By STEPHEN WADE, AP Sports Writer You’re too busy to exercise, right? Your job consumes all your time. You’re strapped by professional and family demands. As you get more and more responsibility, your free time shrinks. Well, these blockers don’t have to be an excuse. Making time simply calls for creativity and a broader understanding…
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By JAKE COYLE, Associated Press Nowhere is the border-crossing nature of cinema more evident than the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off Tuesday in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to enact tariffs on international films. Cannes, where filmmakers, sales agents and journalists gather from around the world, is the Olympics of the…
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press As a Biden administration ban on so-called “junk fees” took effect Monday, Ticketmaster said it will start displaying the full price of a ticket as soon as consumers begin shopping. Ticketmaster, long a subject of complaints about its hidden fees, was among those targeted by the new rule, which was…
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Building and operating a full-scale railroad in your backyard would be a dream come true for many devoted railfans, and renowned Disney animator Ward Kimball lived that dream for more than 60 years at his Southern California home. The iconic San Gabriel backyard railroad was dubbed the “Grizzly Flats Railroad – The Scenic Wonder of…
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The matchups and schedule for the first round of the CIF Southern Section baseball playoffs. CIF-SS BASEBALL PLAYOFFS All games start at 3:15 p.m. unless noted. DIVISION 1 First round, Thursday Corona, bye Cypress at Los Osos Centennial/Corona at Norco Laguna Beach at Summit Aquinas, bye Bishop Amat at Villa Park Harvard-Westlake at Vista Murrieta…
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Fresh off their first live performances in over a decade—including a headlining kickoff in San Luis Obispo and a Just Like Heaven festival set at Brookside at the Rose Bowl this past weekend—beloved indie rock outfit Rilo Kiley has expanded their Reunion Tour with a new batch of dates, including a highly anticipated stop at…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Orange Lutheran’s softball team on Monday received the No. 3 seed for the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs and will open against visiting Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks on Thursday. The Lancers (22-5), ranked No. 2 in Orange County this week, are…
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A listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat sandwiches and snacks has sickened at least 10 people in the U.S., and a producer is voluntarily recalling dozens of products sold to retail stores, hospitals, hotels, airports and airlines, federal officials said. The products were made by Fresh & Ready Foods LLC and were sold in Arizona, California,…
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By MICHAEL CASEY and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University responded Monday to recent threats from the Education Department to halt its grant funding, highlighting reforms it was undertaking but warning it won’t budge on “its core, legally-protected principles” over fears of retaliation. A letter from Harvard President Alan Garber detailed how…
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Roughly two years after an effort began to have Erik and Lyle Menendez released from prison, a re-sentencing hearing in the San Fernando Valley will begin Tuesday for the brothers, who are serving life prison terms without the possibility of parole for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion. The…
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