By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Her first panic attack came at a company-wide meeting, right before her scheduled presentation. Carolina Lasso had given many similar talks about her marketing team’s accomplishments. When her name was called this time, she couldn’t speak. “I felt a knot in my throat,” Lasso said. “My…
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By Natalie Skowlund, KFF Health News SILVERTHORNE, Colo. — When Adolfo Román García-Ramírez walks home in the evening from his shift at a grocery store in this central Colorado mountain town, sometimes he thinks back on his childhood in Nicaragua. Adults, he recollects, would scare the kids with tales of the “Mona Bruja,” or “Monkey…
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By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline.org Republicans in Congress are eyeing $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, the joint federal-state government health care program for lower-income people. Depending on how states respond, a Republican proposal that would slash the 90% federal contribution to states’ expanded Medicaid programs would end coverage for as many as 20 million of…
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The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is attempting to raise your energy costs right under your nose, hoping you won’t notice — until you realize how much it costs to purchase a new “all-electric” furnace or water heater. You heard that right. SCAQMD, the regional agency that regulates stationary sources of air pollution,…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter…
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Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from April 10 to April 17. J. King Neptune’s Restaurant, 17115 Pacific Coast Highway, Sunset Beach Closed: April 15 Reason: Cockroach infestation Reopened: April 17 Subway, 1112 N. Brookhurst St., Suite 2, Anaheim Closed: April 14 Reason: Rodent…
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By Sam Whitehead, Phil Galewitz and Katheryn Houghton, KFF Health News For many years, Eric Wunderlin’s health issues made it hard to find stable employment. Struggling to manage depression and diabetes, Wunderlin worked part-time, minimum-wage retail jobs around Dayton, Ohio, making so little he said he sometimes had to choose between paying rent and buying…
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Dry storage for nuclear waste at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) Should next-generation nuclear reactors be part of California’s energy future? A provocative question, given that the Golden State officially forbids construction of new nuclear facilities until the federal government figures out what the heck to do…
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been paid like an ace since he set foot on U.S. soil. Now he’s also pitching like one. Yamamoto pitched seven scoreless innings, outdueling two-time Cy Young Award winner and re-animated ace Jacob deGrom as the Dodgers beat the Texas Rangers, 3-0, on Friday night at Globe Life Field.…
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LONG BEACH – What looked like a game that would be Wilson baseball’s eighth win in a row quickly devolved into a frustrating loss for the Bruins. Wilson carried a 2-0 lead into the fifth inning against Sonora before melting down, allowing eight runs in the frame, and losing 8-2 at Blair Field. Wilson starting pitcher…
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