By FERNANDA FIGUEROA and MATT BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) — The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the “Six Triple Eight,” were honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long-running campaign to recognize their efforts. Related Articles Ex-officer says he regrets his failure to stop…
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Disneyland just doesn’t want to let the festival season come to an end after the Festival of the Holidays, Lunar New Year Festival and the Food & Wine Festival finished a five-month run of food-centric fests at the Anaheim theme park resort. Disneyland is kicking off another resort-wide food event on Wednesday, April 30 with…
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press Congress has overwhelmingly approved bipartisan legislation to enact stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, sometimes called “revenge porn.” Known as the Take It Down Act, the bill is now headed to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature. The measure was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz, a…
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By LISA MASCARO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As part of their big tax bill, Republicans in Congress are pumping billions of dollars into President Donald Trump’s mass deportation and border security plan with nearly 20,000 new officers, stark new fees starting at $1,000 on migrants seeking asylum and $46.5 billion for a long-sought border…
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Cerritos Councilmember Mark Pulido is running for California’s 67th Assembly District, aiming to succeed Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, who will be termed out in 2026. With around two decades in public service, Pulido, 56, has been a city councilmember, two-time mayor and president of the ABC Unified School District Board of Education. “The time is now…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now For perhaps the casual observer, an unusual scene occurred as the umpires took the softball field at Canyon last week. The players from visiting El Modena and Canyon erupted in cheers with the arrival of umpires Rodney Williams and Kenyon Jackson. The father-and-son…
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Taco Fest is headed back to Norco with a lineup of early 2000s throwback hip-hop, tequila, tacos and more. Rappers T.I., Lil Jon, Fat Joe, Chingy, Ying Yang Twins, Paul Wall, Bubba Sparxxx and Luwiss Lux will perform at the single-day event on Saturday, May 3. General admission tickets are $89, and VIP tickets are…
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By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When Harvey Weinstein’s landmark 2020 #MeToo conviction was overturned, accuser Miriam Haley was frank about her feelings about participating in a retrial: “I definitely don’t want to actually go through that again.” But on Tuesday, Haley became the first of the former…
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The Orange County boys athlete of the week: Name: Rishvanth Krishna School: University Sport: Tennis Year: Sophomore Noteworthy: He won the CIF singles championship at The Ojai tournament with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Mater Dei sophomore Matteo Huarte in the final. Krishna is the fourth boys singles champion at Ojai from University over the…
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN Coca-Cola reported better-than-expected earnings in the first quarter and said the impact of tariffs on its business are likely to be “manageable.” Related Articles GM posts strong Q1 results, but will reassess expectations for 2025 due to auto tariffs California consumer confidence falls to lowest since December 2020 Amazon is not planning…
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