Carter Bryant’s journey always led here. From crawling onto the court at Martin Luther King High as a toddler, while his dad trained some of the Southern California region’s brightest stars – names like Kawhi Leonard and Tony Snell – to working so hard his parents would take his shoes, only for him to keep…
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PASADENA — The last 2025 FIFA Club World Cup contest west of the Mississippi River concluded the intercontinental tournament’s six-match run at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday night. Mexico’s CF Monterrey showed that before the competition permanently moved to the East Coast for the conclusion of the group stage and forthcoming knockout rounds that it…
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MISSION VIEJO — A 62-year-old Mission Viejo woman was behind bars Wednesday on suspicion of killing a motorcyclist in a collision. Deborah Masako Webb was booked on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated following a collision Tuesday night, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Webb was driving a Ford Explorer that collided with…
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Somni, chef Aitor Zabala’ Spanish tasting menu spot in West Hollywood (“somni” is Catalan for “dream”) and Providence, chef Michael Cimarusti’s California seafood eatery in Hollywood, became Los Angeles’ first three-star Michelin restaurants, receiving the honor in a ceremony Wednesday, June 25 in Sacramento. California’s culinary elite converged on the Safe Credit Union Performing Arts…
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Orange County’s culinary celestial sky got a touch dimmer after Costa Mesa’s Hana re, noted for its kaiseki-style sushi, lost its one-star status this year. California’s culinary sect converged on the Safe Credit Union Performing Arts Center in Sacramento on Wednesday, June 25 for the annual announcement of the 2025 Michelin stars, revealing which eateries…
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DENVER — It took an act of God to get Yoshinobu Yamamoto some run support. Yamamoto and Colorado Rockies rookie Chase Dollander took an un-Coors-ian scoreless pitchers’ duel into the sixth inning on Wednesday night when a thunderstorm arrived in the Denver area, announcing its presence with lightning visible in the distance. Heavy rain started…
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INGLEWOOD — With contract decisions looming and an already hefty payroll, the Clippers steered clear of splashy trades on Wednesday night and selected Penn State center Yanic Konan Niederhauser with the 30th and final pick in the first round of the NBA draft. Niederhauser is an unheralded Swiss-born, 6-foot-11, 240-pound post player who transferred to…
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By DAVID BAUDER The Trump administration’s choice to oversee government-run news outlets like Voice of America told a congressional committee on Wednesday that “it’s best to just scrap the whole thing and start over.” Related Articles Democrats fret about national fallout after Mamdani stuns in New York City Who is Zohran Mamdani? State lawmaker seeks…
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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Soccer Writer With U.S. coach Emma Hayes giving many of her Europe-based players a break, there are several new faces on the national team for a trio of upcoming matches against Ireland and Canada. The latest roster also sees the return of midfielder Rose Lavelle, who hasn’t played for the…
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By MEGAN JANETSKY MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department slapped sanctions Wednesday on three Mexico-based financial institutions it said were used to launder millions of dollars for cartels, in a move officials say would block certain money transfers between the sanctioned banks and U.S. banks. Related Articles One more sizzling hot day for…
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