A freshly-emboldened Orange County Board of Education once again took aim at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ongoing COVID-19 powers, filing new legal action Wednesday to end the statewide state of emergency. Board members, along with a national organization that opposes vaccine mandates, filed an amended motion to a November lawsuit in an attempt to require Newsom to…
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Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Angels first baseman Jared Walsh can’t hold on to the ball as the Miami Marlins’ Jon Berti is safe at first during the first inning on Wednesday…
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Campaign organizers seeking to recall embattled Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón submitted 717,000 signatures to election officials Wednesday, July 6, hoping to force an election that could oust him after less than two years on the job. A group of sign-waving recall supporters, many of them families of murder victims critical of Gascon’s…
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Nearly 20 burros, or wild donkeys, that roam the foothills and canyons between Colton and Moreno Valley have died in recent weeks as an illness spreads among herds. The culprit, experts said, is a viral equine influenza that started spreading among one or two herds in mid-June. Mostly young burros began showing signs of the…
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Manager Brandon Hyde didn’t want to think about that one foul ball. Right-hander Jorge López, who watched as the ball off Brad Miller’s bat flew just right of the pole, was still angry about his middle-in location as he stood in the clubhouse half an hour later. If Miller’s swing had been a tick behind,…
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LOS ANGELES ― When Mookie Betts landed on the injured list in June with a cracked rib, the Dodgers chose a pair of journeymen – Eddy Alvarez and Trayce Thompson – to serve as a lefty/righty platoon tandem until Betts returned. Now that left fielder Chris Taylor is facing a similar road back from a…
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PITTSBURGH — The price just went up again Wednesday night. Hours after Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said they are “hopeful” that Aaron Judge would be a Yankee for a long time, the slugger demonstrated once again why he should be. Judge hammered his third career grand slam as the Yankees blasted a season-high-tying six home…
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CINCINNATI — The Mets managed to dodge humiliation thanks to a rare feat that fans haven’t seen from them in recent weeks. Trailing by one run and down to their final two outs, Brandon Nimmo ripped a line drive to left field off former Met Hunter Strickland to spark a surge. Then Starling Marte cranked…
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SANTA ANA — Two men were charged Wednesday with leading police on a chase and carrying out a gang-related shooting in La Habra that left a man fighting for his life. Kareem Roman and Cesar Alatorre were charged in connection with the shooting Sunday night at Walnut Street and First Avenue. Police were called at…
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Kyle Hendricks was pulled after three innings Tuesday night in Milwaukee with right shoulder soreness, and the first question posed to Chicago Cubs manager David Ross was how Hendricks was feeling. “Uh, I mean, I think that’s a weird question to ask, right?” Ross replied. “We took him out. He’s just a little tender.” It…
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