By JADE LE DELEY and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY VANNES, France (AP) — A former surgeon went on trial in France on Monday for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims, most of them children who were his patients, in what investigators and his own notebooks describe as a pattern of violence spanning over three…
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NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s veteran Lester Holt will step down as anchor of the network’s flagship “Nightly News” broadcast. Related Articles National News | Robinhood says SEC has closed its investigation into the company National News | Fired federal workers hunt for new jobs but struggle to replace their old ones National News |…
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TEMPE, Ariz. — Chase Silseth could tell a difference immediately when he began throwing again after last year’s surgery. “From the first throw, it was like 110% better,” the Angels right-hander said. Silseth had an arthroscopic cleanup of his right elbow last year, ending a season in which he’d pitched for months through various levels…
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An Arizona grandmother who was seriously injured on a Harry Potter ride at Universal Studios Hollywood that left her suffering from debilitating back pain has won a multimillion-dollar jury verdict, according to court documents. A California federal jury unanimously awarded $7.25 million to Pamela Morrison on Feb. 14 for injuries sustained on the Harry Potter…
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The U.S.-based operator of fashion retailer Forever 21 plans to lay off 358 people as it closes its Fashion District headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, the company said in a regulatory filing with the state’s Employment Development Department. Forever 21 Chief Financial Officer Bradley Sell wrote in a Feb. 18 letter filed with EDD that…
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BELVEDERE, Calif. (AP) — Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who leaped onto the back of President John F. Kennedy’s limousine after the president was shot, then was forced to retire early because he remained haunted by memories of the assassination, died Friday. He was 93. Hill died at home in Belvedere, California, according to…
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In Newport Beach, surfing instructor Jason Murchison is being treated like “this Jesse-James-style criminal,” as he puts it. The city has been in a legal dispute with Jason — a 41-year-old former Navy diver turned business owner — for a decade. He has seen code enforcement officers watching him from a boat. He has received…
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A state assemblymember is questioning the Orange County Board of Supervisors‘ decision to strip elected Treasurer-Tax Collector Shari Freidenrich of her management of the county’s $17 billion investment pool. In a letter sent to board members Thursday, Feb. 20, Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, D-Anaheim, said he is considering whether to conduct a legislative hearing on their…
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Has California’s spate of recent laws to build more housing worked? A new report’s conclusion? Outlook not so good. YIMBY Law, a pro-housing development nonprofit, looked at five California laws. Those include one from 2021 allowing people to split their single-family homes into duplexes; and another from 2024 enabling churches and other places of worship…
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At the turn of the century, policy “elites” spoke of climate change, not global warming. But, as the debate evolved and became mainstream, the opinion elites again moved the goalposts. Now they talk about global warming “solutions” that mandate increased electrification. Today, the air we breathe is dramatically cleaner. Among the many technological advances are…
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