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California’s state controller is the elected official responsible for paying the state’s bills and tracking the state’s expenditures. The controller has the authority to audit state and local government entities to ensure that the taxpayers are getting what they pay for. Controller Betty Yee is termed out after serving for eight years, and several highly…
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After the Ravens drafted Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton at No. 14 and Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum at No. 25 during the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday, the team is now shifting its focus to the second and third rounds. The Ravens have the 45th and 76th picks, which could be used…
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By KATHY GANNON KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 20, a Taliban spokesman said. Hundreds of worshippers had gathered for prayers on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramdan and…
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve surged 6.6% in March compared with a year ago, the highest 12-month jump in four decades and further evidence that spiking prices are pressuring household budgets and the health of the economy. Yet there were signs in Friday’s report from…
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As Jermaine Johnson II sat patiently in the green room on the Las Vegas Strip during the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft Thursday night, the former Florida State defensive lineman wasn’t worried he hadn’t heard his name called. His faith was strong and he knew that eventually, he would wind up in the…
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Editor’s note: This is the Friday April 29 of the Purple & Bold Lakers newsletter from reporter Kyle Goon. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. We’re about six weeks from the end of the NBA season, but this much is certain: A lot of people have already lost a lot of…
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Cal State Fullerton welcomed more than 6,000 guests to campus April 9 for Experience CSUF, the first in-person student open house since 2019. CSUF’s eight colleges and the Academic Advising Center were present with deans, faculty, staff and students sharing their academic pursuits, research options, and clubs and organizations available to students. Campus representatives from…
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Friday, putting major indexes back into the red for the week after several sharp moves both up and down over the past few days. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% as of 10:19 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil reported $5.48 billion in profits during the first quarter as oil and gas prices rose steadily, more than doubling its profits compared with the same quarter last year. But the oil giant took a huge hit as it abandoned its Russian operations due to the war,…
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By VANESSA GERA WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, says the war with Russia has not changed her husband but only revealed to the world his determination to prevail and the fact that he is a man you can rely on. Zelenska, in an interview published Friday in the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita,…
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