MIAMI (AP) — Thirty-two people were safely rescued when a Lamborghini yacht began sinking off Miami Beach over the weekend, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The 63-foot (19-meter) boat began taking on water off Monument Island late Saturday afternoon. Crews from the Coast Guard, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and marine patrol units from…
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Mother’s Day weekend is here and while it’s nice to take her to brunch or dinner, there are some moms out there who will want to do something besides just getting a meal. So for adult children looking to do something fun with mom, or young families who want to go out for the weekend,…
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will likely keep its key short-term interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, despite weeks of harsh criticism and demands from President Donald Trump that the Fed reduce borrowing costs. After causing a sharp drop in financial markets two weeks ago by saying he…
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President Trump said Sunday that he was ordering the FBI to reopen the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, the historic prison on an island off of San Francisco that has been closed since 1963. “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” he wrote in a post on Truth Social. “When we were a more serious Nation, in times past, we…
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SALLY HO, Associated Press As a transgender man, the words “you’re a girl” gutted Tazz Webster, a taunt hurled at him from the day he moved into his St. Louis apartment. The government-subsidized building’s manager also insisted on calling Webster by the wrong name, the 38-year-old said, and ridiculed him with…
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Skechers is being acquired for $9 billion and taken private by the investment firm by 3G Capital. The board of Skechers unanimously approved the deal, the companies said Monday. The offer of $63 per share represents a premium of 30% to Skechers’ 15-day volume-weighted average stock price, the companies said. Following completion of the transaction,…
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By BERNARD CONDON AND JOSH FUNK, Associated Press Business Writers OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett will remain with Berkshire Hathaway as chairman of the board when vice chairman Greg Abel takes over as CEO to begin 2026. The board of directors at the cash-rich conglomerate voted Sunday to keep the legendary 94-year-old investor…
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We get email … “Hello and thank you for you excellent column on all things radio. I really enjoy it! Question: I am big fan of sports talk in LA and love KLAC (570 AM). I see them on the list you shared, but do not see competing station KSPN (710 AM). I checked online…
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Friday was a key deadline for bills in the statehouse, and one that legislators want to continue to work on is an effort to expand access to Medigap, the supplemental health insurance available to Medicare recipients. Sacramento Snapshot Editor’s note: Sacramento Snapshot is a weekly series during the legislative session detailing what Orange County’s representatives in the…
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By Larry Urish, contributing writer Life as a student isn’t easy, especially in this day and age. Managing a challenging academic load alone is stressful. Then add personal and family obligations, Orange County’s ever-rising cost of living CSUF student Taylor Reynolds, left, takes a break from her school day to meet a Chocolate Labrador named…
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