SANTA ANA — A caretaker pleaded guilty Monday and was immediately sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman with disabilities at a care facility in Mission Viejo. Gil Franco Carpentero, 66, of Tustin pleaded guilty to two felony counts of committing a lewd act with a dependent adult…
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By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK — Lionel Messi won’t be stopped by a leg injury and will play in Argentina’s Copa America semifinal against Canada on Tuesday night. Messi has been dealing with a right leg problem since a group stage victory over Chile on June 25. He missed the first-round finale…
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ANAHEIM — After the Angels welcomed back a key piece of their team on Monday night and a large chunk of their payroll, the result looked just the same. Other than a brief surge of offense in the second inning of the series opener, the Angels couldn’t keep up with the hot bats of the…
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LOS ANGELES — A United Airlines Boeing jet lost a main landing gear wheel Monday while taking off from Los Angeles and later landed safely in Denver, the airline said. There were no reported injuries on the ground or on board Flight 1001, United said in a statement. “The wheel has been recovered in Los…
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Peace out, P. It’s officially, officially official now – now that Paul George’s tell-all Podcast P episode dropped with all the juicy details Monday about the demise of the Clippers’ 213 Era, the unfulfilling and unlucky pairing of Southern California stars Kawhi Leonard (No. 2) and George (No. 13). To hear the new Philadelphia 76ers…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Former Mission Viejo boys swimming coach Mike Pelton, who guided the Diablos during their run as a national powerhouse, died June 18 from cardiac arrest, his death certificate confirmed. He was 76. “His biggest dream was to do what he did (as a…
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Despite the posted no-standing sign, Aleko Culp needed his girlfriend at the bow of the Balboa Island Ferry. Christina Dupas needed to be standing so he could drop to one knee and ask her an important question that would affect the rest of their lives. Aleko Culp proposed to Christina Dupas on the Balboa Island…
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By Hanna Arhirova and Illia Novikov | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine on Monday, damaging the country’s largest children’s hospital and other buildings in a fierce assault that interrupted heart surgeries and forced young cancer patients to take their treatments outdoors. At least 31 people were killed, officials said.…
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ANAHEIM — Angels manager Ron Washington checked in with third baseman Anthony Rendon as he rode to the ballpark on Monday afternoon and immediately recognized the energized tone in his voice. Rendon was eager to return to the lineup against the Texas Rangers on Monday night at Angel Stadium after missing 69 games with a…
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Six Flags’ Fright Fest is ready for a Halloween showdown with Universal Studios’ Horror Nights and unafraid to go severed head-to-severed head with the Hollywood theme park chain that built its reputation on bringing terrifying horror film franchises to life. Six Flags Magic Mountain will bring an arsenal of haunted houses headlined by Stranger Things…
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