A father and daughter who thought they had buried a family member in 2017, only to find out later he had been misidentified and was still alive, will go to court Monday, March 21, in an effort to show the Orange County Coroner’s Office was negligent in the bizarre mix-up that garnered international headlines. Frank…
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Since moving to the Inland Empire in 1992, one of Aaron Sappenfield’s weekly routines — three times a week, actually — was pulling his dirt bike from the garage and taking to the trails of the Cleveland National Forest. A view from the summit of Santiago Peak. (Photo courtesy of Aaron Sappenfield). Navigating the winding…
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — An elected official from New Mexico headed to trial Monday with a judge — not a jury — set to decide if he is guilty of charges that he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol grounds on the day a pro-Trump mob disrupted the certification of Joe Biden’s presidential election…
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By Nicole Gregory, contributing writer Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee, if confirmed, would bring new diversity to the Supreme Court, two CSUF court watchers say. Confirmation hearings are scheduled to begin March 21 for the appointment of the U. S. Circuit judge. Biden nominated Jackson for the position Feb. 25, soon after Justice…
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE Stocks edged lower in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as major indexes come off their best week since November 2020. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% as of 10:21 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 166 points, or 0.5%, to 34,585 and the Nasdaq fell 1%. Energy stocks made…
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By JILL COLVIN MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s crowded Republican Senate race has been all about one man: Donald Trump. But with less than two months until the state’s May 3 primary to succeed retiring Sen. Rob Portman, some of the leading candidates have accepted that, despite their best efforts, the former president’s coveted endorsement…
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By MARK SHERMAN and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee begins historic confirmation hearings Monday for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Barring a significant misstep by the 51-year-old Jackson, a federal judge for the past nine years, Democrats who control the…
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By KEN MORITSUGU BEIJING (AP) — A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in southern China on Monday, officials said, in the country’s worst air disaster in nearly a decade. There was no immediate word on survivors. The Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement the crash occurred near…
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Jeopardy and The Price is Right are two of the most successful game shows in television history. However, they operate with two very different concepts. On Jeopardy, the contestants are better informed than the audience – as most people don’t know who the Speaker of the House is, let alone anything about 18th century French…
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By CARA ANNA LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials defiantly rejected a Russian demand that their forces in Mariupol lay down arms and raise white flags Monday in exchange for safe passage out of the besieged strategic port city. Even as Russia intensified its attempt to pummel Mariupol into surrender, its offensive in other parts…
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