an “extraordinary and extremely technical horse rescue.” OCFA Capt.…
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By Michael R. Sisak | Associated Press NEW YORK — Refuting suggestions that he’s lost interest in going after Donald Trump, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Thursday a criminal investigation into the former president and his business practices is continuing “without fear or favor” despite a recent shakeup in the probe’s leadership. In a…
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Want to earn $110,000 a year driving a truck — in your first year? Walmart’s got your number. On Thursday, the mega retailer announced it is boosting the pay for its private fleet of truck drivers, which includes more than 1,400 in California. The company is also launching a fleet-development program to train its next…
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LOS ANGELES — Zach Charbonnet in January announced he would be staying in Westwood for his senior season with a graphic on Instagram with the text: “Unfinished business.” The running back could have been NFL-bound, coming off a breakout debut year at UCLA after transferring from Michigan. Charbonnet rushed for 1,137 yards and 13 touchdowns…
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If you’re planning to hop over to Disneyland during the next week or so you’ll want to bring along your Easter basket to fill with all the cookies, cupcakes, donuts and chocolate bunnies that will be available during the holiday season at the Anaheim theme park. You’ll find 14 sweet treats along with buffets and…
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